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In-person payments. Without the hurdles.

Freika is the Swiss payment provider for shops, restaurants, market stalls and vending machines. Terminal from CHF 299, one price per payment, no contract.

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Café HörnliFreika
  • CappuccinoCHF 4.80
  • CroissantCHF 2.20
TotalCHF 7.00

Paid with TWINT

Freika fee (1.29 % + CHF 0.10)− CHF 0.19
Paid out to youCHF 6.81
Example with a Swiss consumer card or TWINT. Commercial and foreign cards carry a 1.30 % surcharge. All prices excl. VAT.

What Freika costs

per payment, all methods, all channels
1.29 % + CHF 0.10per payment, all methods, all channels
buy the terminal, no rental contract
from CHF 299buy the terminal, no rental contract
monthly fee, setup, minimum turnover
CHF 0.00monthly fee, setup, minimum turnover

One account. Three ways to get paid.

In person with a terminal, with your phone, or online. Everything lands in the same dashboard and the same payout.

CHF 24.50

Terminals

Five models for counter, pocket and vending machine. SIM card, updates and support included in the service package for CHF 9.90 per month.

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CHF 24.50

SoftPOS

From November 2026 any Android phone becomes a terminal. Hold the card to the phone, done. No device, no waiting.

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CHF 89.00

Online

Payment links, payment page and invoices with QR code. For everyone who also collects outside the shop.

See payment links

How to start

  1. 01

    Create an account

    Email, company, address. Two minutes. The sandbox opens right away: test payments, test terminal, test API.

  2. 02

    Go live

    We verify your details together with our partner wallee. You see the status in the dashboard, usually within a few days.

  3. 03

    Get paid

    Order a terminal and pair it with a code, share a payment link or connect the API. Payouts monthly, weekly or daily on request.

Built for people who integrate.

A REST API with clear errors, idempotency and signed webhooks. Drive terminals straight from your till. Sandbox without signing up with the acquirer.

Read the docsPartner programme
POST /v1/paymentsbash
curl https://api.freika.com/v1/payments \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer fk_test_..." \
  -H "Idempotency-Key: 7c9e6679" \
  -d amount=2450 -d currency=CHF \
  -d terminal_id=trm_a50s_theke

What you can rely on

Swiss company
Freika is a service of siebenberge gmbh, based in the Toggenburg. Contract, support and invoice in Switzerland.
Payments processed by wallee
Payments run on wallee's certified platform. Card data never touches our systems.
Your data stays yours
All payments, receipts and payouts are in your dashboard and can be exported at any time.
Clear pricing
One price per payment. No monthly fee, no minimum term, no hidden items. From CHF 10'000 turnover per month we make you a separate offer.

TWINT, Visa, Mastercard, PF Pay, Apple Pay and Google Pay are active from day one. American Express and other methods on request.

Ready in two minutes.

Create an account, test the sandbox, order a terminal. No contract, no monthly fee.

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