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Direct, made simple & vastly enhanced

Why migrate?

We strive to offer the best service possible for online transaction processing. Our legacy solution has served you well for the last two decades. However, to continue providing first-class service, we will be shutting down the legacy platform and focusing entirely on our solution.

To ensure uninterrupted service and to remain at the top of the game, it is essential that you migrate to our solution. This transition will require some actions on your behalf. Follow our guide to make your migration a success story and be rewarded with:

  • Continuously enhanced new tools, payment methods and features.
  • A state-of-the-art REST API
  • A "mobile first" approach for all our features.
  • Compliance with the latest payment industry standards and GDPR requirements, ensuring both security and privacy.
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We provide technical support to our existing customers. However, this does not include hands-on migration work or external development. If you require services from external software developers or consultants, these may incur separate costs.

Legacy PREPROD (test) and PROD (live) account continuity

You will continue to use your existing account for both PROD (live) and PREPROD (test) in . However, this will require some reconfiguration.

To understand the necessary steps, follow the migration instructions outlined below.

Legacy migration steps

So where do you start?

Your journey with begins with these basic steps:

  1. Activate on your existing PREPROD (test) account
  2. Review payment methods configuration for
  3. Select your Direct integration method
  4. Start migration
  5. Test your new integration
  6. Go live

Activate on your existing PREPROD (test) account

You can keep using your existing PREPROD (test) account to get started. To activate in your PREPROD (test) account, follow these steps:

  1. Log in to the PREPROD (test) Back Office.
  2. Go to Configuration > Account > Your options.
  3. In "Available options", look for "DIR (Merchant using Direct integration)" and click on "Activate". 

If you cannot find "DIR (Merchant using Direct integration)", then it is activated by default. Look in the "Default options" to confirm. 

The screenshot shows where to find the "DIR (Merchant using Direct integration)" in the legacy Back Office.


Review payment methods configuration for

Regarding your currently configured payment methods, there are four scenarios:

10+ new payment methods

  continuously extends its portfolio, reflecting the latest trends in payment methods:

Payment methods that will function without any changes

You can already start using the following payment methods using our API:

Payment methods that require configuration updates

Some payment methods require extra configuration steps:

To activate PayPal for , follow the steps as described in the "Configure Merchant Portal" chapter in our PayPal guide.

To activate Przelewy24 / PostFinance Pay / EPS for , follow these steps:

  1. Log in to the Back Office.
  2. Go to Configuration > Payment methods.
  3. In "Selected payment methods", click on the "Edit" button for the payment method you want to configure. 
  4. Fill in the missing information in the subsequent screen. Click on "SUBMIT" to confirm.

Once activated for , these payment methods will stop working on legacy. Activate them only when you are prepared to transition to . To exclude them on legacy, use the parameter "EXCLPMLIST" (example: EXCLPMLIST=PayPal;Przelewy24;EPS;POSTFINANCEefinance).

Payment methods that are no longer supported but have a suitable replacement in

Some payment methods are no longer supported as they have been replaced by newer options.

You can activate them in PREPROD (test) on your own. However, for PROD (live), contact the payment method provider to sign a contract and activate the payment method.

Legacy payment methods not supported by

Alternatives for

KBC Online
Belfius Direct Net
Bank Transfer DE / BE / FR / NL / IT
ING Banking button
CBC Online

Direct Debit
Direct Debits NL
Direct Debits DE

Direct eBanking DE

FacilyPay 3x
FacilyPay 4x

Ancv

in3

Banque Casino 4x

Payment methods that are no longer supported without replacement

Some payment methods are no longer supported and do not have any replacements:

Pass ES, Visa purchasing card, Direct eBanking AT, American Express CPC, Direct eBanking, Open Invoice NL, PaySafeCard, Direct eBanking BE, Direct eBanking CH, AirPlus, MasterCard pc cm cic, FashionCheque, Atu, Direct eBanking NL, Direct eBanking FR, GiroPay, Ikano, Direct eBanking IT.


    Select your Direct integration method

    Now refer to our dedicated guide to identify the legacy integration method you are currently using and find its equivalent. 

    Comparison table - Legacy to

    This table will help you pick the right one. Follow the respective link to learn more about the integration method:

    Hosted payment page

    Hosted Checkout Page

    Redirect your customers from your checkout page to our platform for entering sensitive payment data.

    Flexcheckout

    Hosted Tokenization Page

    Include an iFrame payment form hosted on our safe environment in your checkout page for entering sensitive payment data.

    Directlink

    Server-to-server

    Send credit card data directly from your server to our platform.

    e-Terminal (Virtual terminal)

    e-Terminal

    Enter credit card data via our Merchant Portal.

    New integration options

    These are -specific features and key reasons to migrate if you want easier integration methods. From no-code solutions to native mobile solutions.

    Pay-by-link

    Use our no-code solution to create payment links with just a few clicks.

    Mobile/Client Integration

    Develop state-of-the-art mobile apps with our Client SDK.

    Are you all set? Then let us explain how you can build your integration.


    Start migration

    Once you have chosen your integration method(s), you can create the necessary infrastructure in your system. offers various options to link your webshop software to our platform. Regardless of your current setup, either our plugins or Software Development Kits (SDKs) will prove highly useful and convenient:

    Migrate through plugins

    Chargebee BigCommerce Aero Commerce Shopware Salesforce Shopify Magento SAP WooCommerce (3rd Party) Prestashop Commercetools OpenCart Proximis Odoo VTEX WooCommerce

    The ideal shortcut: Install one of our plugins you can use in parallel with the legacy version, providing a seamless link between your webshop and our platform.

    By effectively wrapping our RESTful API, these plugins save you time on writing code and make integration quick and easy.

    Jump right to the respective guide and get it up and running!

    Migrate through SDKs

    Flutter PHP .NET Python 3 Java Node.js Python 2 Ruby Android iOS JavaScript Swift

    Use our SDKs

    Use our Server SDKs to seamlessly connect your server environment to our platform's Server API. These SDKs simplify the API's functionality with easy-to-use platform-specific objects.

    Create custom integrations

    custom integration

    Freeing you from any possible dependency, all our REST API endpoints are also directly accessible via a specific authentication process.


    Test your new integration

    Use our Test cases to trigger specific scenarios for any given payment method. Our API Explorer allows you to build and test countless scenarios with just a few clicks!

    When testing, mind that

    • The test data / settings in the legacy Back Office (Configuration > Technical Information > Test Info) are irrelevant for .
    • The data in our Test cases ONLY work for payment requests in our test environment. Using this data in our production environment will lead to undesirable testing results.


    Go live

    Have you completed your integration on PREPROD (test)? Now it's time to migrate your PROD (live) account.

    Now you need to replicate the configuration you established on PREPROD (test) by following the steps outlined in the "Legacy Migration Steps" chapter, using your PROD (live) account.

    Ensure the DIR option is activated as outlined in step 1 by logging into your PROD (live) account.

    Mind that any errors could disrupt the payment flow of your legacy integration, so proceed with caution.

    Should you get stuck, do not hesitate to contact us


    Timeline

    We offer since 2019.

    You're all set, now what? Start enjoying all the advantages of Direct!

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