{"id":6878,"date":"2026-06-23T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-23T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.1pay.ch\/?p=6878"},"modified":"2026-11-03T13:49:24","modified_gmt":"2026-11-03T12:49:24","slug":"many-payment-methods-one-contract","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.1pay.ch\/en\/many-payment-methods-one-contract\/","title":{"rendered":"Accept many payment methods without the paperwork: one contract instead of ten"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-size:1.15rem;line-height:1.65;color:#2A2F33;margin:0 0 1.4em\">You want to accept cards, TWINT, PostFinance Pay, Apple Pay and maybe Klarna. The problem isn&#8217;t the technology, it&#8217;s the paperwork. A contract with the card acquirer, one with TWINT, one with PostFinance, each with its own forms, checks and monthly invoices. For a small business, that&#8217;s a wall. But there&#8217;s a simpler way.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"font-size:clamp(1.4rem,4vw,1.9rem);line-height:1.25;margin:1.6em 0 .6em;color:#1D3D78\">The problem with separate contracts<\/h2>\n<p>When you handle each payment method with a different provider, you end up with:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom:.4em\">several activation procedures, each with different documents and timelines;<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom:.4em\">several dashboards to check to find out how much you&#8217;ve taken;<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom:.4em\">several payouts into your account, to reconcile by hand;<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom:.4em\">several invoices and monthly fees, sometimes even for methods you hardly use.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"font-size:clamp(1.4rem,4vw,1.9rem);line-height:1.25;margin:1.6em 0 .6em;color:#1D3D78\">The solution: one contract for every method<\/h2>\n<p>With 1pay.ch you sign once and get over 20 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1pay.ch\/en\/payment-methods\/\">payment methods<\/a>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom:.4em\"><strong>Swiss<\/strong>: TWINT, PostFinance Pay, invoice, Reka.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom:.4em\"><strong>Cards<\/strong>: Visa, Mastercard, American Express and others.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom:.4em\"><strong>Wallets<\/strong>: Apple Pay, Google Pay, Samsung Pay.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom:.4em\"><strong>Pay later<\/strong>: Klarna and TWINT &#8220;pay later&#8221;, available on every plan.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom:.4em\"><strong>International<\/strong>: SEPA, iDEAL and other European methods, plus crypto.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>All takings end up in a single dashboard and reach your account in a single periodic payout.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight:600;color:#1D3D78;margin:1.4em 0 .2em\">Separate contracts or one single contract<\/p>\n<div style=\"overflow-x:auto\">\n<table style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;margin:.4em 0 1.4em;font-size:.95rem\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"border-bottom:2px solid #E3E8EC;padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;color:#1D3D78;vertical-align:bottom\"><\/th>\n<th style=\"border-bottom:2px solid #E3E8EC;padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;color:#1D3D78;vertical-align:bottom\">One provider per method<\/th>\n<th style=\"border-bottom:2px solid #E3E8EC;padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;color:#1D3D78;vertical-align:bottom\">1pay.ch<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #E3E8EC;padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top\">Contracts to sign<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #E3E8EC;padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top\">One per method<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #E3E8EC;padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top\">One<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #E3E8EC;padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top\">Dashboards to check<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #E3E8EC;padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top\">Many<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #E3E8EC;padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top\">One<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #E3E8EC;padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top\">Payouts to your account<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #E3E8EC;padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top\">Separate<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #E3E8EC;padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top\">One, periodic<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #E3E8EC;padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top\">Adding a method<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #E3E8EC;padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top\">New application<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #E3E8EC;padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top\">Switch it on in the dashboard<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<h2 style=\"font-size:clamp(1.4rem,4vw,1.9rem);line-height:1.25;margin:1.6em 0 .6em;color:#1D3D78\">How easy it is to sign up<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom:.4em\">You create the account with your email and business name.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom:.4em\">You complete the verification with the details requested.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom:.4em\">Verification usually takes place within one working day.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You don&#8217;t need a registered company: SMEs, associations, tradespeople and even private individuals can sign up. No software to install: everything works in the browser.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background:#EEF6F5;border-radius:14px;padding:18px 22px;margin:1.4em 0\">\n<p style=\"font-weight:700;color:#1D3D78;margin:0 0 .3em\">No hidden costs<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0\">No activation costs and, on the Starter plan, no monthly fee. You only pay a fee when you get paid. The features are identical on every plan: a monthly fee only gets you lower transaction fees.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 style=\"font-size:clamp(1.4rem,4vw,1.9rem);line-height:1.25;margin:1.6em 0 .6em;color:#1D3D78\">Where you use them<\/h2>\n<p>The same methods work across every channel:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom:.4em\">in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1pay.ch\/en\/solutions\/shops\/\">shop<\/a>, with the POS terminal or Tap to Pay;<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom:.4em\">at the market or at events, with a QR code;<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom:.4em\">online, in the integrated <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1pay.ch\/en\/solutions\/online-shop\/\">shop<\/a> or on your WooCommerce website;<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom:.4em\">remotely, with payment links and digital invoices.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div style=\"background:#EAF1FB;border-radius:14px;padding:20px 22px;margin:1.6em 0\">\n<p style=\"font-weight:700;color:#1D3D78;margin:0 0 .3em\">Which methods do you need?<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0\">Call or message us: we&#8217;ll help you choose the right methods for your customers.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:.6em 0 0\"><strong>Phone<\/strong> <a href=\"tel:+41918574737\">+41 91 857 47 37<\/a> \u00b7 <strong>WhatsApp<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/wa.me\/41798574737\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">+41 79 857 47 37<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"mailto:info@1pay.ch\">info@1pay.ch<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 style=\"font-size:clamp(1.4rem,4vw,1.9rem);line-height:1.25;margin:1.6em 0 .6em;color:#1D3D78\">Do you really need all of them?<\/h2>\n<p>No, and you don&#8217;t have to switch them all on. The beauty of having them included is that you can turn on the ones your customers ask for, without new applications. If one day a customer from abroad wants to pay with a European method, it&#8217;s already there. To find out which methods your business really needs, read our guide &#8220;Which payment methods does a Swiss SME really need?&#8221;.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background:#1D3D78;color:#fff;border-radius:16px;padding:26px 24px;margin:2em 0\">\n<p style=\"color:#fff;font-size:1.3rem;font-weight:700;margin:0 0 .4em\">One contract, every method<\/p>\n<p style=\"color:#E8EEF7;margin:0 0 1em\">Sign up for free in 5 minutes and switch on the methods you need. Our personal support is there for you.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/signup.1pay.ch\/en\/?product=Starter-all\" style=\"display:inline-block;background:#fff;color:#1D3D78;font-weight:700;border-radius:12px;padding:12px 20px;text-decoration:none\">Sign up for free<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"background:#EEF6F5;border-radius:14px;padding:18px 22px;margin:1.4em 0\">\n<p style=\"font-weight:700;color:#1D3D78;margin:0 0 .3em\">You might also like<\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin:0;padding-left:1.2em\">\n<li style=\"margin-bottom:.4em\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1pay.ch\/en\/which-payment-methods-does-an-sme-need\/\">Which payment methods does a Swiss SME really need?<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom:.4em\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1pay.ch\/en\/selling-online-made-simple\/\">Selling online made simple: from your first product to your first payment<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom:.4em\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1pay.ch\/en\/free-plan-or-monthly-fee\/\">Free plan or monthly fee? When to move to Small, Medium or Large<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One contract for cards, one for TWINT, one for PostFinance, one for Klarna? 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