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Bancontact

Bancontact is Belgium's most popular electronic payment system, operating through the Bancontact Payconiq Company (now transitioning to Bancontact Pro brand). The platform provides debit card payments, QR code payments, and mobile payments via the Payconiq by Bancontact app. The REST API enables merchants to accept payments online, in-app, and via QR codes with settlement in Belgian bank accounts.

Bancontact publishes 1 API on the APIs.io network. Tagged areas include Banking, Belgium, Debit Cards, E-Commerce, and Fintech.

The Bancontact catalog on APIs.io includes 1 JSON-LD context and 1 Spectral governance ruleset.

Bancontact’s developer surface includes documentation and 7 more developer resources.

25.4/100 emerging ▬ flat Agent 3/100 human only Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6
AccessFreemium
1 APIs 7 Features 5 Use Cases
BankingBelgiumDebit CardsE-CommerceFintechPayments

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scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6
Composite quality — 25.4/100 · emerging
Contract Quality 3.2 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 1.7 / 20
Commercial Clarity 7.9 / 20
Operational Transparency 4.1 / 13
Governance 4.5 / 12
Discoverability 5.9 / 10
Agent readiness — 3/100 · human only
Machine-Readable Contract 0 / 18
Agentic Access Contract 0 / 10
MCP Server 0 / 12
Machine-Readable Auth 0 / 10
Idempotency 0 / 9
Stable Error Semantics 0 / 8
Request/Response Examples 0 / 7
Rate-Limit Signaling 7 / 7
Typed Event Surface 0 / 6
Agent Skills 0 / 5
Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4
Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3
A2A Agent Card 0 / 8
Dry-Run / Simulate Mode 0 / 4
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APIs 1

Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.

Bancontact Payconiq Acceptance API

REST API for accepting Bancontact payments online and via QR code. Enables merchants to create payment transactions, generate QR codes, handle callbacks, and process refunds. Th...

Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Bancontact Rate Limits

5 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

Cost, billing, and metering signals for API financial operations.

Features 7

Notable capabilities this provider offers.

Online Payments

Accept Bancontact debit card payments in e-commerce checkouts.

QR Code Payments

Generate QR codes for in-store and contactless payment acceptance.

Mobile App Payments

Payconiq by Bancontact app integration for mobile checkout.

Webhooks

Real-time payment status notifications via webhook callbacks.

Refunds

Programmatic refund processing for completed transactions.

Multi-currency

EUR-denominated payments with Belgian bank account settlement.

Deep Links

Mobile deep links to open the Payconiq app directly from merchant checkout.

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Semantic Vocabularies 1

JSON-LD contexts and semantic vocabularies used across these APIs.

Bancontact Context

0 classes · 18 properties

JSON-LD

Spectral Rules 1

Spectral governance rulesets for linting and validating these APIs.

Bancontact API Rules

12 rules · 5 errors 6 warnings 1 info

SPECTRAL

Security Posture 1

Authentication, domain security, vulnerability disclosure, and trust-center signals.

Bancontact Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · DMARC

SECURITY

Use Cases 5

What developers build with this provider.

E-Commerce Checkout

Accept Bancontact as a local Belgian payment method at checkout.

QR Code POS

In-store and restaurant QR code payment acceptance.

Mobile In-App Payments

Integrate Bancontact into iOS and Android apps.

Invoice Payments

Payment links and QR codes for invoicing and B2C collections.

Subscription Billing

Recurring payment collection from Belgian consumers.

Resources

Documentation 1

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Agent Surfaces 1

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

Design & Contract 3

Pagination, idempotency, versioning, errors, and events

Access & Security 1

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

Company 2

The organization behind the API

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑
aid: bancontact
name: Bancontact
description: Bancontact is Belgium's most popular electronic payment system, operating through the Bancontact Payconiq Company
  (now transitioning to Bancontact Pro brand). The platform provides debit card payments, QR code payments, and mobile payments
  via the Payconiq by Bancontact app. The REST API enables merchants to accept payments online, in-app, and via QR codes with
  settlement in Belgian bank accounts.
type: Index
accessModel:
  pricing: freemium
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Freemium
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - plans
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/bancontact.png
tags:
- Banking
- Belgium
- Debit Cards
- E-Commerce
- Fintech
- Payments
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/bancontact/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2025-01-01'
modified: '2026-04-21'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- aid: bancontact:payconiq-acceptance-api
  name: Bancontact Payconiq Acceptance API
  description: REST API for accepting Bancontact payments online and via QR code. Enables merchants to create payment transactions,
    generate QR codes, handle callbacks, and process refunds. The API is organized around REST with HTTP response codes, header
    authentication, and standard HTTP verbs. Transitioning to Bancontact Pro branding in 2026.
  humanURL: https://docs.bancontactpro.com/
  tags:
  - Checkout
  - Payments
  - QR Code
  - Transactions
  - Refunds
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.bancontactpro.com/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.payconiq.be/
    name: Legacy Payconiq Documentation
common:
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/bancontact-domain-security.yml
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bancontactpayconiqcompany
- type: Website
  url: https://www.bancontact.com/
  name: Bancontact
- type: Documentation
  url: https://docs.bancontactpro.com/
  name: Bancontact Pro Developer Portal
- type: SpectralRules
  url: rules/bancontact-spectral-rules.yml
- type: Vocabulary
  url: vocabulary/bancontact-vocabulary.yaml
- type: JSONLD
  url: json-ld/bancontact-context.jsonld
- name: Features
  type: Features
  data:
  - name: Online Payments
    description: Accept Bancontact debit card payments in e-commerce checkouts.
  - name: QR Code Payments
    description: Generate QR codes for in-store and contactless payment acceptance.
  - name: Mobile App Payments
    description: Payconiq by Bancontact app integration for mobile checkout.
  - name: Webhooks
    description: Real-time payment status notifications via webhook callbacks.
  - name: Refunds
    description: Programmatic refund processing for completed transactions.
  - name: Multi-currency
    description: EUR-denominated payments with Belgian bank account settlement.
  - name: Deep Links
    description: Mobile deep links to open the Payconiq app directly from merchant checkout.
- name: UseCases
  type: UseCases
  data:
  - name: E-Commerce Checkout
    description: Accept Bancontact as a local Belgian payment method at checkout.
  - name: QR Code POS
    description: In-store and restaurant QR code payment acceptance.
  - name: Mobile In-App Payments
    description: Integrate Bancontact into iOS and Android apps.
  - name: Invoice Payments
    description: Payment links and QR codes for invoicing and B2C collections.
  - name: Subscription Billing
    description: Recurring payment collection from Belgian consumers.
- name: Integrations
  type: Integrations
  data:
  - name: Adyen
    description: Accept Bancontact via Adyen payment gateway.
  - name: Computop
    description: Accept Bancontact via Computop payment platform.
  - name: PPRO
    description: Access Bancontact via PPRO's local payment method network.
  - name: Stripe
    description: Accept Bancontact via Stripe payment infrastructure.
  - name: Mollie
    description: Accept Bancontact via Mollie payment service.
  - name: MultiSafepay
    description: Accept Bancontact via MultiSafepay payment gateway.
- type: Integrations
  url: https://www.bancontact.com/partners
- type: LlmsText
  url: https://docs.bancontactpro.com/llms.txt
integrations:
- name: Bancontact
- name: Adyen
- name: EMS
- name: Keyware
- name: Loyaltek
- name: myPOS
- name: SIX
- name: Paybox by Verifone
- name: Acquiris
- name: iCard
- name: G+D Mobile Security
- name: Gemalto
- name: life.augmented
- name: europabank
- name: fime
- name: riscure
- name: Trusted Labs
- name: Modirum
- name: Argenta
- name: Banque VanBreda
- name: Belfius
- name: Beobank
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com