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How do I prepare a Swiss QR payment section on an invoice?

Check bank details, the reference and the complete payment section before sharing the PDF.

Written by Tobias

A Swiss QR payment section lets the recipient scan payment details and review them before paying. Use it when your invoice and bank details meet the applicable QR-bill requirements.

Prepare the invoice

  1. Open the invoice draft you are allowed to edit. Check sender, recipient, reference, currency, amounts and due date.

  2. Complete the bank details for the intended payment recipient.

  3. Find the Swiss QR-code option in the bank-details section. In German: Bankkontodaten → Schweizer QR-Code anhängen.

  4. Follow the validation shown in the editor. The current Optune control requires a valid CH or LI IBAN and an invoice reference containing only numbers and spaces.

  5. Save, preview and download the complete PDF. Check the payment section before sending.

Check before sharing

Compare the creditor, account, amount, currency and reference in the payment section with the invoice. A visible code alone does not confirm that all details are correct. Read it with a suitable QR-bill validation tool or banking app and review the decoded details without approving a payment.

The current Optune QR editor accepts only numbers and spaces in the reference. An identifier such as EW-2027-01 contains letters and hyphens and cannot be used as the QR payment reference in this editor. Confirmation from a bank or Support does not override this input requirement. Keep a custom internal identifier separate from the QR payment reference.

Do not invent bank details or remove meaningful characters from an existing payment reference. If your bank details or reference do not fit the editor, contact Support to check which supported payment setup you can use before sending the invoice.

Use current requirements

The QR-bill replaced the former Swiss payment slips. This does not mean every invoice sent to a Swiss customer automatically needs a QR payment section. Choose the payment method and data that fit your billing setup and bank requirements.

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