PayNow
Reach Singapore shoppers with PayNow
PayNow is a popular instant bank transfer network in Singapore. It allows the shoppers to make a payment using their preferred app from participating banks and participating non-bank financial institutions.
Supported banks/ non-bank financial institution list: PayNow Singapore
Payment method properties
| Features | PayNow |
|---|---|
| Payment type | Instant Bank Transfer |
| Available for businesses registered in | HK, CN, AU, UK, EU, SG, US, NZ, MY |
| Activation time for onboarding | Instant |
| Shopper regions (typically used by payers from) | SG |
| Processing currencies | SGD |
| Settlement currencies | SGD, or in your default settlement currency if your account does not support the above settlement currencies. |
| Settlement schedule | T+1 calendar day |
| Minimum transaction amount | 0.5 SGD |
| Maximum transaction amount | 200,000 SGD, subject to internet banking limit |
| Session timeout | 10 minutes |
| Recurring Payment | ⛔ |
| Refunds | ✅ within 90 days |
| Partial Refunds | ✅ within 90 days |
| Disputes (chargebacks) | ⛔ |
| Placing a hold (delayed/manual capture) | ⛔ |
| Descriptor (what the payer will see in their transaction history) | SG legal entity: Your registered business name Non-SG legal entities: “Airwallex” will be appended before your business name in this format “Airwallex + your registered business name” |
| Payments for Platforms support | ✅ |
SGD settlement is enabled by default. If you need USD settlement, please reach out to your Airwallex account manager or [email protected].
Choose the integration method that best suits your needs
Airwallex has built a range of client-side integration methods that allow you to manage your UI, minimize your implementation effort, and allow you to get to market quickly.
| Online payments via your own website/app | Online payments via ecommerce plugins | Payment links & Invoice Integrations |
|---|---|---|
| ✅ Hosted Payment Page ✅ Drop-in Element ✅ Embedded Elements ✅ Mobile SDK ✅ Native API ⛔ Subscription APIs | ✅ Shopify ✅ WooCommerce ✅ Shopline ⛔ ShopLazza ✅ Magento | ✅ Payment Links ⛔ Xero Invoice |
Payer experience
Airwallex only supports payments collected via QR code. Payments made by entering a UEN instead of scanning the QR code are not supported. Any such payments will be automatically refunded to your customers within 3 business days.
To pay with PayNow, shoppers simply scan the QR code using their banking app. The payment is confirmed instantly once completed.
