Link to Pay enables you to accept payments using a unique and shareable link.
With this service you can easily customize, create, manage, and share a payment link through various channels, including email, social media, text messages, and more, making it convenient for customers to perform payments on a dedicated Payment Form.
Link to Pay streamlines payment acceptance for businesses of all sizes, providing customizable options to cater to customers’ preferences.
To start accepting Link to Pay payments, contact your Account Manager.
Supported payment methods
Link to Pay offers full compatibility with Apple Pay, Bancontact, BLIK, cards, Google Pay, iDEAL, PayByLink, and Przelewy24 ensuring maximum flexibility and convenience.
How it works
Before you start using Link To Pay, you need to define a template for your payment page.
Go to SIBS Payment Gateway > Link To Pay in the left menu in the SIBS Backoffice. Click the Customize Landing Page button and add a name, theme, default language, and a logo for your template and click Save. Then, select the Create New Link button and add information such as the amount, currency, link validity, link type, and the accepted payment methods. Now you can easily share the payment link with your customers via email, social media, chat, or text message.
Once the customer clicks the link, they will be directed to a payment page displaying all the applicable payment options specified previously. Upon the customer’s selection of a payment method and successful transaction, and if you’ve previously set up webhooks, you will receive the payment outcome through a webhook notification.
Create payment links
In the Link to Pay menu in the SIBS Backoffice, you can initiate the creation of a new payment link by selecting the “Create New Link” button. This action prompts the interface to generate and save a new payment link along with the associated information.
When generating a new link, you are required to complete two essential sections on this page:
Payment info
This section collects information concerning the chosen payment operation:
| Field | Condition | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Payment Terminal | Mandatory | Merchant’s Terminal list |
| Amount | Mandatory | Amount |
| Currency | Mandatory | Currency |
| Link Validity | Mandatory | 1 – Up to 48 hours; 2 – Up to 72 hours; 3 – Up to 90 days. |
| Link type | Mandatory | 1 – Single use; 2 – Multiple use. |
| Reference | Mandatory | Reference text |
| Description | Mandatory | Small descriptive text |
| Allowed Payment Methods | Mandatory | Multiple select drop list element with every available payment method to the Merchant’s terminal |
Customer info
You may wish to collect specific information from your customer. In this section, you will be able to define what information should be collected from the customer.
It consists of the following three categories:
Personal info:
| Field | Condition | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Full Name | Mandatory | Customer’s full name |
| Mandatory | Customer’s email address |
Billing address:
| Field | Condition | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Address | Optional | Customer’s Billing Address |
| City | Optional | Customer’s Billing City |
| Postal Code | Optional | Customer’s Billing Postal Code |
| Country | Optional | Customer’s Billing Country |
Shipping address:
| Field | Condition | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Address | Optional | Customer’s Shipping Address |
| City | Optional | Customer’s Shipping City |
| Postal Code | Optional | Customer’s Shipping Postal Code |
| Country | Optional | Customer’s Shipping Country |
Links validity and usability
When using Link to Pay, you can configure the link’s expiration period, ranging from 48 hours, 72 hours or to a maximum of 90 days.
Additionally, you have the choice to set a payment link for either single or multiple uses. In a single-use case, the link is designed for one successful transaction, while in multiple-use case, it can be shared with multiple shoppers without any usage limitations.
Manage payment links
The Link to Pay menu in the SIBS Backoffice displays a list of all generated links.
The menu provides the following information:
| Category | Description |
|---|---|
| Link ID | Unique identifier generated upon the moment the link is created. |
| Reference | Link reference text. |
| Link creation date | Date and time of link creation. |
| Link expiry date | Expiry date and time of the link. |
| Status | This indicates the status of a payment link: ‘Active’ A Payment Link that has not been used, either newly created or reactivated by the merchant, and whose current date and time are prior to the set expiry date. It can be utilized by the customer to make payment. ‘Inactive’ A single type Payment link that has been used. It cannot be used by the customer to make other payments. ‘Cancelled’: A Payment Link that has been cancelled by the merchant. It cannot be used anymore. ‘Expired’ A Payment Link that has its current date and time surpassing the set Expiry Date defined in the creation. It cannot be used anymore. ‘Deactivated’ A Payment Link that has been deactivated by the merchant and does not enable to perform payments. It can be activated again by the merchant if the Expiry Date has not been surpassed. ‘Suspended’ Indicates that a transaction performed using the Payment Link is pending. It cannot be used. |
You can expand each row and see more details regarding a selected link.
If you click the three dots icon, you may have the following actions at your disposal:
- Copy Link – enables you to quickly copy the link for easy sharing.
Please note that to be able to share a payment link with your customer, you need to copy it from the SIBS Backoffice, using the “Copy Link” command next to the selected link.
- Deactivate Link – temporarily suspends the link. It can be reactivated.
- Cancel Link – permanently terminates the link, rendering it non-functional. It cannot be reactivated.
- Activate Link – turns a previously deactivated link active again.
- Associated Transactions – redirects you to Transactions menu in the SIBS Backoffice displaying a list of all transactions of the last 31 days associated to the selected payment link.