Payment set-ups in wallee
When working with wallee as a payment platform, it is important to distinguish between three kinds of payment set-ups: wallee payments, additional payment methods and alternative payment methods via external processors or PSPs. This page explains the differences and points you to the right configuration guide for each.
| Set-up | Contract with | Typical reason to choose it |
|---|---|---|
| wallee payments | wallee only | Fastest start, one contract, one consolidated settlement. |
| Additional payment methods | wallee only | Extend your method offering without a new PSP integration. |
| Alternative payment methods (PSPs) | The external processor | You already have acquiring contracts or need a processor we don't act as. |
The three can be combined: many merchants run wallee payments as their base and add individual methods or an external processor alongside.
Payment methods with wallee/SnapSwap (wallee payments)
These are the payment methods that can be activated directly inside your existing wallee account, using wallee's core infrastructure. They are currently only available for merchants based in Switzerland and Luxembourg.
To find out how to configure wallee payments, see the Onboarding chapter. For the full list of methods you can activate, see Payment Methods.
Additional payment methods within wallee
These are additional payment options that can also be activated directly inside your existing wallee account, using wallee's core infrastructure. They expand your offering to customers without needing a new PSP integration.
Examples include:
- American Express
- Powerpay / Powercard
- Reka
- Innocard Loyalty
- SwissPass
To understand how to configure additional payment methods, see Processors.
Alternative payment methods — via external processors or PSPs
These are external processors or full payment service providers (PSPs) that require separate integrations, even if you manage them through wallee. They are considered "alternative" because they replace or supplement wallee's default acquiring channels.
Examples of external processors and PSPs include:
- Nexi (Concardis)
- Worldline (WL)
- Datatrans
- Payrexx
- Adyen
Using these may require setting up external contracts, credentials and API credentials in wallee's backend.
To learn how to integrate alternative payment methods, see Direct Acquiring.
Whichever set-up you choose, the configuration always follows the same three entities — processor, payment method and connector. See Processors, Payment Methods and Connectors.