Sofort via Mollie

Sofort via Mollie is now deprecated. No new merchants will be onboarded. Existing users can still refer to the documentation for their current setup.

Sofort is a popular online banking method in Europe. It is available in Germany, Austria, Netherlands, Switzerland, Italy, Spain, Belgium, and Poland.

In this document, we are going to learn about configuring Mollie Sofort. Chargebee allows you to configure and process Sofort payments with Mollie seamlessly. This helps you reach a larger audience in Europe.

To configure Mollie Sofort, you must have an account with Mollie and should have configured both SEPA and Sofort. This is because Mollie Sofort is generally used for one-time payments. In a subscription business, you will be charging your customers on a recurring basis. Therefore Chargebee handles recurring scenarios by converting Sofort payment method to Direct Debit (SEPA) payment method. The first payment will happen via Sofort and all future recurring payments will happen via SEPA.

Configuring Mollie Sofort

Configure link_doc mollie.html] Mollie Payment Gateway[]. If you have already configured it, open the settings page. You can do this by clicking Settings > Configure Chargebee > Payment Gateway > Mollie.
Enable Direct Debit (SEPA). Refer to this document to learn how.
Enable Sofort (Recurring Via SEPA Direct Debit). You have now enabled Mollie Sofort.

Handling Recurring Payments

Mollie Sofort can be used to make the payment only once. Chargebee handles recurring scenarios by converting Sofort payment method to Direct Debit (SEPA) payment method. The first payment will happen via Sofort and all future recurring payments will happen via Direct Debit (SEPA). Therefore, it is important that you inform your customers.

Note

Chargebee allows you to send mandate creation and payment pre-notification from Chargebee. Ensure that you collect the email address of your customers if you wish to use this feature.
Note that this feature will not work if you are using in-app browsers.

Checkout Flow

The steps below highlight the customer experience while using Chargebee's checkout to make payments via Sofort.

During checkout, the customer selects Sofort as the payment method.
The customer then enters the required information in the dedicated fields on the Billing and Shipping address pages.
The customer confirms the mentioned details and clicks Pay & Subscribe.
Upon confirmation, they are redirected to the bank's page for authentication.
Once the authentication is complete, they will be redirected to the merchant's website where the checkout flow is initiated. The first payment will be processed via Sofort and a subscription will be created. The payment method will also be converted to SEPA to be used for all future renewals.