WIRpay

This article explains how to integrate WIRpay as an external payment provider in Payrexx to receive payments.

General Information

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).

Features

Payment types

  • ✅ One-time payment

  • ❌ Refund

  • ❌ Partial refund

  • ❌ Recurring payments (Subscription)

  • ❌ Tokenization

  • ❌ Pre-authorization

Country Availability

WIRpay is exclusively available to merchants in 🇨🇭 Switzerland.

Setup

Please follow the instructions below to integrate WIRpay as an external payment provider in Payrexx.

Configuration of Payrexx

Make sure you're logged in to your Payrexx account before you begin. If you don’t have a Payrexx account yet, you can register now.

  • 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.

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