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Adapter: TWINT

With the TWINT payment app, customers in Switzerland can pay conveniently and securely using their smartphone – whether online or at the point of sale. With more than 5 million users, TWINT is Switzerland’s leading payment app.

General Information

With the TWINT payment app, customers in Switzerland can pay conveniently and securely using their smartphone – whether online or at the point of sale. With more than 5 million users, TWINT is Switzerland’s leading payment app.

TWINT within Payrexx Pay

Swiss merchants with a verified zahls.ch account can activate TWINT within the Payrexx Pay payment provider and benefit from the following advantages:

  • Attractive conditions with fees of only 1.25%
  • Convenient processing and an "all-in-one" solution thanks to integration into Payrexx Pay
  • Payouts made directly by zahls.ch

TWINT as an external payment provider

Swiss merchants without a verified zahls.ch account can integrate TWINT as an external payment provider in zahls.ch. Further information can be found in the Setup section.

Features

Payment types

  • ✅ One-time payment
  • ✅ Refund
  • ✅ Partial refund
  • ❌ Recurring payments (subscriptions)
  • ❌ Tokenization
  • ❌ Pre-authorization

Country Availability

TWINT is exclusively available for merchants located in Switzerland.

Setup

Please follow the instructions below to integrate TWINT as an external payment provider in zahls.ch.

Configuration of TWINT

  • Register with TWINT.

  • After registration, log in to your TWINT account.

  • Navigate to Stores in the main menu and click the "Add" button under "Online shop":

  • For method of integration, select "PSP" and for payment service provider, select "zahls.ch":

  • Configure the appropriate settings in the following form:

  1. Category: Select the appropriate entry for the industry in which you operate.
  2. Sub-category: Select the corresponding entry for the sub-category of your industry.
  3. Name of store: Enter the name of your shop (e.g., Demo Shop).
  4. Address: Enter the company address associated with the shop.
  5. Website: Enter the shop’s URL.
  6. Confirmation: Confirm that your website meets the listed requirements.
  7. Logo: Optionally, upload your logo.
  8. Payout acccount: Provide the bank account where TWINT payouts should be transferred.

Click "Next" to proceed to the next step, verify that all information is correct, and if so, confirm by clicking "Save":

  • Navigate to Stores in the main menu.

  • Click the edit icon for the shop you want to connect:

  • Copy the displayed UUID to the clipboard, as you will need it in the next step.

Configuration of zahls.ch

  • In the merchant administration of your zahls.ch account, navigate to Payment Providers.

  • Under "Alternative payment methods", click "Show".

  • Click "Setup" next to TWINT:

  • If you do not yet have a TWINT account, you can create one by clicking "Yes". Otherwise, select "No, not now":

  • Configure the TWINT integration according to the illustration below:

  1. Mode: Choose whether you want to receive live payments directly via TWINT or test the payment provider first.
  2. Productive account settings: Paste the Store UUID for the live account, which you copied during the configuration of TWINT, into the "Store UUID" field.
  3. Test account settings: Paste the Store UUID for the test account, which you copied during the configuration of TWINT, into the "Store UUID" field.

Testing

In order to conduct tests with TWINT payments, you will need the TWINT Test App. Kindly reach out to our support team for assistance.

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