PostFinance Pay

In this article, you will learn how the PostFinance Pay payment method works and how you can activate it as a Swiss merchant in Payrexx Pay.

General Information

PostFinance Pay is PostFinance's mobile payment solution, enabling customers in Switzerland to pay online and in brick-and-mortar shops using their smartphone. Payments are processed directly through the PostFinance app.

In July 2024, PostFinance Pay replaced the two previous payment methods: PostFinance Card and PostFinance E-Finance.

Links

• Information about PostFinance Pay on the Payrexx website

• PostFinance Pay website

Features

Payment types

• ✅ One-time payment

• ✅ Refund

• ✅ Partial refund

• ✅ Pre-authorization

• ✅ Tokenization

• ✅ Recurring payments

Country Availability

PostFinance Pay is only available within Payrexx Pay and is therefore only accessible to merchants in 🇨🇭 Switzerland:

Country Availability

Fees

The transaction fees vary depending on the Payrexx plan you choose. For more information, please refer to our pricing overview.

Setup

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In order to apply for PostFinance Pay, the payment provider Payrexx Pay must be set up.

• In your merchant administration, go to Payment Providers in the main menu.

• Click "Configure" next to Payrexx Pay:

Configuring the Payrexx Pay payment provider

• Activate PostFinance Pay by selecting the corresponding checkbox:

Activating the PostFinance Pay payment method in Payrexx Pay

• Click the "Save" button at the bottom of the page.

The payment method is now activated. Your customers can now pay using PostFinance Pay.

If the payment page is opened in an iFrame, PostFinance Pay cannot be selected. To learn how your customers can still pay with PostFinance Pay, please refer to the articles Website Integration "Pages" and Website Integration "Donation".

Payment flow from the customer's perspective

In this section, you will learn how a payment with PostFinance Pay is processed.

• The customer selects the "PostFinance Pay" payment method:

Selection of PostFinance Pay at checkout

• The customer is then redirected to PostFinance:

After being redirected to PostFinance

• The customer opens the PostFinance App and selects the QR scanner.

• The customer scans the QR code and completes the payment.

The PostFinance Pay transaction is now complete.

Alternatively, customers can use their PostFinance Card to make a regular Mastercard payment and enter their card details as usual, as all PostFinance cards now also function as Mastercard debit cards.