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Strong Customer Authentication (SCA) is a mandatory requirement of the European Union aimed at increasing payment security. It requires users to confirm online payments using at least two of the following three independent authentication factors:

1. ‍Something the user knows → password, PIN code.‍
2. ‍Something the user has → phone, bank card, token.
3. ‍Something the user is → biometrics (fingerprint, Face ID, voice).

This means that simply entering a password or an SMS code is not considered sufficient authentication unless it is accompanied by a second factor.

3D Secure as part of SCA

3D Secure (3DS) is a technology designed to protect online payments. It allows banks to request additional customer authentication when paying with a card online.

With 3DS, a bank may require two authentication factors, for example:

• SMS code + online banking password.
• Push notification in the banking app + biometrics.
• Face ID / Touch ID through the banking app.

How Apple Pay complies with SCA

Apple Pay automatically complies with SCA requirements because it uses:

• Biometrics (Face ID, Touch ID) → the “something you are” factor;
• Device (iPhone, Apple Watch) → the “something you have” factor.

When paying with Apple Pay, authentication occurs at the device level, so additional confirmation via 3DS is usually not required.

After a successful payment, you can redirect the customer to an external link or customize the Allpay success page that the customer sees.

Setup

‍In the <span class="u-richtext-element">Settings</span> → <span class="u-richtext-element">Payment links</span>, enable the option “Customize successful payment page”.

Now, when creating a payment link, you can:

1. Set a URL for redirecting the customer.
2. Customize the Allpay success page by adding your own title, text, and button.

API payments

This setting does not apply to payments received via API (from external websites). For those, please refer to the API documentation.

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By default, installment payments are credited monthly in portions according to the number of installments chosen by the customer.

For example, if a purchase is divided into 10 installments, the amount will be credited in 10 equal parts over 10 months, as the customer’s card is charged each month.

However, it is possible to receive the full amount immediately with the first payout.

This service is currently in a trial phase. The launch announcement will be made in the Telegram channel.

Activation

The service is not yet available through the Allpay interface. To activate it, please contact support.

The service is not retroactive, meaning it does not apply to payments made before activation.

Requirements

Before activating the service, the following conditions must be met:

• You have been using Allpay for at least three months.
• The total transaction volume during this period is at least 15,000 ILS.

These criteria help assess the business’s transaction activity and reduce chargeback risks — cases where a business receives a large payout and the cardholder later reports an unauthorized transaction.

Commission

The commission is calculated as:
M × 0.81% × (N − 1)
where M is the full transaction amount
and N is the number of installments (tashlumim) selected by the customer.

For example:
If a total of 10,000 ILS is split into 10 installments of 1,000 ILS each,
then 10,000 × 0.81% × 9 = 729 ILS — that is, a 7.29% fee for 10 months.

How it works

When a customer chooses to pay in installments, the credit company normally collects the money monthly from the customer’s card and transfers it to the business in parts.

With Sherut Nikayon, the credit company pays the full amount upfront to the business, charging an additional percentage as a fee, and then collects it back from the customer in installments.

Weekly (accelerated) payouts let you receive money more often than with the standard once-a-month schedule.

How it works

After a customer makes a payment, it is processed within 3–7 business days. Immediately after processing, the payment is added to your payout balance and becomes available for transfer to your bank account.

Every Monday, an automatic payout of available funds is executed. As a rule, the money appears in your bank account within three business days.

If needed, you can request a payout manually without waiting for Monday.

Examples

• A payment made on Sunday and processed on Thursday will be included in the payout on the nearest Monday.
• A payment made on Friday and processed on Tuesday will skip the Monday that fell within the processing period and will be paid the next Monday, unless you request the payout earlier manually.

Requirements

Before enabling the module, two conditions must be met:

1. Using Allpay for at least three months.
2. Total turnover of at least 15,000 ILS during that time.

These criteria help assess your business’s payment activity and reduce chargeback risks — situations where a business receives a large payout and the cardholder reports an unauthorized charge.

The module applies only to payments received after it is activated (it is not retroactive).

Activation

The module is enabled in <span class="u-richtext-element">Settings</span> ➙ <span class="u-richtext-element">Payment modules.</span>

After you request activation, we will send documents for signature. Once the acquiring institution approves them, the module will be turned on. The review usually takes 5–7 business days.

After approval, payouts will automatically switch from monthly to weekly.

Deactivation

You can deactivate the module in the same section. Deactivation takes 5-7 business days. After that you will receive e-mail notification.

Reactivation is only possible after 30 days.

Fees

Since weekly payouts are considered accelerated, the credit company charges an additional fee on each payment. The fee amount and the calculation method are shown on the pricing page.

The fee is charged even if you temporarily use the manual payout mode, because the accelerated processing has already been completed and the payment is available for payout.

To stop paying the additional fee and return to the standard monthly schedule, disable the weekly payouts module. The new terms apply only to payments made after the module is disabled.

Notifications and documents

Payout notifications are sent by e-mail and in Telegram if these options are enabled in <span class="u-richtext-element">Settings</span> ➙ <span class="u-richtext-element">Notifications.</span>

On the 11th day of each month, the payout history shows a monthly payment breakdown and a fee receipt, which can be used for accounting.

The payment page supports four languages: English, Russian, Hebrew, and Arabic.

The language is detected automatically based on the customer’s browser language, so each customer sees the payment page in their own language. If the browser language is not supported or cannot be detected, English will be set by default.

To manually control the language of the payment page, go to <span class="u-richtext-element">Settings</span> ➙ <span class="u-richtext-element">Payment links</span> and enable the <span class="u-richtext-element">Language settings</span> toggle.

Then, in the payment link settings, you can set the language in which the customer will see the payment page, regardless of their browser language. The language switcher will still remain available on the payment page.

Translation of additional fields

If you add custom fields to the payment page, their labels can be translated into all four languages. This makes the payment page convenient for a multilingual audience. For more details, see the article about additional fields.

Language control via API

For payments initiated from your website (i.e., not through payment links created in Allpay), the payment page language can be controlled via the API according to the documentation.

By default, automatic detection based on the browser settings applies.

A payment can be refunded fully or partially. To do this, click the <span class="u-richtext-element">Refund</span> button in the payment details. The amount will be returned to the customer’s card within 7 business days and deducted from your next payout.

If the payment was made with an Israeli card and the refund was issued on the same day, the charge will not actually be debited from the customer’s account, and the transaction record will soon disappear from their statement.

Commission

The customer receives the full refunded amount. The processing commission charged to the business for the payment is not refunded.

A refund commission is also charged according to the pricing.

Refund receipt

If you have enabled integration with Morning or EasyCount, the original receipt will be automatically canceled, and a refund receipt will be generated:

• For Esek Patur: a Kabala (receipt) with a minus sign will be created.
• For Esek Murshe and companies:
  1. a Heshbonit Zikuy (credit tax invoice), and
  2. a Kabala (receipt) with a minus sign will be created.

These documents will be automatically sent to the customer’s email.

Refund errors

Insufficient funds available for refund

Refunds are made using the funds from other payments that are ready for payout. You must receive new payments and wait until they are processed and become available for payout.

Payments must be in the same currency as the refund. For example, it is not possible to issue a refund in shekels using payments received in euros.

Refunds for installment payments

If you refund a payment that was made in installments, the customer will have both a charge and a refund transaction each month. In their bank statement, two entries — one positive and one negative — will appear for each installment.

Chargeback

A chargeback is a refund initiated not by the business but by the customer through their credit institution when they believe that the charge was unauthorized.

It is a separate procedure and, unlike a standard refund, may have negative consequences for the business.

Read more: Chargeback (transaction dispute)

When creating a payment link, you can enable the option for installment payments by specifying the maximum number of payments the customer can choose.

If the customer selects two or more payments, the total amount will be charged to their card and transferred to you in monthly installments until the full amount is paid.

Installment payments work only with credit cards issued in Israel!

<span class="u-richtext-counter">1</span> Create a payment link

When creating the link, open the <span class="u-richtext-label">More</span> section, select <span class="u-richtext-element">Installments</span> as the payment type, and specify the maximum number of payments the customer will be able to choose.

<span class="u-richtext-counter">2</span> Send the link to the customer

On the payment page, the customer will see an option to choose the number of payments. If they leave it as one payment, the full amount will be charged immediately.

Example

For a service costing 6,000₪, you enabled up to 5 installments. The customer chose to pay in 3 installments. At the time of payment, 2,000₪ will be charged, another 2,000₪ a month later, and the final 2,000₪ in the third month.

A receipt for installment payments is generated for the full amount immediately. The payment schedule is shown in the receipt.

If the installment payment fails

The most likely reasons are:

1. The customer’s card is not a credit card but a debit card;
2. The card was not issued by an Israeli bank;
3. The card’s credit limit (misgeret) is lower than the total payment amount.

Why installments are not available for foreign cards

Installment payments work only with Israeli credit cards within their credit limit. Since the system cannot manage credit limits of foreign banks, payment splitting on such cards is not supported.

This is a limitation of the financial system. In essence, installments are a form of credit. If the customer doesn’t have sufficient funds in their account, you (the business) still receive the next payment because the bank provides credit to the customer. Managing credit limits and collecting debts in case of nonpayment can only be guaranteed within the country.

If the customer cancels the card

You will continue receiving installment payments even if the customer closes or cancels the credit card that was used for the payment.

Allpay supports Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Diners, Discover, JCB, and Isracard bank cards.

Current rates are listed at rate page.

The commission rate depends on the following three factors:

1. Card brand

For Visa and Mastercard the percentage is lower.

For American Express and Diners is higher as these brands are considered premium and give their owners various benefits that businesses pay for.

2. Foreign or local card

Payments with cards issued in Israel have a lower interest rate. Foreign payments go a longer way before they are paid out.

‍3. Is the card business or private

Business card transactions have an additional fee of 1.5% to 1.75%.