Non Card Payments

Interswitch integrates with various payment providers to offer customers flexible ways to complete their transactions.

These payment options are available by default on the gateway and can be turned on or off at any time in the settings menu on your Quickteller Business Dashboard. They are also available via API for customization.
Payment options can be used in two ways:

Dynamic/Transactional: A USSD code, QR image, or transfer account number is generated for a specific transaction, tied to the exact amount and transaction reference. It can only be used once for a successful payment. This is the mode available on the web gateway.
Static/Permanent: A USSD code, QR image, or transfer account number is generated for an entity without any amount tied to it. The paying customer decides the amount to pay. Once the transaction is successful, you are notified via email, SMS, and webhooks (if integrated). This is popular for funding wallets or physical stores where the codes are printed and placed in an environment where customers can find them and quickly complete payment.

Payment channels

In addition to cards, Interswitch offers the following payment channels:

USSD: USSD allows you to perform a transaction using a uniquely generated code.
Transfer: Interswitch supports both dynamic and static transfers.
a. Dynamic transfer: A transfer tied to a specific transaction can only be used once for a successful payment.
b. Static transfer: A transfer generated for an entity can be used multiple times for payments. Static transfers are popular for funding wallets and physical stores.
QR Code: USSD allows you to perform a transaction using a uniquely generated code.

Getting started

To start with Interswitch payment options, create an account on the Quickteller Business Dashboard. Once your account is approved, you can enable the payment options you want to use.

You can also integrate with the Interswitch API to customize the payment flow and experience.

1. USSD

With USSD, you can perform a transaction using a uniquely generated code.

Process Flow for USSD

Send a POST request to Get USSD Banks. to get lists of bank codes for a USSD transaction.
Send a POST request to Pay with USSD, provide the required bank code generated in Step 1.

2. Transfer

a. Process Flow for Dynamic(Transactional) Transfer

Send a POST request to Pay With Transfer.
[optional] Send a POST request to Confirm Transaction Status to confirm the state of your transaction.

b. Process Flow for Static (e.g, funding wallets) Transfer

Generate a permanent account number, then save the details on your system against the customer's records.

curl  https://qa.interswitchng.com/paymentgateway/api/v1/payable/virtualaccount \
-H "Authorization: Bearer <token>" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
     "accountName": "Test Account",
  	 "merchantCode": "MX1111"
}' 
-X POST

Sample Response

{
    "id": 106071,
    "merchantCode": "MX6072",
    "payableCode": "VIRTUAL_ACCOUNTMX60721641976776840",
    "enabled": true,
    "dateCreated": 1641976778480,
    "accountName": "Test Account",
    "accountNumber": "7120241111",
    "bankName": "Wema Bank",
    "bankCode": "WEMA"
}

Integrate to [Webhooks] (doc:webhooks) so we notify you instantly any payment is made into the account
You'll only get TRANSACTION.COMPLETED webhook events on this account.
Here's a sample webhook response of a successful transfer and the important fields to look out for:
Response Sample

{
	"event": "TRANSACTION.COMPLETED",
	"uuid": "000016220112100534000059168755",
	"timestamp": 1641978358245,
	"data": {
		"paymentId": 721304386,
		"remittanceAmount": 4925,
		"amount": 5000,
		"responseCode": "00",
		"responseDescription": "Approved by Financial Institution",
		"merchantReference": "000016220112100534000059168755",
		"paymentReference": "000016220112100534000059168755",
		"retrievalReferenceNumber": "7120241111",
		"transactionDate": 1641978358245,
		"bankCode": "011",
		"currencyCode": "566",
		"channel": "TRANSFER",
		"merchantCustomerId": "MUSA OLU UGO",
		"merchantCustomerName": "MUSA OLU UGO",
		"nonCardProviderId": "VIRTUAL|DIRECT|7120241111",
		"payableCode": "6265663"
	}
}

Response Description

Field	Description
event	Event Type. Always going to be TRANSACTION.COMPLETED
uuid	Unique Transaction reference. You should implement a duplicate check on your system for this so you don't give value more than once for the same transaction.
amount	Transaction amount customer paid for in minor (kobo)
remittanceAmount	Amount we'll settle you, after removing our transaction fees
merchantReference	Unique transaction reference on our system
channel	TRANSFER.
retrievalReferenceNumber	This contains the account number tht was paid into, Meaning the account number you generated from Step 1 and stored on your system. This is what you'll uise to identify which customer on your end to credit.
merchantCustomerName	The name of the person that made the transfer
bankCode	The CBN bank code of the sender's bank

3. QR Code

To perform a transaction using a QR code, make a call to the Generate QR endpoint.