Sasono is a prepaid digital payment platform: shoppers buy voucher codes to pay online without a bank account, and merchants accept them via API or a…
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Payments
Pricing
Sasono does not publish a standard price list; consumers buy prepaid codes at face value (about €5-€1,000), and merchant settlement fees/commission are disclosed only after a merchant application is reviewed and approved.
Sasono is a prepaid digital payment platform. Consumers buy a 16-digit alphanumeric code in denominations ranging from roughly €5 to €1,000, delivered instantly, which they redeem at checkout with participating merchants as an alternative to a credit or debit card. Codes remain valid for 12 months and can be checked with Sasono's online balance tool. On the merchant side, businesses integrate Sasono through a direct API, a WordPress/WooCommerce plugin, or a hosted redirect checkout, and Sasono takes on KYC/AML compliance, chargeback and card-fraud protection, EUR-denominated settlement, and reporting through a merchant dashboard. Sasono is registered as a Money Services Business (MSB) in Canada under FINTRAC registration M23010441. Its target merchant base spans e-commerce shops, streaming and gaming services, telecom top-up providers, gift-card platforms, and educational content sellers, and its prepaid codes are also distributed through third-party resellers such as Kinguin, G2A, and uRecharge.
Key Features
Prepaid payment codes — Instantly-delivered 16-digit alphanumeric codes in denominations from about €5 to €1,000, redeemable at checkout as an alternative to a credit or debit card, valid for 12 months.
Balance checker — An online tool lets code holders check their remaining balance at any time.
Merchant API and WooCommerce plugin — Merchants integrate via a direct API, a WordPress/WooCommerce plugin, or a hosted redirect checkout.
Chargeback and fraud protection — Because codes are prepaid and non-reversible, merchants are protected from chargebacks and credit-card fraud.
KYC/AML compliance handling — Sasono manages KYC and AML compliance as a Canadian FINTRAC-registered Money Services Business (M23010441), so merchants don't need to run their own checks.
Merchant dashboard and reporting — Merchants get a real-time transaction dashboard for reporting and EUR-denominated settlement.
Pros & Cons
Pros
Lets merchants reach customers who lack credit cards or bank accounts, without merchants having to run their own KYC/AML checks.
Multiple integration paths — direct API, WordPress/WooCommerce plugin, or hosted redirect checkout.
Prepaid, non-reversible codes protect merchants from chargebacks and card fraud.
Wide range of code denominations (about €5–€1,000) with a 12-month validity window.
Cons
Merchant fees and settlement commission are not publicly disclosed — they're shared only after an application is approved, making upfront cost comparison difficult.
Codes and settlement are primarily EUR-denominated, which can complicate accounting for merchants billing in other currencies.
As a less widely recognized payment brand, checkout conversion may lag better-known methods like cards or PayPal for unfamiliar shoppers.
End users above certain purchase thresholds must still complete KYC/AML verification, limiting the no-ID appeal for larger transactions.