TWINT - BETA
This payment method is currently available in beta testing program. Please reach out to your Airwallex account manager or [email protected] if you'd like to join the beta.
Gain access to Swiss shoppers through TWINT
TWINT is Switzerland's payment app with more than 5 million active users. Consumers can use it in nearly all commerce scenarios including in-store or online shopping, vending machines, parking meters or even transferring money to friends and family. The app also features additional services such as loyalty card storage. Twint has seen impressive and continued growth; across its 350,000 acceptance points and 53 partner banks, and processes more than 386m transactions per year.
Payment method properties
| Features | TWINT |
|---|---|
| Payment type | E-Wallet |
| Available for businesses registered in | SG, UK, EU |
| Activation time for onboarding | Instant - 7 days |
| Shopper regions (typically used by payers from) | CH |
| Processing currencies | CHF |
| Settlement currencies | CHF, or in your default settlement currency if your account does not support CHF settlement. |
| Settlement schedule | T+3 business days |
| Minimum transaction amount | 0.01 CHF |
| Maximum transaction amount | Varies per issuing bank, in most cases 5,000 CHF/month |
| Checkout session timeout | 15 min on the TWINT HPP 3 min if the user has scanned the QR code but did not confirm the payment in the TWINT APP |
| Recurring payments | ⛔ |
| Refunds | ✅ within 6 months |
| Partial refunds | ✅ within 6 months |
| Disputes (chargebacks) | ✅ within 6 months |
| Placing a hold (delayed/manual capture) | ⛔ |
| Descriptor (what the payer will see in their transaction history) | Your registered business name |
| Payments for Platforms support | ✅ |
Choose the integration method that best suits your needs
Airwallex has built a range of client-side integration methods that allow you to manage your UI, minimize your implementation effort, and allow you to get to market quickly.
| Online payments via your own website/app | Online payments via ecommerce plugins | Payment links & Invoice Integrations |
|---|---|---|
| ✅ Hosted Payment Page ✅ Drop-in Element ✅ Embedded Elements ✅ Mobile SDK ✅ Native API ⛔ Subscription APIs |
✅ Shopify ✅ WooCommerce ✅ Shopline ⛔ ShopLazza ⛔ Magento |
✅ Payment Links ⛔ Xero Invoice |