Getting Started Guide

How to make a payment page?

There are differents ways to integrate Payline checkout into your website. To start you need to create a test account and in few steps you can make a payment.

1. Create a test account

To register a test account, you have to send a request at sales@payline.com with merchant informations : click here 

2. Set up your test account 

Configure point of sale and test Terminal Payment Virtual to set up the steps of the shopping journey.

3. Perform test transactions

Depending on the integration mode, perform test operations with the payment methods you want to use in production.

4. For production

Make a contract with Payline to set up your VAD bank account number in the Payline back office.

We recommend that you define the needs and realize the integration step by step. A pilot production phase is recommended to check the purchase path and validate the payment.

Payment checkout

4 steps are required to complete the payment. Once all items are selected by the shopper, the payment checkout is beginning up to order validated by the merchant.

1. The merchant site offers a choice of payment methods on its website or on a Payline page ;

2. The buyer enters his payment information on a payment page, possibly the same as the choice of the means of payment on a Payline page or the merchant; 

   Payline receives the payment request sent by the merchant. Payline checks the elements and in the event of validation, an authorization request will be made to the concerned shopper, in addition to the internal fraud controls of the payment platform ;

3. In the case of using the 3DSecure option, a redirection to a 3D-Secure ACS will occur before the authorization request. This step is optional;

4. The payment made, a proof of payment will be presented to the buyer by Payline or the merchant, a button back to the merchant site and send a transaction confirmation e-mail to the buyer and / or the merchant.

Payment workflow

4 steps are required to complete the order. Once all items are selected by the shppoer, the workflow takes place until the order validated by the merchant.

1. The merchant site offers a choice of payment methods on its website or on a Payline page;

2. The buyer enters his payment information on a payment page, possibly the same as the choice of the means of payment on a Payline page or the merchant;

   Payline receives the payment request sent by the merchant. Payline checks the elements and in the event of validation, an authorization request will be made to the concerned purchaser, in addition to the internal fraud controls of the payment platform.

3. In the case of using the 3DSecure option, a redirection to a 3D-Secure ACS will occur before the authorization request. This step is optional;

4. The payment made, a proof of payment will be presented to the buyer by Payline or the merchant, a button back to the merchant site and send a transaction confirmation e-mail to the buyer and / or the merchant.

Checkout overview

Payline offers two ways to integrate  Web Page interface  or Direct Payment interface : check all integrations.

The quickest is to integrate though our Web Page with API Payline in Widget mode. You need to set up you server and add a few lines of code to you webpage.  

Compare the integrations ways :

Payline Structure

Payline offers a merchant structure the following 3 elements:

• Merchant

Configure your Payline account in back office Payline. You start with a test account before moving on to production account.

• Point of sale

Point of sale allows you to manage different configuration of customer workflow to your websites. You can configure multiple merchant outlets.

• Contract Number

Contract Number allows you to manage teminal payment virtual. You can configure multiple contract number per point of sale.

Integration step by step

 You can quickly create a Payline account and use web page to complete payment transaction. Check all steps here.

Payline Back office

It allows you to view the merchant configuration, search for transactions, check  summary and detailed view of your activity. More information here.

Test cards

Check test cards list, those test cards do not affect the bank accounts and they are not valid in production: check the list.

Payments and transactions

You can manage different types of payment and operations following business functions: more information here.

Features

Payline offer a range of features available depending on your subscription. Once your needs are defined, the Payline Administration Center allows you to configure all the functionalities, be it at the merchant, the point of sale or the payment methods: The functionalities

The reference API

You can consult the web services and the return codes allowing you to carry out the payment management: see the complete list.

How can you issue a request for evolution?

You can request a change for your Payline merchant account or the Payline solution in general, we recommend that you contact your account manager or the support@payline.com support team. Once the request is received, the Payline team analyzes each case for the interest of the product and the services rendered.