Benefit Payment Gateway (PG)

Last updated: October 30, 2024

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Benefit Payment Gateway is also available through Flow. Flow enables you to accept payments on your website using Checkout.com's global network of payment methods with a single integration.

Benefit Payment Gateway (PG) enables customers to perform secure online payments in Bahrain.

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To enable Benefit PG payments on your account, contact your Account Manager or [email protected].

Model	Gateway
Payment flow	Redirect
Payment method type	Payment Gateway
One-step payment
Authorization
Capture
Refund
Partial refund
Chargeback
Recurring payment

Supported countries	Bahrain
Supported processing and settlement currencies	BHD

Benefit Payment Gateway (PG) is a solution that enables merchants to process transactions through debit cards. Payments can be processed via websites or mobile applications.

To use Benefit PG, merchants must register via one of Benefit’s supported acquirers.

Use the details below to set up your request. To get a detailed view of all required and optional fields, see our API reference.

post

https://api.checkout.com/payments


1{
2  "source": {
3    "type": "benefit"
4  },
5  "reference": 368,
6  "currency": "BHD",
7  "amount": 1000,
8  "processing_channel_id": "pc_ekaubqrravqupfxde7kxvd2t3i",
9  "success_url": "https://example.com/payments/success",
10  "failure_url": "https://example.com/payments/failure"
11}

If you receive a 202 response with status Pending, Benefit PG has accepted your transaction request.


1{
2  "id": "pay_qexughhq5l2unjpevzxovl5ksu",
3  "status": "Pending",
4  "reference": "368",
5  "_links": {
6    "self": {
7      "href": "https://api.checkout.com/payments/pay_qexughhq5l2unjpevzxovl5ksu"
8    },
9    "redirect": {
10      "href": "https://www.test.benefit-gateway.bh/payment/paymentpage.htm?PaymentID=145202215328911475"
11    }
12  }
13}

To learn about payment status, you can set up webhooks to receive notifications.

You may receive the following webhooks when using Benefit PG:

Webhook	Description
`payment_pending`	Sent when a merchant initiates a payment request.
`payment_capture_pending`	Sent when a payment request has been successfully initiated and the payment capture is pending.
`payment_captured`	Sent when a payment has been successfully captured.
`payment_canceled`	Sent when a payment has failed or has been canceled.
`payment_refunded`	Sent when a payment has been (fully or partially) refunded.

You can use the id found in the payment response to retrieve details about an existing Benefit PG payment.

get

https://api.checkout.com/payments/{id}


1{
2  "id": "pay_qexughhq5l2unjpevzxovl5ksu",
3  "requested_on": "2022-06-02T08:17:02.0430752Z",
4  "source": {
5    "type": "benefit"
6  },
7  "amount": 1000,
8  "currency": "BHD",
9  "payment_type": "Regular",
10  "reference": "368",
11  "status": "Pending",
12  "_links": {
13    "redirect": {
14      "href": "https://www.test.benefit-gateway.bh/payment/paymentpage.htm?PaymentID=145202215328911475"
15    },
16    "self": {
17      "href": "https://api.checkout.com/payments/pay_qexughhq5l2unjpevzxovl5ksu"
18    },
19    "actions": {
20      "href": "https://api.checkout.com/payments/pay_qexughhq5l2unjpevzxovl5ksu/actions"
21    }
22  }
23}

Benefit PG supports full, partial and multiple partial refunds. Note that you need to request partial refund enablement from Benefit when you sign up with them.

You can process a refund through the Dashboard or using the Refund API.

Disputes and chargebacks can be raised through the buyer's bank or through your acquiring company.

post

https://api.checkout.com/payments/{id}/refunds


1{
2  "action_id": "act_mg6cqtudpuzund46uee3yrkvrm",
3  "_links": {
4    "payment": {
5      "href": "https://api.checkout.com/payments/pay_soaizebivsxubh2pvdpsiaop6q"
6    }
7  }
8}

To start testing, you'll need to:

Register via Benefit’s supported acquirer.
Contact your Account Manager to activate Benefit PG payments in the sandbox environment.
Create a Benefit PG payment transaction.
Check the transaction response in the sandbox environment.
Complete the payment transaction and check the result status.

You can use the following Benefit test cards to test a transaction

Card number	Response code	Status
`4600410123456789`	00	Approved
`4895550123456789`	05	Contact the issuer
`4415550123456789`	51	Insufficient funds
`4550120123456789`	54	Expired card
`4845550123456789`	55	Invalid pin
`4889780123456789`	61	Limit exceeded
`4575550123456789`	78	Refer to issuer

Benefit Payment Gateway (PG)

Information

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Supported countries and currencies

Payment Gateway

Request a payment

Request example

Response example

Supported webhooks

Get details about a payment

Response example

Refunds and chargebacks

Response example

Testing Benefit PG