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 "QR scanner".

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Paying QR-bills in e-finance

Scanning a paper invoice with your webcam

  • On the “Enter payment” tile, select the “Pay QR-bill” function 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.
  • You can scan up to a maximum of 100 QR-bills consecutively using a webcam. Once they have been successfully uploaded, the QR-bills will be listed at the bottom of the page.
  • Check the scanned payment details, select the relevant bills, and then pay these via “Execute selected” in a work step.

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 “Pay QR-bill” function and then “PDF/file” as the source in the next view.
  • Select your invoice or drag it directly onto the grey area.
  • You can upload up to a maximum of 100 QR-bills consecutively. Once they have been successfully uploaded, the QR-bills will be listed at the bottom of the page.
  • Check the scanned payment details, select the relevant bills, and then pay these via “Execute selected” in a work step.

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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 “Pay QR-bill” function and then “Slip scanner” as the source in the next view. Place the cursor in the empty “Scan QR code” field. The scanner scans the invoice automatically.
  • You can scan up to a maximum of 100 QR-bills consecutively using a slip scanner. Once they have been successfully uploaded, the QR-bills will be listed at the bottom of the page.
  • Check the scanned payment details, select the relevant bills, and then pay these via “Execute selected” in a work step.
  • Quick access: On the “Enter payment” tile, place the cursor in the “Recipient” field. The slip scanner will scan the bill automatically and take you through the payment entry screen.

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