Payment methods

Every way the world pays, through one API.

Cards, wallets, account-to-account and real-time rails, added as configuration rather than as new integrations. Which methods your business can offer is confirmed during onboarding.

Cards & wallets

Global cards and digital wallets

Visa
Mastercard
Amex
Apple Pay
Google Pay
PayPal
Discover
JCB
Alipay
WeChat Pay
Amazon Pay
Klarna
Account-to-account & real-time

Bank and instant rails

SEPA
SEPA Instant
SWIFT
Faster Payments
Open Banking
iDEAL
Bancontact
PIX
UPI
PromptPay
Bizum
Blik

Availability depends on merchant category, jurisdiction, underwriting and the applicable payment or acquiring partner. Methods are confirmed for your business during onboarding rather than enabled by default.

How they differ

Six differences that matter operationally

Adding a method is a configuration change, but the methods themselves do not behave the same way. These are the differences that affect your checkout, your support team and your finance process.

Customerown bank appInitiationopen bankingSEPA · FPS · localCollectionvirtual accountapproveconfirmno card credential · no scheme chargeback
ConfirmationA card authorization returns a decision in seconds. A bank transfer can confirm instantly on an instant rail, or at the next clearing cycle. Offline and voucher methods confirm when the provider says so.
ReversalCards have a scheme chargeback process. Bank payments do not; disputes, errors and recalls follow the rules of the relevant rail instead.
RefundsA card refund reverses against the original transaction. A bank refund is a new outbound payment to the originating account, with its own lifecycle and timing.
CostCard costs include interchange and scheme fees that vary by product and region. Bank rails usually cost less per transaction, which matters most on high-value baskets.
CredentialCards leave a stored credential that can expire or be reissued. Bank and wallet flows authenticate the customer at their own provider each time.
ReconciliationHowever different the customer-facing flow, every method produces the same payment object and reconciles through the same ledger and statements.
Availability

What determines the methods you can offer

  • Merchant category. Some methods are not available for some categories, whatever the volume.
  • Jurisdiction. Where your entity is established, and where your customers are.
  • Underwriting. The outcome of your assessment, by us and by the relevant partner.
  • Partner availability. Each method is delivered through a licensed payment or acquiring partner, and their coverage is the practical limit.

Flowa Pay provides the payment technology and orchestration layer. Acquiring, scheme settlement and regulated payment services are provided by licensed acquiring and payment partners under their own authorisations.

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FAQ

Method questions

Expand your payment coverage

Tell us your markets and we will scope the methods worth enabling for your business.