How is my money transferred to the TWINT app?
The different ways in which you can top up money to your TWINT prepaid app are listed below.
Instant top up
With the TWINT prepaid app, users who are 18 or over can use the “Instant top-up” function to top up their credit and thus have digital cash to hand at all times. You can make use of the following payment options:
The instant topping up of amounts up to CHF 200 is possible with the following banks:
- Bank Sparhafen
- Caisse d’Epargne
- d’Aubonne
- Clientis Bank Aareland
- Clientis BS Bank
- Schaffhausen
- Clientis Bank Thur
- Clientis Entlebucher Bank AG
- Clientis Spar- und Leihkasse Thayngen
- Clientis Sparkasse Sense
- Cornèr Bank
- DC Bank
- neon
Comment: Amounts of CHF 200 and over are always subject to a waiting period (up to 4 working days).
You can buy credit codes at Swiss Post as well as at Coop supermarkets, Coop Bau+Hobby, Coop City (food and non-food) and in the stores of Interdiscount. Simply scan the QR code and your credit will be immediately available in your app.
Further information
There are a number of TWINT apps available that can be connected to your bank account and are thus an alternative to using the instant top up function in the prepaid app.
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Topping up with a waiting period
With a waiting period of up to four working days regardless of the top-up amount, you can top up your credit (via direct debit) with a number of other banks.
You can find an overview of all the options on how to top up your TWINT Prepaid credit here.
Alternatives without a waiting period
Direct connection
By establishing a direct connection between TWINT and your bank account, the amount is debited directly from your bank account.
The following banks offer this function:
How it works
- Select your bank’s TWINT app or the UBS TWINT app (neutral for all customers using credit cards) in the App Store or in Google Play.
- Follow the instructions in the onboarding process.
- Save your account or your credit card for direct connection.