WIRpay

WIRpay is a cashless payment system from the Swiss Bank WIR, specifically designed for small and medium-sized enterprises. It facilitates payments in Swiss Francs and in WIR (CHW).

General

WIRpay can be set up as an external payment provider in Payrexx. The following guide explains how it works.

Links

• WIRpay login form

• WIRpay marketing website

Features

Payment types

• ✅ One-time payment

• ❌ Refund

• ❌ Partial refund

• ❌ Recurring payments (Subscription)

• ❌ Pre-authorization

• ❌ Tokenization

Country availability

WIRpay is exclusively available to merchants in 🇨🇭 Switzerland.

Setup

Make sure you log in to Payrexx before you start.

Configuration of Payrexx

• Navigate to the Payment providers section in the merchant administration of your Payrexx account.

• Click "Show" under "Alternative payment methods":

Display the available payment methods

• Scroll down and click "Setup" next to "WIRpay":

Starting the setup of WIRpay in Payrexx

• In the new window, click "Yes, I want an offer":

Request an offer from WIRpay

Finally, complete the following form and submit it by clicking the green button "Request offer now":

Filling out and submitting the form for the WIRpay contract offer

• Once you have received the quote from WIRpay, open the configuration settings again under Payment providers > Alternative payment pethods > WIRpay and complete the following fields:

1. the customer number provided by WIRpay

2. the acceptance rate of CHW in percentage provided by WIRpay

3. the CHW cap (default is 5,000, which can be increased if needed by clicking the checkbox)

Completion of the WIRpay configuration in Payrexx

In the end, click "Save" to complete the configuration.

The payment method WIRpay is set up. Your customers can now use it to make payments.