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Alternative Payments

Alternative-payment tender types cover wallet apps and QR-based methods such as Alipay and PayPal. Use the Tender type string in the tenderTypes array when you need to allow or block a specific method at the terminal or location level.

Tender type
Display name
Currency code(s)
Notes

alipay

Alipay

USD

Near-instant QR payment for Chinese wallets

paypal

PayPal

USD

Customer approves via PayPal app or web

venmo

Venmo

USD

Redirect to Venmo app; QR fallback available

weChatPay

WeChat Pay

USD

Popular China-based wallet; QR scan or in-app

klarna

Klarna

USD

Buy-now-pay-later flow; supports instalments

Currency codes reflect the settlement currency returned by the /currencies endpoint. All alternative payments share the same settlement flow as card and crypto tenders: the charge is final once the provider callback confirms success.

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