Cashback

The cashback feature lets shoppers get cash in hand from their account, either with their purchase or without a purchase. Cashback without a purchase is often called cashout.

Cashback is supported for:

• eftpos debit cards in Australia
• girocard debit cards in Germany
• Mastercard in Europe
• Visa in Europe

Currently, cashout (cashback without purchase) is only supported for eftpos debit cards in Australia.

Enable cashbacks

Contact our Support Team to enable cashbacks.

Issue a cashback

1. Determine the following values that you'll need to pass in your payment request:

   • The cashback amount.

   • The sum of the cashback amount and the amount due for the shopper's purchases.

2. Make a PaymentRequest with:

   • PaymentTransaction: the total and cashback amounts.

     Parameter	Description
     AmountsReq.RequestedAmount	The total amount to be paid by the shopper: the amount for the purchase plus the amount for the cashback.
     AmountsReq.CashBackAmount	The cashback amount.

   The example below shows the request for a shopper who purchased goods for 10 AUD, and wants to obtain a cashback of 2 AUD:

3. When you receive the payment response, check the Response.Result:

   • Success means the issuer authorised both the payment and the cashback.
     The amount in the PaymentResult.AmountsResp.CashBackAmount field is the amount that you need to pay to the shopper in cash.

   • Partial means the issuer authorised the payment but not the cashback.

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