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Latest technical features, modifications and enhancements concerning the e-payment solution Saferpay from Worldline/SIX Payment Services.

Release 2021-11
Release Date: 2021-11-16
Available on Sandbox: 2021-11-02
JSON API
 Version 1.25​
Google Pay in the Saferpay Payment Page
Saferpay e-commerce merchants can now offer Google Pay in their online shops by activating it by themselves in the Saferpay Backoffice.
Automatic self-onboarding in the Saferpay Backoffice (free of charge)
No additional contract with Saferpay or Google needed
Self-onboarding for custom Apple Pay button integrations
Merchants who want to use custom Apple Pay button integrations, can now activate this feature in the Saferpay Backoffice (see the "Apple Pay > Business" section in the terminal configuration).
The onboarding procedure guides the merchant through the process of creating the necessary cryptographic certificate.
Multi-Use Payment Links
Secure PayGate can now generate QR code links which can be used for multiple payments.
The QR code can be printed out and used on site or used online on websites or in emails. The link of the QR code leads to a form where the payer can enter the amount to be paid and optional the email address for the payment receipt. Upon successful payment the merchant receives a confirmation email.
Use cases for multi-use payment links include:
Markets stalls & retail stores without terminals
Unattended self-service shops (honesty box)
Street food restaurants and catering
On-site or online donations 
Club & community fee collection
Multi-Use Payment Links are available for all merchants who have Secure PayGate enabled.
User Administration Self-Service
In our ongoing efforts of reducing friction for merchants to set up their ideal payment environment we release the first version of a new way of managing users and their permissions on their own. This increases the overall security of the merchant's account as staff changes are reflected easier and quicker.
One core element of this new feature set is that users can login with their email address and do no longer need to remember their login ID. In future releases many new features around users, permissions and login experience will become available, e.g. two-factor authentication and multi-customer access. Stay tuned!
With this release we start a pilot phase where selected merchants can benefit from creating and managing users and their permissions within the Saferpay Backoffice.
Want to participate in the pilot phase? Feel free to contact your account manager.
Retrieve logo URLs of available Payment Methods
The Management API TerminalInfo/PaymentMethods has been extended to return also a LogoUrl for each payment method available on the specified terminal.
Prevent API-refunds exceeding captured amount
From JSON API 1.25 onwards the Transaction/Refund method has an additional field RestrictRefundAmountToCapturedAmount which can be set if refunds via API should be rejected if they exceed the captured amount. Unless the merchant chooses to set RestrictRefundAmountToCapturedAmount to true, the behavior remains as in previous JSON API versions.
Release 2021-09
Release Date: 2021-09-14
Available on Sandbox: 2021-08-31
JSON API
 Version 1.24​
Fraud Intelligence Business
Our new fraud solution for small and medium-sized customers is now available for pilot merchants. Transactions go through our AI-based engine for real-time risk analysis, resulting in a risk score. Merchants can configure to automatically decline risky transactions or to label them for manual review. Details can be found in the Integration Guide.
Custom Apple Pay Button integrations
The Apple Pay Button can now be placed in external locations to process express checkout wallet transactions through Saferpay.
Integrations:
Apps
Checkout
Chats
Business Applications
 Details can be found in the Integration Guide.
Klarna Payments: Support for Extended Merchant Data
Merchants can now provide additional merchant data for extended risk check capabilities on Klarna side. Details can be found in the API documentation of PaymentPage/Initialize under PaymentMethodsOptions.Klarna.
Pre-authorizations and multipart-captures for additional brands
Pre-authorizations and multipart-captures have been implemented for the following brands:
American Express
Diners Club International / Discover Card
JCB
 See Transaction/MultipartCapture for details.
SuccessNotifyUrl and FailNotifyUrl in PaymentPage/Initialize
The Notification container in PaymentPage/Initialize was changed, the NotifyUrl renamed into SuccessNotifyUrl and a new FailNotifyUrl introduced. For details please refer to PaymentPage/Initialize.
Filtered Journal Export
The Transaction Journal can now be exported with the specified filter criteria applied.
Saferpay Fields Improvements
The validation behavior of the Saferpay Fields has been changed to take place while typing, to display validation errors as early as possible.
Additional Payment Page and Backoffice languages
 New Payment Page languages:
Bulgarian (BG)
Icelandic (IS)
 New Backoffice languages:
Croatian (HR)
Bulgarian (BG)
Romanian (RO)
Slovak (SK)
Slovenian (SL)
Release 2021-07
Release Date: 2021-07-13
Available on Sandbox: 2021-06-29
JSON API
 Version 1.23​
WL Crypto Payments
Added support for refunds of crypto payments. Details can be found in the Integration Guide.
Other payment method changes
Added support for Klarna Payments in France.
Bonus Card is discontinued as an independent payment method,
 existing cards can still be used and are now processed as Visa cards.
Omni-Channel Refunds
Omni-Channel merchants are now able to reference an original POS authorization when creating a refund. This is achieved by supplying the SIX Transaction Reference of the original POS authorization to Saferpay. This functionality is currently available for card transactions and Alipay payments.
Added notification URLs in Transaction/Initialize
​Transaction/Initialize was extended with a SuccessNotifyUrl and FailureNotifyUrl where server to server push notifications can be received.
Alias/InsertDirect with existing Transaction Stamp
​Alias/InsertDirect added support to provide an existing Transaction Stamp when available. This functionality is relevant only for PCI SAQ-D certified merchants who are allowed to handle and store plaintext card data.
Scheme token processing via Transaction Interface
The Transaction Interface was extended to support processing scheme tokens. Typical use cases are merchants who integrated wallets (e.g. Apple Pay, Samsung Pay, Google Pay), process credit cards through Saferpay and like to do this as well for the tokens. Details can be found in the Integration Guide.
Management API
A new Management API method allows to list activated payment means and currencies for a terminal. This can be used e.g. by shop plugins to reduce manual configuration efforts and allows a more user friendly onboarding procedure. Details can be found in the Management API documentation.
Saferpay Backoffice Improvements
Redesigned Secure PayGate
A new user interface for our pay-by-link solution Secure PayGate:
Improved usability, look & feel
Re-arranged sections for more intuitive use
"Offers" have been renamed to "links"
 Details can be found in the Secure PayGate documentation.
Transaction labeling for custom workflows
A transaction labeling ability has been introduced in the Backoffice to support workflows and custom transaction states. Details can be found in the Backoffice manual.
Ability to choose another terminal for re-authorizations
For re-authorizations (where a follow-up payment is being made which references an earlier payment), merchants can now choose a different terminal than the one which was used for the original payment.
Terminal selection usability
Improved terminal selection dropdown with filtering capabilities and other optimizations for customers with large amounts of terminals.
Release 2021-05
Release Date: 2021-05-18
Available on Sandbox: 2021-05-04
JSON API
 Version 1.22​
Crypto payments in the Saferpay Payment Page
Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) crypto payments go live for selected pilot merchants.
An announcement will be made as soon as the solution becomes available for all merchants.
Full payment guarantee for merchants
Swiss Francs (CHF) is only supported currency
eps refunds and Giropay over eps
Refunds on eps payments are now available except in some cases where the issuer eps scheme doesn't have the required data to process the refund.
 Furthermore it is now possible to process giropay payments via eps.
Additional languages and currencies for direct bank transfer by Klarna
The direct bank transfer by Klarna (formerly known as SOFORT respective Sofortüberweisung) payment integration was extended to support the additional languages Spanish (ES), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Slovak (SK) and Czech (CS). Also the supported currencies have been extended and PLN, HUF und CZK have been added.
Extended PSD2 relevant information
The responses to PaymentPage/Assert, Transaction/Authorize, Transaction/Inquire and Transaction/QueryAlternativePayment have been extended with additional PSD2 relevant information.
The Liability container now contains a new field InPsd2Scope with possible values YES, NO or UNKNOWN.
The ThreeDs container has been extended with two new fields:
Field Version shows which 3-D Secure version has been used and the AuthenticationType field with possible values ATTEMPT, FRICTIONLESS, SCA or NONE indicates the type of the authentication.
Shopify plugin configuration via Backoffice
The new Shopify plugin can now be configured in the Saferpay Backoffice. Additional information about the Shopify plugin and the configuration process can be found in our Plugin Documentation.
Release 2021-03
Release Date: 2021-03-23
Available on Sandbox: 2021-03-09
JSON API
​Version 1.21​
Fraud Intelligence Enterprise
Transaction Risk Analysis (TRA) and Low Value Payment (LVP) exemptions can now be automated. Risk appetite, velocity checks and other criteria can be defined as conditions. The exemptions are then automatically requested if applicable for the current transaction and all other specified conditions are met.
Transactions checked by Fraud Intelligence now also show the calculated risk score and Fraud Intelligence Insights in the Backoffice transaction detail views.
Additional Risk Management details
A new BlockReason field is added to JSON API responses if the transaction was blocked by the Saferpay Risk Management. The BlockReason tells whether the transaction was blocked due to IP address, IP location, issuer country or card blacklist entries.
Exemption details shown in Backoffice
The transaction details in the Transaction Journal and Declined Journal now show if a Transaction Risk Analysis (TRA) or Low Value Payment (LVP) exemption was requested.
Payment initiator for direct authorizations
A new Initiator field in Transaction/AuthorizeDirect requests can be used to indicate whether the transaction was initiated by the merchant (default) or by the payer.
Issuer reference for SAQ-A EP certified merchants
The response of every successful authorization now contains an IssuerReference with a TransactionStamp and in case of a Mastercard transaction, a SettlementDate. The TransactionStamp and SettlementDate can be used to reference the authorization even if it was made by a business partner or via another PSP.
To reference an existing authorization, the IssuerReference can be passed on in Transaction/AuthorizeDirect requests.
New Feature: Create Saferpay Fields Access Tokens via API
Saferpay Fields Access Tokens can now be created by calling SaferpayFields ApiKeys in the Saferpay Management API.
Consolidated Event List with Declined Reservations
The former Declined Reservations view has been renamed into Failed Transactions, and shows now also transactions blocked by the Saferpay Risk Management which have been shown before in the Event List view.
The Event List view now only shows old events and will be removed with a coming release.
New payment method features
Added Klarna Payments support for Italy
Added support for American Express account verifications (online checks) with optional SCA during Secure Card Data alias registration
Release 2021-01
Release Date: 2021-01-19
Available on Sandbox: 2021-01-05
JSON API
No changes.
3-D Secure 2.2
Saferpay upgraded to the latest 3-D Secure version 2.2 for Visa Secure, Mastercard ID Check and American Express Safekey.
Soft Decline Handling
With the beginning of 2021, important PSD2 deadlines became active, forcing issuers to respond with a so called Soft Decline to certain not fully authenticated authorizations.
It is highly recommended for every merchant in PSD2 scope to implement proper handling of Soft Declines.
In case of a Soft Decline, the merchant needs to contact the payer so he can initiate another authorization with SCA. In case of Recurring Payments, a new initial transaction has to be made or a new Alias with SCA and a forced challenge flow need to be created.
For details on how to handle Soft Declines, please refer to the Saferpay Integration Guide.
MIT and Alias Handling
All Aliases registered after the January release will have a SCA Transaction Stamp which is sent in subsequent transactions using this Alias. This means that newly registered Aliases might have a better approval rate compared to the old ones which don't have a SCA Transaction Stamp.
Klarna Payments: Support for multi-part capture and refunds
Multi-part captures and refunds are now available for Klarna Payments through the API and the Saferpay Backoffice. This allows you to partially capture an order to send and bill it in separate parts.
Extended Omni-Channel capabilities
Saferpay is now connected to Worldine's omni-channel platform. This allows merchants to track transactions from Saferpay and other solutions combined in one portal.
Release 2020-11
Release Date: 2020-11-10
Available on Sandbox: 2020-10-27
JSON API
 Version 1.20​
Fraud Intelligence Enterprise
Saferpay extends Fraud Intelligence module with additional features:
Fraud check is now available for all supported card brands
Added support for the Bancontact QR flow
Fraud check support for MIT payments
Suspected fraud can be flagged in the Saferpay Backoffice
Saferpay Fields Improvements
The Saferpay Fields functionality was extended and improved:
The CVC field is now set mandatory except for cards where no CVC exists
Added preselection support for BonusCard and myOne
Always use authorized brand in later Secure Card Data payments
An SCD alias of a co-branded card is now stored together with the brand chosen by the cardholder for the authorization. This is to ensure that in later alias payments the same brand is being used again.
The terminal used for the alias payment must have the brand activated which was used in the authorization.
New Feature: Partial Approval (amount-reduced authorization)
The AllowPartialAuthorization flag can be set in Direct Authorizations, to allow that the issuer can authorize a lower amount than requested, in case that the cardholder has no sufficient funds or reached the card limit.
Release 2020-09
Release Date: 2020-09-15
Available on Sandbox: 2020-09-01
JSON API
​Version 1.19​
Fraud Intelligence Enterprise
Saferpay extends Fraud Intelligence module with additional features:
Fraud checks can be activated/deactivated for individual payment methods in Saferpay Backoffice
JSON API extended with additional data points for fraud check
Fraud check is supported for Bancontact payments
Klarna Payments
Saferpay now supports Klarna Payments within the Payment Page for pilot merchants. Test envionment is available for all merchants. Public launch will be announced seperately.
Pay Now
Pay Later
Financing
Saferpay Secure PayGate Improvement
The configuration of the payment button is now taken into the customers Secure PayGate email. E.g. if you configured the button in the Payment Page to "Donate" we will show the same text in the customers email.
Release 2020-07
Release Date: 2020-07-14
Available on Sandbox: 2020-06-30
JSON API
​Version 1.18​
Support of Payer ID
You can now provide a payer ID to link transactions and stored aliases to your client by providing a unique ID. The Payer ID will help you filter, search and analyze transactions and aliases linked to your native system like CRM.
Saferpay is extending this functionality step by step, so far we've implemented:
Transaction/AuthorizeDirect API call
PaymentPage/Initialize API call (Transaction)
Transaction/Initialize API call (Transaction)
Journal search
Saferpay Fields Improvements
Server-side BIN range detection
Saferpay Backoffice Improvements
The expiry date drop-down fields were replaced with text input fields as used with Saferpay Fields
A warning is shown if the refund amount exceeds the cumulated captured amount.
Saferpay Secure PayGate Card Registration
You can now store a card in the Saferpay Secure Card Data by sending a payment link created in the Saferpay Backoffice or via API.
Switch check for Expired Cards to Issuer
Saferpay now accepts cards with all expiry dates and processes them according to the response of the issuer.
An expired card will no longer be refused in JSON API calls
Entering an expired card will show a warning in the Saferpay Backoffice but will not be refused
Release 2020-05
Release Date: 2020-05-12
Available on Sandbox: 2020-04-28
JSON API
​Version 1.17​
Saferpay Fields Improvements
Added support for card registration with or without performing a transaction
Added support for new card brands
American Express
Bancontact
Diners
JCB
Maestro
V PAY
Mastercard Issuer Installments
Allowing customers to choose an installment plan from it's Mastercard issuer
Available in the mandated countries: Romania, Hungary, UK, Slovenia, Czech Republic and Poland with SIX Payment Services acquiring
Saferpay Backoffice Improvements
Added a new column "Wallets" in the Journal and Journal Export to identify if credit card transactions were initialized through a wallet
Added referenced refunds to the transaction tree for a visual overview
New Feature: Alias based transactions through the Saferpay Backoffice
This new feature allows you to simply open an alias in the Saferpay Backoffice and trigger a reservation or refund.
New Feature: Optional CVC enforcement for alias transactions
Using the new option in Transaction Initialize, will enforce a new entry of the CVC from the customer when performing an alias transaction.
Payment Page and Hosted Entry Form usability Improvements
All payment forms now use the same consistent look & feel as the Saferpay Fields form components. With this harmonization, the expiry date dropdowns have been replaced with input fields.
Release 2020-03
Release Date: 2020-03-17
Available on Sandbox: 2020-03-03
JSON API
​Version 1.16​
Strong Customer Authentication: Exemptions
Added flags in JSON API for merchants to request SCA exemptions
Added support of "soft decline": decline from issuer with a request for Strong Customer Authentication
The use of SCA Exemptions is currently supported for Mastercard and Visa transactions that are processed by Worldline/SIX Payment Services and requires an updated acquiring agreement.
The functionality requesting SCA exemptions from merchant side does not have yet a sounding support in the payment eco-system. We expect full support of it's functionality by all necessary players by Q4 2020.
PSD2 Compliancy: Card Registration and Alias Management
Added authentication flow in card registration Alias/Insert
Added authentication result information in Alias/AssertInsert
Added authentication result from alias storing in the Saferpay Backoffice
Added flags to force Strong Customer Authentication with the following values
force
avoid
no preference
Added automatic enforcement of Strong Customer Authentication in case the initial recurring or installment transaction is in scope of PSD2
The authentication for card registration is only possible with acquiring from Worldline/SIX Payment Services [Mastercard and Visa] and 3-D Secure 2 capable issuers.
Transaction Points Overview in the Saferpay Backoffice
A new page is added in the Saferpay Backoffice with an overview of the transaction points usage
Saferpay Fields Improvements
Added support for customers using 3rd-party cookies
PostFinance Card & E-Finance Simulator
A new simulator with the following use cases for PaymentPage Initialize/Assert and Secure Card Data
Successful authentication
Failed authentication
Canceled by customer
Available on our Sandbox​
Release 2020-01
Release Date: 2020-01-21
Available on Sandbox: 2020-01-07
JSON API
​Version 1.15​
Apple Pay in the Saferpay Payment Page
New payment means Apple Pay goes live for dedicated pilot merchants. An announcement will be made as soon as it is available for all merchants.
Automatic self-onboarding in the Saferpay Backoffice (free of charge)
No additional contract with Saferpay or Apple needed
Saferpay Payment Page Improvements
Added new configurable buttons
Authorize
Reserve
Book
Numeric keyboard for mobile devices
Saferpay Backoffice Improvements
Added a search function for declined transactions
Added a search function for terminals in filter lists
Saferpay Fields Improvements
Added an optional CVC logic for specific card brands
Harmonization of the CSS classes regarding HEF, HRF and Payment Page
iDEAL Checkout
Enables merchants to preselect the iDEAL bank of the payer for an immediate redirect to the corresponding payment page.
Release 2019-11
Release Date: 2019-11-19
Available on Sandbox: 2019-11-05
JSON API
​Version 1.14​
New Feature: Saferpay Fields
Provides you completely customizable input fields to integrate card payments into your step-by-step, one-page checkout or wherever you might need a PCI certified card input Supported Fields
Cardholder
PAN
CVC
Expiration date
New Feature: Saferpay Secure PayGate API
A new API call provides payment links for a seamless Saferpay Secure PayGate integration into custom or 3rd party solutions Saferpay Secure PayGate API​
New Feature: TWINT User on File
The TWINT User on File functionality enables merchants to create TWINT user aliases which can be used for subsequent merchant initiated transactions (MIT) and recurring payments
Saferpay Backoffice Improvements
Added a new pop-up to generate basic authentication API credentials in order to improve user experience
Added a detailed transaction points overview, to let you easily check your consumption, this feature will be tested by a closed user group before it will become publicly available
Saferpay Secure PayGate Improvements
Added the following new fields to configure a Secure PayGate template
Template name
BCC
Reply to
Language
Payment confirmation for merchants (multiple emails ready)
Salutation and signature
Added the following new field to configure a Secure PayGate offer
Payment confirmation for merchants (multiple emails ready)
Added a dropdown which allows to link a customized payment page configuration to a Saferpay Secure PayGate template and offer
Added the option to customize the payment confirmation email that is sent to the payer
Added feature that styles offer emails according to the selected Saferpay Payment Page configuration
Release 2019-09
Release Date: 2019-09-17
Available on Sandbox: 2019-09-10
JSON API
 Version 1.13​
Added a third gender option
 German law introduced a third gender "diverse" JSON API
Added value diverse for the gender field in payment initialization and authorization requests and responses
 Payment Page, Secure PayGate & emails
Added third "diverse" gender in the address forms and offers
Adjusted the salutations in emails
New Feature Manual SEPA Refunds
Saferpay now offers a manual refund solution for iDEAL, SOFORT and SEPA Direct Debit (InterCard ELV) payments
Alternative payment means refund via the Saferpay Backoffice and JSON API is now available
A table view to manage and download a refund file was created in the Saferpay Backoffice
Export file is in PAIN format containing SEPA Credit Transfer transactions to upload into the merchant online banking for processing
An email notification will be triggered, if there are not-exported SEPA refunds older than seven days
Ability to differ between invalid and unsupported IBAN
 JSON API & Backoffice
Adjusted error response
 Payment Page
Added error message for customers using the Payment Page
Added Support for international SEPA Direct Debit
 Backoffice
Added a setting to enable whether non-DE IBAN are accepted or not
Secure PayGate Improvements
Added authorization type Final authorization with auto-capture
Removed global settings "Register automatically"
Added new global settings to define the standard authorization type for templates and offers
Accept Kosovo as an additional country
 JSON API
Added XK as country code
 Payment Page
Kosovo can be selected in address forms on the Payment Page
Improved Amount Formatting
 Payment Page, Backoffice and emails
Amounts are formatted in the correct country specific way
Improvement to Bancontact Direct Mode (released in July 2019)
 JSON API
Added DefaultRedirectUrl and CompletionRedirectUrl which will be forwarded to Bancontact App to guarantee a correct redirect to initial App after Bancontact Authentication