PostFinance Checkout
In this article, you will learn how to add PostFinance Checkout as an external payment provider to your Payrexx account.
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In this article, you will learn how to add PostFinance Checkout as an external payment provider to your Payrexx account.
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However, if you wish to use PostFinance Checkout, this page will guide you through the process.
PostFinance Checkout is an online payment solution from PostFinance that allows you to offer your customers payment options with Visa, Mastercard, as well as Swiss payment methods such as PostFinance Card, PostFinance E-Finance, and TWINT.
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PostFinance Checkout
✅ One-time payment
✅ Refund
❌ Partial Refund
❌ Recurring Payments (Subscription)
❌ Tokenization
❌ Pre-authorization
Find Postfinance Checkout in your Payrexx dashboard in the list of payment providers. You can easily request an offer by hitting the Setup button.
Set up a specific "Space" for the Space-Name. We recommend using the name of your shop.
In the PF Checkout account, under space > configuration > payment method, you find the available payment methods. Activate all payment methods in the payment step:
Postfinance does not automatically add payment methods for Visa and Mastercard.
Please add them manually. The titles must be Mastercard and Visa.
Activate “Payrexx E-commerce Tool” in the “Integration” Step
Then generate the three security keys with "Create user" and enter them in the Payrexx shop in accordance with the instructions in the next step.
Follow the instructions in the set-up assistant. Once you have done this, PostFinance Checkout is ready for a free test using payment screen simulators.
Navigate to Payment Providers in the main menu of your Payrexx account.
Click on "Show" under "Credit cards and debit cards".
Click on "Setup" next to PostFinance Checkout:
If you do not yet have a corresponding account with PostFinance, click "Yes." If you already have an account, click "No, not now":
If you clicked "Yes," you will be redirected to PostFinance, where you can create an account. If you clicked "No," you can make the desired settings in the following window:
Payment methods: Activate the desired payment methods by checking the corresponding boxes.
Currencies: Define the currencies you want to accept payments in.
Productive account settings: Leave these fields empty for now.
Sandbox account settings: Copy the Space ID (four-digit number after the name of the space), the application user ID, and the authentication key from the test mode (sandbox) in PostFinance Checkout into the corresponding fields.
Click "Save" to complete the configuration.
The test mode for PostFinance Checkout is now activated. In the following article, you will learn how to test the payment process:
After completing the tests, you can activate the productive mode for PostFinance Checkout.
Log in to your PostFinance account.
Navigate to Payment Contracts in the menu and click on "Sign now" to sign the contract for productive payments.
Select "Productive" in the Mode field.
Copy the Space ID (four-digit number after the name of the space), the application user ID, and the authentication key from the productive mode in PostFinance Checkout into the corresponding fields under "Productive account settings".
Click the green "Save" button.
In the Payrexx checkout, the customer selects either PostFinance Card or PostFinance E-Finance:
The customer is redirected to the PostFinance website, where they choose whether to pay with the PostFinance App or with PostFinance Card:
The customer follows the instructions and completes the payment.
Postfinance Card
Postfinance E-Finance
TWINT
Mastercard
Visa
PostFinance Checkout is exclusively available to merchants from Switzerland.
Make sure you to Payrexx before you start.
Mode: Enable the for PostFinance Checkout.
Now, repeat the steps described under , but with the following changes:
The setup of PostFinance Checkout as an is complete.
