Xsolla Year-end Product Announcement

We’ve partnered with PIX, a payment system created and operated by the Central Bank of Brazil. PIX allows users to make real-time bank transfers for online purchases. In its first month, PIX carried out 33.5 million transactions and increased that by 822% in its third month. Transactions are carried out directly by the Central Bank of Brazil and user’s personal information is protected by bank secrecy and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

Benefits to you:

• Available to users 24 hours a day, 7 days a week (including weekends and holidays).
• Simple authorization only requires a tokenized PIX key, link, or QR code.
• Performed entirely on mobile making it easier to reach unbanked users.
• Processing fees are only 1%.

How to get started:

• Available by default for everyone using Pay Station.
• Find out if you have PIX enabled 
• For partners using direct buttons: Payment method ID - 3607

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We’ve expanded our anti-fraud customization to allow our partners to set rules based on gamer age. When you request limitations based on a player’s age, the applicable rules can automatically be set up for the gamer’s transactions.

Benefits to you:

• Easy to integrate: You only need to add a new parameter to your existing payment token.
• Compliance with all age related local laws and regulations.
• Additional protection against fraud and abuse from children & teenagers.

How to get started:

• Available by default for all clients using PayStation API and Commerce API through the user.age parameter in the token. 
• In order to enable age-related anti-fraud rules please contact your account manager.

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Naver Pay was the most popular payment service in South Korea in 2020. It has 30 million registered users and accounts for 44% of the Korean payments market. Naver Pay was created by Naver Corporation in 2015 with the support of 15 banks, 3 credit card companies, and 53,000 member stores. 

Benefits to you:

• Access to more than half of all customers who pay online in South Korea with a single integration.
• Processing fees are only 2.4%.

How to get started:

• Available by default for everyone using Pay Station.
• Check out if you have Naver Pay enabled
• For partners using direct buttons: Payment method ID - 3085

Local payment methods now available to Xsolla customers in India:

• Paytm: Digital wallet with 100M+ installs on App Stores.  
• Unified Payments Interface (UPI): System that powers multiple bank accounts in a single mobile application (of any participating bank.
• Online Banking: Aggregates 50+ local banks.

Benefits to you:

• Available by default for everyone using Pay Station.
• Onboarding, Compliance, Tax calculation & filing, and cross-border settlements are all managed by Xsolla.
• Processing fees are at or below 2.2%.

How to get started:

• Check out if you have these payment methods enabled
• If these options are not enabled yet, you may need additional compliance verification – please contact your Account Manager
• For partners using direct buttons, payment method IDs:

• Paytm - 3574
• UPI - 3576
• Online Banking, ICICI - 3577
• Online Banking, HDFC - 3578
• Online Banking, other banks - 3579

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The Xsolla Web Shop for Mobile Games helps mobile developers and publishers create an online experience to improve discoverability, control their UX, and generate more revenue. With our help, games distributed through the App Store or other platforms can create a digital e-commerce shop for players to purchase virtual currencies and items anywhere around the world at any time in the payment method of their choice at the touch of a button.

Benefits to you:

• Save up to 20% on fees with an online store: Bring your mobile game store experiences to PC and web, and easily match the look and feel of your games and your brand.
• Accept 700+ payment methods worldwide: Allow players to pay with familiar, trusted payment options, especially in regions like Southeast Asia and Latin America where credit cards are not widely used.
• Create a page to sell in-game items or currency: Build an easy-to-use online destination for your players to purchase and top up virtual goods and currencies. Give your players exclusive game content, set up incentives or loyalty programs, and enable gift purchases, bundles, and much more.
• Worry-free payment logistics: Let us handle the back-end payment processing, legal, VAT and local taxes, compliance with COPPA, GDPR, and other regulations, so that you can focus your resources elsewhere.

How to get started:

You can create a Web Shop through your Publisher Account: 

1. Go to Site Builder and create a website.
2. Choose a Top Up template and fill in information about your game. 
3. Set up player authorization: Go to the Top Up block on the left rail and toggle User ID validation. Enter your validation webhook URL and test webhooks. 
4. Add Store block from the left rail or click “Add Block” on the website page.
5. Go to the left navigation panel and select the Virtual currency from the “Select purchase type” dropdown menu.
6. Click the “Set up purchases in Store” link. This takes you to the Store section.  
7. Click “Create virtual currency or virtual item.” Fill in all required fields and then create a currency package.

1. Or import your catalog from PlayFab: Publisher Account - Store - Catalog Management - Connectors - PlayFab. (here is a link with instructions). 

1. Publish the website

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Xsolla Connect is a new platform that empowers video game industry professionals to discover, access, and create partnerships with game developers, IP holders, agencies, and other business resources with no upfront costs.

Benefits to you:

• Access to qualified partners.
• Automated RFP workflow.
• Zero upfront costs.

How to get started:

• Apply via Publisher Account or at xsolla.com/connect‍
• Email: connect@xsolla.com