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TWINT, POS terminals, payment links and online shops: practical articles for SMEs, associations and freelancers in Switzerland.

Online shop checkout with PostFinance Pay, TWINT and credit card for an amount of CHF 64.-

Accepting PostFinance Pay in your online shop: a guide for SMEs

Many Swiss customers pay online from their PostFinance account. How to offer PostFinance Pay in your shop, by link or on invoices, with no separate contract and the same fees as TWINT.

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30 October 2026

Returns and refunds in your online shop: what Swiss law says and what to put in your terms

In Switzerland there is no 14-day right of withdrawal for online purchases: you decide. What is still mandatory, what to put in your terms and how to refund a customer in a few clicks.

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Smartphone showing a CHF 100.- donation form, next to a calendar showing 31 December

28 October 2026

Year-end donations: how to prepare your December campaign in 4 weeks

December is when people give the most. A 4-week plan for Swiss associations: a goal, a story, a message calendar and a donation form ready to go.

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Smartphone with a CHF 1'290.- basket split into three instalments of CHF 430.-

27 October 2026

Instalments in your online shop: when they pay off and how to offer them in Switzerland

Klarna and TWINT "pay later" pay you the full amount straight away, while the customer pays later or in instalments. When to switch them on, what they cost and which Swiss rules apply.

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23 October 2026

QR codes for donations: the collection box that works without cash

Fewer and fewer people carry coins. A QR code for donations turns every event, refreshment stand or flyer into a collection point: how it works and where to put it.

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Card terminal showing CHF 4.50, next to a QR code and a coffee cup

22 October 2026

POS for bars: taking payments at the counter, at the tables and on the terrace

CHF 4.50 coffees, split bills, a packed terrace on Saturday: what a bar really needs to take payments fast, and what a terminal, Tap to Pay and table QR codes cost.

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Payment link for a CHF 180.- consultation and a

22 October 2026

Remote card payments: how to get paid by clients without meeting them

Video consultations, phone orders, deposits on a quote: three ways to take card or TWINT payments without seeing the client, and without ever having a card number read out to you.

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Christmas stall with fairy lights, a payment terminal and an amount of CHF 5.-

16 October 2026

Christmas market: how to take TWINT, card and cash at the same stall

At a Christmas market you win when nobody walks away because you "don't take that". How to combine TWINT, card and cash at one stall, what it really costs and what to prepare.

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Smartphone with a CHF 129.- basket and TWINT, Klarna and credit card as payment methods, next to a Black Friday discount

12 October 2026

Black Friday and Christmas: how to prepare your online shop’s checkout

Between Black Friday (27 November 2026) and Christmas comes a large share of online sales. Six checkout checks to do in November so you don't lose orders at the worst moment.

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