How to pay QR-bills

Scanning QR-bills

QR-bills are now the standard used in the Swiss financial center. The benefits for you: scanning invoices is easy, regardless of whether you receive an invoice by post or by e-mail. If you use eBill, you can approve QR-bills directly in e-finance or in the PostFinance App in just a few steps – and totally paperless.

Paying QR-bills with the PostFinance App

Scanning a paper invoice with your phone’s camera

Open the “Payments” menu in the PostFinance App, select “QR-bill” and scan the QR code with your phone’s camera.

Select file (e.g. PDF received by e-mail)

You can import files saved on your smartphone from the PostFinance App using “QR-bill” followed by “Select file”. It‘s even faster if you import the file from the e-mail app directly into the PostFinance App using the “Share” feature on iOS and Android.

Tip: Do you already know how to quickly access popular PostFinance App features? Holding down the PostFinance App for a few seconds takes you directly to your preferred payment options using “Scan + Pay”.

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Paying QR-bills in e-finance

Scanning a paper invoice with your webcam

  • On the “Enter payment” tile, select the “Scanning” button and then “Camera” as the source in the next view.
  • Before you can use the camera, you will need to give your web browser permission to allow e-finance to access your webcam and activate the camera.
  • Hold the QR code steady in front of the camera in the square on the screen. Recognition takes a few seconds.
  • Check the scanned payment data before sending the order.

Tip: If you use e-finance on a Mac, you can use your iPhone’s camera as a webcam. Under “Available cameras”, select your iPhone from the list. Your devices need at least the operating systems macOS Ventura and iOS 16.

Importing an invoice as PDF/file

  • Save the file with the QR-bill on your computer.
  • On the “Enter payment” tile, select the “Import PDF/file” button.
  • Select your invoice or drag it directly onto the grey area.
  • Check the scanned payment data before sending the order.

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Paying QR-bills with a slip scanner

When does a slip scanner make sense?

  • You pay numerous QR-bills on a regular basis.
  • You want to scan your invoices and can’t use your webcam.

Here’s how the slip scanner in e-finance works

  • On the “Enter payment” tile, select the “Scanning” button and then “Scanner” as the source in the next view. Place the cursor in the empty “Scan QR code” field. The scanner scans the invoice automatically.
  • Quick access: On the “Enter payment” tile, place the cursor in the “Recipient” field. The scanner scans the invoice automatically.

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