Introduction
Note: This is not the latest version of the Cashier Payment documentation. This version is not updated anymore but will still be available until September 2022, after which it will be deprecated and removed from Alipay Docs. You are suggested to read the latest version of the Cashier Payment documentation.
Alipay Cashier Payment is a simple, secure payment experience that allows consumers to purchase with their digital wallet on your site. Shoppers can conveniently select their specific digital wallet payment method and make payments seamlessly.
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Benefits
Alipay provides several key advantages, such as:
Truly glocalized (global + local)
With both local settlement and cross-border settlement supported, you can accept payments in multiple currencies across the world and allow customers to pay in their local currencies.
Secure transactions
Alipay has a built-in security mechanism and rule-based risk management, and evaluates the risk of every transaction. This ensures that each transaction is highly secured and executed hassle free.
Easy integration
Rapidly build production-ready integrations with APIs. With Alipay Developer Center, you can get started easily and obtain development resources required for a successful integration. In addition, limited integration costs are needed when you add a new wallet product to expand your business in the future.
Enhanced payment experience
Create an easy way for consumers to pay on your site. The use of Alipay removes language or cultural barriers and creates a familiar experience for many consumers.
User experience
The following figure illustrates how a consumer places an order in a shopping app, and then uses the GCash digital wallet to perform the payment.
Figure 1. Cashier payment user experience
How it works
In Cashier Payment, the following roles are involved:
- Customer: An individual or institution that uses the payment service.
- Merchant: A company or individual that trades on goods or services.
- Alipay: Alipay provides the Cashier Payment service.
- Alipay+ MPP: Alipay+ Mobile Payment Partner. In Cashier Payment, an Alipay+ Mobile Payment Partner is a digital wallet, such as GCash.
Figure 2. Cashier Payment workflow
The Cashier Payment workflow contains the following steps:
- The customer selects goods online and selects an Alipay+ MPP wallet app to pay.
- The merchant sends the payment request to Alipay.
- Alipay returns the Cashier URL of Alipay+ MPP.
- The merchant redirects the user to the Cashier.
- The customer inputs payment information to complete the payment.
- The customer is redirected to the merchant page and the payment result is presented.
- The Alipay+ MPP wallet sends payment result to Alipay.
- Alipay notifies the merchant of the payment result asynchronously.
Product features
Cashier payment has the following features:
Items | Value |
Payment type | Online payment |
Terminal type | WEB/WAP/APP |
Payment methods decision maker | Customer |
Payment initiated by | Customer |
User authorization | Alipay+ Mobile Payment Partner (Alipay+ MPP) |
User authorization method | User authorization provided by Alipay+ MPP |
Payment expiration time | The default value is 14 minutes. This value can be specified by the paymentExpiryTime field in the pay interface. Note: For DANA and GCash, the payment expiration time can only be smaller than 14 minutes if using the paymentExpiryTime field to specify. |
Table 1: Cashier payment features