1. Introduction

In this guide, we explain you how to use your Paypage account, which we sometimes refer to as the Back Office.

2. Login screen

To access your Paypage Account menu, you have to log on to the Back Office.

Depending on the environment that you want to access you have to use one of the following URLs:

  • Test: https://secure.paypage.be/ncol/test/
  • Production: https://secure.paypage.be/ncol/prod/

To clarify which environment you are logged on to, the tab containing the login section will be marked with either the label "Identification TEST" or "Identification Production".

Before you log on, you still can change the environment by clicking either the "Access to test" or "Access to production" link below the login form.

In each environment you have the possibility to log on with:

  • 'PSPID' and 'Password'. This Login section is displayed by default.

  • 'UserID', 'PSPID (Optional)' and 'Password'. You can display this Login section by clicking the "Login as user" link. Use this possibility if your account has more than one user registered and you want to log on as one of these users.

Once you are logged on, the Account menu is displayed on top of the page.

The menu contains the following sections:

  • 'Home'
  • 'Support'
  • 'Configuration'
  • 'Advanced (optional)'
  • 'Operations'

On the upper-right hand corner of your account homepage, you can see the "User profile" drop-down icon and the "Language selection" icon.
1. User profile drop-down
The user profile drop-down displays the user profile, user role, date and timestamp of the last login, and the time zone. Through this option, users can do the following:
- Reset their password by clicking the "Change password".
- Log out of the session by clicking "Logout".

2. Language selection drop-down
Users can select the language which they want to display the Back Office content. There are currently six languages to choose from: English (EN), French (FR), Dutch (NL), German (DE), Spanish (ES), and Italian (IT).

3. Account Menu

3.1 Home

Once you're logged in, you are on the home page of your account. On the home page, you can find general and technical messages and announcements about our platform, as well as alerts specific for your account (e.g. transactions).

If it's your first login session (usually in the test environment), you will see a list of steps to follow.

To find out more on how to set up your account, go to Test Account creation.

3.2 Support

3.2.1 Support menu

In our Support section you can find:

  • Integration & user manuals
  • Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
  • Platform releases (with information on our latest platform changes)
  • Our contact details

3.3 Configuration

3.3.1 Password

Here you can update passwords for your user(s). You can change your password at any time; in two cases, however, our system will automatically ask you to change your password for security reasons:

  • You have logged in for the first time with a password that has been newly issued by our system (the initial account password, a new password you were issued via the "Lost your password?" procedure or a "New password" action in the user manager page) as the password automatically expires upon the first login.
  • You have been using a password (which you chose yourself) for a period of 90 days.

To change your password, click the "Change password" under the User Info icon on the upper-right hand corner of your Back Office account and follow the instructions. You will be asked for your current password, and to enter and confirm your new password. For added security, you can also activate or deactivate two-factor authentication. See below for more information.

Note: If you wish to change the invariable API password, select the API USERID in the USERID drop-down box on the "Change password" and set the new password.

Two-factor authentication

Two-factor authentication (2FA) adds an additional layer of security to your account by requiring a second dynamic passcode on top of your standard Paypage username and password. Once the 2FA verification is activated, you will be required to enter a time-based one-time passcode (along with your existing login password) as unique verification code to log into the Paypage account. Please note that a mobile device is required to generate the time-based one-time passwords.

Please install an authenticator application on your mobile device. The Paypage account supports the following authenticator applications: Google Authenticator (Android, iOS, BlackBerry), Authenticator (Windows Phone). Please note that from the moment 2FA authentication is activated on your account, it is also linked to your mobile device. Before changing or resetting your mobile device, we strongly advise you to deactivate your 2FA authentication before setting it up on your new device.

How to activate

  1. To activate 2FA in your Paypage account, go to Configuration > Password > One Time Password configuration.
  2. You will be directed to the One Time Password configuration page. Open the authenticator application on your mobile device and scan the QR code displayed on the page (or fill in the number right below the QR code).
  3. Confirm the activation by entering the 2FA passcode.
  4. Enter your Paypage account password to confirm the modification and click “Submit”. You have now activated 2FA in your Paypage account.
How to deactivate

You can deactivate 2FA for your user:

  1. Go to Configuration > Password > One Time Password configuration.
  2. Open the authenticator application on your mobile device. On the One Time Password configuration page, enter the 2FA passcode displayed on your mobile device.
  3. Confirm your request to deactivate 2FA by entering the Paypage account password to confirm the modification and click “Submit”.
As a merchant admin (with access to user management), deactivate 2FA for another user.

  1. You can also request an administrator (with access to user management) on your enabled account to deactivate 2FA.
  2. Go to User Management > select the user details > uncheck One-time password active.
How to login with two-factor authentication
  1. Enter your user password at the Paypage account login page.
  2. Once redirected to the 2FA page, enter the 2FA passcode.
  3. Proceed as you would normally do.
Note:
  • All 2FA passcode can be found by opening the authenticator application on your mobile device.
  • The authenticator generates a new passcode every 30 seconds.
  • Always enter the passcode associated with the scanned QR code. Other passcode from past QR codes will not work.
  • A QR code does not display when 2FA is already activated. Once 2FA is deactivated, a new QR code displays for 2FA to be activated again.

3.3.2 Account

Under Account you can check and/or modify your account’s administrative details:

  • Your administrative details:
    • Legal company name
    • Commercial company name (as shown to your customers)
    • Telephone number
    • Email address ...
  • Your invoicing information: invoicing details ...
  • Your subscription: subscription type
  • Your options: overview of your current solution and the available 'Recommended & other options' for your account.
  • Languages and URL: indication of the various languages in which you want to be able to display the payment page, and a field to enter the URL for the general conditions (only visible for accounts with e-Commerce 3-tiers access).
  • Currency: indication of the currencies in which you wish to accept your customer’s payments, and which are accepted by your acquirer (only visible for accounts with the multi-currency option).
  • Data Retention Management: Here you can change the number of days you want your transaction data to be saved on our platform. You can choose any number between 45 and 540 days. The default is 540 (about 18 months). After the configured time, the transaction data is deleted.

3.3.3 Users

With the 'Users' link you can:

  • Create new users
  • Edit existing users
  • Send new passwords to users

For more information, go to User Manager.

3.3.4 Alias (Alias Manager option)

This is the Alias Manager option, which allows you to create and update aliases.

For more information, go to Alias Manager.

3.3.5 Technical information

Under Technical information you can configure the technical integration parameters for your account.

With each setting on the Technical information page, you'll find the "i" icon to explain the particular setting.

For more information, go to the relevant page for your account mode: e-Commerce / DirectLink / e-Terminal / Batch

3.3.6 Error logs

On the Error logs page you can check a list with various technical errors that have occurred in the last three days.

These errors usually arise from issues with your integration or setup. You may encounter errors in the following modes (if applicable to your account):

  • e-Commerce
  • DirectLink
  • Automatic File Upload

For most errors, you can find explanations on our possible errors page.

If you can't find the explanation for a specific error, we recommend you to check with our Customer Care department.

Optionally, you can also have our debug mode activated (temporarily, up to 8 hours). This allows you to see what causes a specific error, and thus how to resolve it. Please contact our Customer Care department should you want to activate debug mode.

3.4 Advanced

3.4.1 Fraud detection (Fraud detection module option)

With this link you can configure your fraud detection module.

For more relevant information concerning your account, go to Fraud Prevention.

3.5 Operations

3.5.1 Financial history

With this link you can:

  • View and check your payment statuses
  • Perform global accounting reconciliations via the "Financial history" link

For more information, go to Consult your transactions.

3.5.2 View transactions

With this link you can:

  • View and check your transaction details
  • Perform maintenance operations on your transactions
For more information, go to Consult your transactions.

3.5.3 New transaction (e-Terminal option)

With this link you can manually submit a new payment.

For more information, go to e-Terminal.

3.5.4 New file (Batch option)

With this link you can manually upload a new payment file.

For more information, go to Batch.

3.5.5 View files (Batch option)

With this link you can select and consult your uploaded payment files.

For more information, go to Batch.

3.5.6 Electronic reporting

On the Electronic reporting page, you can configure the format and structure you want to use for electronic reports such as file downloads.

Specific fields are returned in your downloaded file depending on your file structure.

You can choose one of the following file structures:

  • Standard
  • Extended
  • File Management
  • Dynamic

You can also choose one of the following formats:

  • XML
  • Fixed-length
  • Delimited

For more information:

  1. Log on to your Paypage account.
  2. Select "Electronic reporting" in the Operations menu.

To change the file format for a specific user in your account:

  1. Click the "Users" link in your account menu.
  2. Click the "Edit" button next to the user whose file format you want to change. Next the configuration page appears.
  3. Click on the "Electronic Reporting for this User" link. Next the electronic reporting page appears.
  4. Make your changes.

When the Push-Reports option is activated in your account, the electronic reporting link will enable you to access a list of your push reports.

FAQs

You can easily change your e-mail address yourself in our Back Office. After logging in, please go to Configuration > Account > Your administrative details.

You can easily change your phone number in our Back Office. After logging in, please go to Configuration > Account > Your administrative details.

To change your company name, we would firstly like to know whether your VAT also changes. If this is the case, please contact your account manager. If only your company name changes, you can easily send an e-mail to our Customer Care department or reach them by phone.


If your VAT has changed, you will need another PSPID/Account. Please contact your sales contact at your KBC Branch in order to create a new account.

 

 

If you have a test account, you can change your PSPID (payment service provider ID) name when your account is being moved to production environment. 
If you want to change the PSPID name for an existing production account, please contact your sales contact who will open a new account for you. In fact the PSPID name of your existing production account cannot be changed, but a new account with a new name can be opened for you. Please note there might be a fee charged for this service.

The PSPID name of your existing production account cannot be changed, but a new account with a new name can be opened for you.

Please note there will be a fee for this service.

Please contact the administrator of your account in order to log in the Back Office and add a new contact person. They can do it by going to Configuration > Account > Your administrative details. If they cannot log in, they can contact our Customer Care department .

 

 

If you want a production account, please send an e-mail to your sales contact or epay@kbc.be.

 

 

You can send an e-mail to our Customer Care department with your PSPID and the new address. Your address will be updated as soon as possible.

You can do so by reaching out to our Customer Care department via phone or by sending an e-mail.

The time to activate a payment method depends on the following factors:

  • It generally takes the acquirer or bank about a week to complete your affiliation. If you already have an affiliation, the activation takes a few days.
  • Some payment methods require additional checks before they can be activated, e.g. in case of 3-D Secure, which is requested directly at VISA or MasterCard (and not at the acquirer). 

With Paypage Collect, you can activate several payment methods in one go.


To have your bank account number changed, please contact epay@kbc.be.

Our team will take care of your request. 

In the Test Environment you can easily add a dummy number e.g. 123456789.



In order to erase your account, as it contains personal data, please send an e-mail to privacy@ecom.ingenico.com if you have an account without CollectPaypage or to privacy@fs.ingenico.com if you have a Collect account.
Our Customer Care department will handle your request. It may be the case that due to legal obligations a minimum retention period must be observed with the impossibility to erase your account immediately.



Our Customer Care department will handle your request. It may be the case that due to legal obligations a minimum retention period must be observed with the impossibility to erase your account immediately.

To get your subscription changed, please contact your sales contact who will assist with your request.





 

You can contact your sales contact by phone/e-mail to request this option.

You can contact your sales contact by phone/e-mail to request this option.

You can contact your sales contact by phone/e-mail to request the deactivation of the option.



You can contact your sales contact by phone/e-mail to request this termination.





You can contact your sales contact by phone/e-mail to prepare a new contract.

As soon as you've completed all the necessary steps and we've received all the relevant documents and a signed contract, we'll activate your account. The quicker you can complete these steps and send us the documentation, the quicker we can open your account.

Please note that you need at least one active payment method before we can activate your account. 

With the activation of your account, our Reconciliation tool is automatically available to you. This enables you to easily reconcile the payments you receive on your bank account with the orders/transactions in your Paypage account.

The Back Office is the secure website where you manage your Paypage account. Once you have logged in, you can check and edit your administrative details, manage your payments, change your technical settings and much more. To log in, you simply need your payment service provider ID (PSPID) and your password.

A User ID identifies the specific user of an account.

If your account has more than one user, you log in by filling in your USERID, your payment service provider ID (PSPID), if needed, and your password. Please make sure you click on the 'Log in as user' link so that all three fields are displayed.

If your account only has one user, you will not need a USERID. You will log in using only your PSPID and password, so please make sure your login screen only displays two fields. If you can see three fields, click on the 'Log in as PSPID' link on the bottom left of the screen to log in as a merchant.

 

For a DirectLink or Batch integration, the parameter USERID corresponds to the API user set up on your PSPID. Please note that the API user is not able to log in to the Paypage Back Office.

Payment processing is a service that allows websites to sell online by accepting payment via electronic methods such as credit cards, debit cards and bank transfers.

Provided by payment service providers, payment processing is the technical connection or 'gateway' between a website and the financial institutions or 'acquirers' that govern different payment methods. To put it simply, without a payment service provider you won't get paid.



Working with Paypage, you will benefit in three key ways. Firstly, our payment gateway is connected over 200 domestic and international acquirers. So, whether you want to take online, mobile or phone payments, we're ideally placed to help you find the right acquirers for your market and offer the payment methods that are preferred by your customers.

Secondly, through our affiliate Tunz.com,we can collect your payments too. We can help you activate several payment methods from different acquirers with just one contract so you can offer your customers more of the local payment methods they know and trust.

And finally, as well as processing and collecting payments, we also offer advanced fraud prevention solutions to help businesses accept more safe orders and block more fraudulent transactions.

A merchant account is a type of bank account that allows you to offer and receive the transaction funds from certain payment methods. Merchant accounts are provided by various banks and financial institutions – known as acquirers.

A merchant account enables you to authorize and accept certain payment methods before you can start distance selling. If you want to add more payment methods to increase conversion, you usually need to open additional merchant accounts with other acquirers. We can advise you on this and introduce you to the right acquirers for your business.

Depending on the market you operate in, we can also provide you with a merchant account directly. You are able to activate several payment methods, all at once – and with just one contract. By offering your customers more of the local payment methods they know and trust, you'll increase conversion and boost your online sales.

 

PSPID stands for payment service provider ID. It is the name you chose when you first registered  to identify the business your account is linked to. You need your PSPID and password to log in to your account. 

An acquirer is a financial institution that processes payments from certain credit and debit cards. The acquirer is responsible for the financial part of transaction processing and Paypage is responsible for the technical part. In other words, without an acquirer the money will not be transferred to your bank account.

For every online payment method you want to add, you need an acceptance contract with an acquirer. If you’d like advice on which acquirer would be best suited for you and your region, please contact your sales contact.

If you want to change your invoicing address or the way you pay your invoices, please send an email with your PSPID to your sales contact.

You can contact epay@kbc.be to request this.

You can contact epay@kbc.be to request this.

In your Paypage account menu, you can easily lookup your transactions by choosing "Operations" and then clicking either "View transactions" or "Financial history", depending on the type of transaction results you're looking for.

By default you can send goods or deliver your service once a transaction has reached the status "9 - Payment requested". However, although status 5 is a successful status, it's only a temporary reservation of an amount of money on the customer's card. A transaction in status 5 still needs to be confirmed (manually or automatically) to proceed to the status 9, which is the final successful status for most payment methods.

You can easily refund a payment with the "Refund" button in the order overview of a transaction (via View transactions). If your account supports it, you can also make refunds with a DirectLink request or with a Batch file upload (for multiple transactions).

Please note that the Refunds option has to be enabled in your account.

Contact your sales contact or epay@kbc.be for this.

A full green thumbs-up icon means that the transaction was completed with a 3-D Secure authentication method, such as Digipass or a card reader. However, it doesn't necessarily mean the payment itself was processed successfully. Therefore, you should always check the transaction status to know whether you'll receive your money.

If you want to check specific details of an order/transaction or perform maintenance on transactions, you should use View transactions. "Financial history" is the most convenient to periodically check incoming and outgoing funds.

For more information, go to View transactions vs Financial history.

You can reinitiate your password via the  "Lost your password?" button on the bottom of the login screen.

There are different reasons why you can't refund a transaction. You need to consider the following (with the condition that the Refund option is enabled in your account):

  • The transaction is in an "incomplete" status, such as a pending or erroneous status (9192 etc.) that doesn't allow the refund operation.
  • If the transaction is authorised (status 5), at which point no payment has been made yet. In this case you have to cancel the authorisation instead of refund.
  • The used payment method doesn't support the refund functionality, which can be the case with certain debit cards, web banking methods and "offline" payment methods such as Bank transfer.

If you're unable to log in to your account using your payment service provider ID (PSPID) and password, it may be due to one of the following reasons:

  • You could be using your test PSPID and/or password in the production environment, or your production PSPID and/or password in the test environment. You can check the environment at the top of the login screen – it will say either: "Identification Production" or "Identification TEST". To switch environments, use the link under the login fields.
  • You could be logging in as a merchant on the user screen or as a user on the merchant screen. If you're logging in as a merchant, you'll see two fields: PSPID and Password. If you're logging in as a user, you'll see three fields: USERID, PSPID (optional) and Password. To switch the login screen, click the "Log in as user" or "Log in as PSPID" button on the bottom left of the screen.
  • Perhaps you've typed in your password in the wrong case? Passwords are case sensitive. Try typing your password into a text editor such as Word or Notepad to check the spelling and the case, then copy/paste the result in the password field.
  • When you submit your login details, if the login page reappears and the information you entered is gone it means your browser is not accepting session cookies. To enable session cookies, go to your browser's settings. If you're unsure how to do this for your operating system and browser version, please check with an IT specialist. 

If you forgot your password, please click on the "Lost your password?" button on the bottom of the screen.