Bancontact
The most used payment method in Belgium that offers a variety of payment services in addition to online payments, like in-store transactions.
Payments made through Bancontact are always protected by 3D-secure technology, guaranteed and immediately confirmed, so the payment is final once it’s made and can’t be reversed by the customer.
How it works
Key information
| Available country codes | BE |
| Supported merchant locations | European Economic Area (EEA), United Kingdom, Switzerland |
| Supported currencies | EUR |
| API method name | bancontact |
| Supported API | Payments API , Orders API |
| Minimum transaction amount | EUR 0.02 |
| Maximum transaction amount | EUR 1,500.00 for mobile payments (URL intent and QR code). Limit does not apply for Card entry. |
| Session timeout | 1 hour |
| Refund | Full refund Partial refund Multiple partial refunds Over-refund |
| Refund validity | 365 days |
| Recurring | No |
| Settlement delay | 2 business days |
| Chargeback risk | No |
| Chargeback period | - |
| Charge | Instant charge Full capture Partial capture |
| Resource pack | Available here |
Updated 4 months ago
