Cubedeals Merchant Portal
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◼ Production Storyboard

Merchant Onboarding
Journey

Seven scenes from first landing to first payout — how a merchant goes live on Cubedeals in minutes.

SCENE01
Entry CUBEDEALS © 2026
Cubedeals · Signup
Business Name
Cape Town Coffee Co.
Email Address
hello@ctcoffee.co.za
Phone
City
Create Free Account →
🏪Create Your Merchant Account
"Under a minute. No approval needed."

The merchant lands on the signup page and enters their email, business name, location, and contact info. The portal unlocks immediately — no waiting, no calls.

Free to join R0 setup cost
THEN
SCENE02
Build CUBEDEALS © 2026
R 199
Deal BuilderDraft
Title
Coffee Tasting…
Category
Food & Drink
Price (R)
199
Full Value
350
📸 Drop images · Max 5
Individual
Couples
Group
🏷️Build Your Deal
"Step-by-step Deal Builder."

Merchant fills in the Deal Builder: title, category, location, price, full value, images, description, available slots, and optional pricing tiers (Individual · Couples · Group).

Deal Builder Unlimited deals & drafts
THEN
SCENE03
Launch CUBEDEALS © 2026
Coffee Tasting Exp.
Cape Town Coffee Co.
R 199 R 350 43% off
Save Draft
🚀 Publish Deal
✓ Live — customers can see this now
🚀Publish & Go Live
"One tap — instantly live."

Merchant hits Publish Deal. The offer appears on the Cubedeals marketplace right away. Customers can discover, view, and buy immediately. Drafts can be saved for later.

Now visible to customers 5 min to go live
THEN
SCENE04
Sell CUBEDEALS © 2026
R
My Deals
Coffee Tasting Exp. LIVE
12
Sold
R 2,388
Revenue
3
Left
12/15 slots
📊 Analytics
⚡ Flash
✏️ Edit
🛒Customers Buy Vouchers
"Live dashboard — every sale tracked."

A customer purchases the deal and receives a unique voucher with a QR code. The merchant's dashboard updates in real time: vouchers sold, revenue earned, and remaining slots with a live progress bar.

Live sales tracking QR vouchers auto-issued
THEN
SCENE05
Redeem CUBEDEALS © 2026
Redeem Voucher
Scan QR Code
or enter code manually
e.g. CBD-2024-XKQP91
📷 Open Scanner
Last redeemed: CBD-XKQP81 — 2 mins ago
📲Redeem with QR Code
"Customer arrives. Scan. Done."

When the customer arrives, the merchant opens the Redeem tab, scans the QR code or enters the voucher code manually. The system validates it instantly — genuine, unused, correct deal — then marks it redeemed.

Built-in QR scanner Instant validation
THEN
SCENE06
POS CUBEDEALS © 2026
POS Integrations
🖥️
GAAP POS
External Voucher API
● Live
🔗
WIGroup
Third-Party Voucher API
● Live
⚙️
Oracle MICROS
Gift & Loyalty API
● Live
✓ Voucher Valid
Coffee Tasting Exp. · R 199.00 applied
🖥️Redeem via POS Terminal
"Cashier scans. Terminal validates. Done."

For merchants on a supported POS system, vouchers can be redeemed straight from the till — no dashboard needed. Cubedeals integrates with GAAP POS, WIGroup, and Oracle MICROS / Simphony. One-time setup: paste the CubeDeals endpoint into your POS back-office. Every cashier scan then validates and redeems in real time, under a second.

⚡ Instant terminal validation GAAP · WIGroup · Oracle
THEN
SCENE07
Paid CUBEDEALS © 2026
R R R
PayoutsExport CSV ↓
Available Balance
R 1,791
↑ R 150 added today
CBD-XKQP91
Today · fee −R50
+R 150.00
CBD-MNTK22
Yesterday · fee −R50
+R 150.00
CBD-ZRPL08
2 days ago · fee −R50
+R 150.00
Request Payout →
💳Get Paid
"Transparent payouts, zero surprises."

Earnings are tracked automatically in the Payouts section. Merchant views their balance, full transaction history, and requests a transfer to their bank. Commission (20–30%) is itemised per sale. Export CSV for accounting.

Transparent payouts 20–30% commission only
◼ Complete Journey Timeline
🏪
SCENE 01
Entry
🏷️
SCENE 02
Build
🚀
SCENE 03
Launch
🛒
SCENE 04
Sell
📲
SCENE 05
Redeem
🖥️
SCENE 06
POS Terminal
💳
SCENE 07
Paid
◼ Pro Tips
📸Upload real photos — they consistently outsell stock images
🎯Deals with 30%+ off grab the most attention
Use Flash Deals on quiet days to fill off-peak slots
🏆Add Individual · Couples · Group tiers to one listing
◼ Pricing Model
20–30%
commission per voucher sold

New merchants start at 25%. No setup fee. No monthly subscription. Commission only on completed sales.

Customer paysR 200.00
Cubedeals fee (25%)− R 50.00
You receiveR 150.00