Aplauz empowers people to make conscious spending online. The voucher is prepaid at convenience stores and holds a digital credit value chosen by the customer. While paying with Aplauz, only this value can be spent, and the user is protected from misuse or fraud because it holds no personal data.
How the payment method works
Customers buy vouchers with a 16 digit code in stores. When they select Aplauz as a payment method at an ecommerce website, they will enter their 16 digit code and the amount will be transferred from their voucher balance to the online merchant.
Target market
Merchants: digital goods and services, gaming, entertainment, content, social media, VIOP, telephony
Contact details
Email: contact@aplauz.ch
Phone number: +41 43 588 14 08
Operational area
Switzerland, expanding to Europe
Year founded
2020
Investors
ICM/Alectus
License type
EMI
Reach
Acceptance
More information available upon request
Market share
Implementation requirements (non technical)
Directly through our API
Member of industry association and/or initiatives
Electronic Money Association - https://e-ma.org
Company motto
Concious Spending Made Easy
Payments Type
Credit card
Yes
Debit card
Prepaid
Online banking e-payments/Account-to-Account payments
Cash
Channels
Online
POS/In-store
No
Omnichannel
Services
Settlement currencies
CHF/EUR
Processing currencies
CHF (Euro expected in 2022)
Currency available for customers
Implementation requirements
Direct API
Chargeback/Buyer protection
Automated and instant refund
Yes, not instant
Reconciliation
Digital files
Fraud prevention (measures)/Risk management
Pricing/Fees structure
Per transaction fee
Future developments
App, e-wallet
Technology
Integration technology
API integration
Integration support
Transaction volume
Number of transactions (per year)
Transactions value