Bancontact for OpenClaw
Bancontact is the most widely used payment method in Belgium. With OpenClaw, the open-source agent gateway with MCP support, your agent can create payment links and invoices — customers then pay with Bancontact. The bridge is zahls.ch remote MCP: create an account, activate Bancontact, connect MCP in OpenClaw. Your agent uses the tools directly; transactions and payouts stay in the zahls.ch dashboard.
OpenClaw is an open-source agent gateway: you run a gateway process and connect chat channels plus tools — including MCP servers.
Via zahls.ch remote MCP, OpenClaw gets the same payment tools as Cursor or Claude: create payment links, invoices and donations, query transactions. Authenticate with X-API-KEY and X-Instance.
Your agent can drive payments without building a custom glue API. For async events when a payment arrives, still add webhooks.
Suitable for developers and teams running OpenClaw self-hosted who need Swiss payments in agent workflows.
Features
- Connect via remote MCP
- Payment links, invoices, status as tools
- Auth with X-API-KEY and X-Instance
- No custom backend in between
- Complements webhooks for real-time events
Benefits
- An expected payment method for the Belgian market
- Remote MCP instead of a custom glue API
- Payment links and status as agent tools
- Drive payments from the agent workflow — without a custom glue API
Use cases
Bancontact for OpenClaw pays off in many scenarios:
- Belgian customers used to Bancontact
- Support or ops agents that create and share payment links with Bancontact
- Teams connecting agent workflows to Swiss payments — without a custom backend in between
Setup
How to use Bancontact with OpenClaw
- Create a zahls.ch account and complete verification.
- Activate Bancontact in your zahls.ch dashboard under payment methods.
- Create an API key and note your instance name.
- Add the zahls.ch remote MCP endpoint to your OpenClaw MCP config (URL plus X-API-KEY and X-Instance headers).
- Have the agent create a test payment link and complete a Bancontact payment in test mode.
FAQ
Do I need a separate contract for Bancontact?
No. You activate Bancontact in your zahls.ch account – without a separate acquiring contract.
How does OpenClaw connect to zahls.ch?
Via remote MCP: endpoint https://www.zahls.ch/mcp with the X-API-KEY and X-Instance headers. Details are in the connect guide under Help → Agents.
What does Bancontact with OpenClaw cost?
Transaction fees depend on your zahls.ch plan. There are no setup fees for MCP or the agent connection.