Viva.com Wallet
Information on the Viva.com Wallet payment method.
- Introduction
- User Experience
- Details
- How to activate Viva.com Wallet
- Testing Viva.com Wallet
- Payment method messaging
- Get Support
Introduction
Viva.com Wallet is a digital wallet that powers online payments for merchants in Greece, Malta, and Cyprus. This method lets your customers pay you online using their personal Viva account if they wish to do so.
Some of the main benefits of offering Viva.com Wallet as a payment method are:
- Easy to use: There is no need for the customer to carry credit or debit cards. Having a personal Viva account is enough to make payments
- A better way to pay: Viva.com Wallet is a faster, secure way to pay on sites
- Instant Refund: Refunds to a Viva account take seconds - customers don’t have to wait days for the refund process
User Experience
Screenshots
At the checkout, the customer selects Viva.com Wallet as their preferred payment method:
After clicking the ‘Continue to Viva.com Wallet’ button, the user is directed to the Viva.com Wallet environment to enter their account credentials:
The user is then returned to Smart Checkout with their Viva.com Wallet personal account details populated, where they can click the ‘pay’ button to complete the payment:
Videos
Please also see our videos below, outlining the desktop and mobile use of Viva.com Wallet:
Desktop:
Mobile:
Details
- How to activate: Please refer to the How to activate section below
- Payment method type: Synchronous - payments are confirmed immediately
- Refunds: Supports partial and full refunds
- Recurring payments: Not yet supported
- Pre-authorizations: Not yet supported
- Restricted MCC: All Merchant Categories are eligible to have the Viva.com Wallet payment method activated
- Μerchant countries: Greece Malta & Cyprus
- Customer countries: Greece Malta & Cyprus (for customers with personal Viva accounts)
- Pricing: Please refer to our pricing page under the main navigation for more information
- Settlement: Customer payments are deposited next day into your business account for confirmed payments / successful transactions (i.e. have statusId = F)
- Cross-currency payments: Not yet supported
- ISV: Supports ISV Program
How to activate Viva.com Wallet
| Environment | Activation details |
|---|---|
| Production | By default, all eligible merchants are activated to accept payments with Viva.com Wallet. All customers can pay with Viva.com Wallet as long as they have a Viva.com Wallet personal account. *You may visit our Test Cards and Environments page for further information on how to make test payments with Viva.com Wallet. |
| Demo |
If desired, this payment method can be disabled for a given payment by setting the disableWallet parameter to true when creating a payment order
Testing Viva.com Wallet
In order to test Viva.com Wallet functionality in the demo environment, please see our Viva.com Wallet testing information.
Payment method messaging
It is important that the customer is aware of the payment methods you offer via Smart Checkout, as this will increase conversion and average order values. Please see our payment method messaging guide for more details on why and where we would recommend adding this information to your site.
If desired, you can download and use this icon on your site or online store, in order to show customers you offer Viva.com Wallet as a payment method:
Get Support
If you would like to integrate with Viva, or if you have any queries about our products and solutions, please see our Contact & Support page to see how we can help!