Bancontact WIP

Bancontact WIP

In the first quarter of 2020, Bancontact WIP was officially introduced to the market by Bancontact. It is an extension of the existing Bancontact service based on a Wallet.

Characteristics

• Speed: Follow-up transactions with the same Merchant can be completed faster.
• Recurring: Recurring/Installments can be processed via the Bancontact Scheme.
• Trust: As an extension of Bancontact, WIP comes across as a trusted service.
• Volume: Only available for low risk/high Merchants with a minimum of 25,000 Bancontact transactions per quarter.
• Application: A WIP application will involve a multitude of questions to the Merchant and Buckaroo.

Wallet-Initiated Payments

Bancontact WIP is an extension of the existing Bancontact service based on a Wallet. The abbreviation WIP stands for Wallet Initiated Payments. If a cardholder decides to leave their card data with the Merchant, the cardholder is offered the option to make follow-up payments without Secure Authentication. To enable this, Buckaroo saves the card data in the Buckaroo Tokenization Service during the first approved transaction. Based on the card data in the Wallet, a Merchant can offer two additional Bancontact features:

• OneClick Payments: A fast checkout feature that allows consumers to complete a payment with a single click.
• Recurring/Installments: This allows for recurring payments or instalments. Subscription amounts can also be paid automatically, without the cardholder having to be involved.

When a Merchant has been approved by Bancontact, Buckaroo will receive the related WIP Credentials from Bancontact. Thus, Buckaroo can activate WIP for the Merchant. For activated Merchants, the WIP transactions are verified by Bancontact. In case of too many chargebacks and/or fraud, Bancontact can decide to (temporarily) deactivate the WIP feature.