Compare Connect Hub QR Box: SMS & App-Based vs Green Box & Red Box

When comparing QR Boxes, the important question is not simply whether the device can announce a payment. Merchants should also consider where customer funds go, whether another account or wallet is required, what fees occur along the payment flow, and what recurring costs are involved. Connect Hub provides two primary payment-notification approaches: SMS-based and app-based. Both follow the same fundamental principle: customer payments go directly to the merchant's bank account. Connect Hub does not receive, hold, or act as an intermediary for the merchant's customer funds. Connect Hub SMS-Based The SMS-based system uses payment SMS information from supported banks to provide payment announcements through the QR Box. Merchants continue using their supported bank accounts without opening another payment wallet. Connect Hub charges no per-transaction fee and no bank-transfer fee because the payment goes directly to the merchant's bank account from the beginning. There is also no additional Connect Hub settlement charge associated with funds arriving outside normal settlement periods. The SMS approach may, however, involve bank SMS service costs of approximately THB 240–360 per year, depending on the banking service used. Connect Hub App-Based Connect Hub also provides an app-based approach that works with notifications received from supported merchant or banking applications through Connect Hub Merchant Manager. Customer funds still go directly to the merchant's bank account, just as with the SMS-based approach. This notification path does not depend on a bank SMS subscription, providing another option for merchants who prefer to use notifications from supported merchant applications. How do Green Box and Red Box differ? Based on the supplied comparison information, Green Box and Red Box are tied to their respective payment-provider systems. Merchants therefore use the provider's account or wallet, with funds subsequently transferred to their bank account. Green Box requires Green System, with a THB 59 monthly fee, a 1.5% transaction fee, and a THB 15 bank-transfer fee per transfer after four free transfers. Bank settlement is on the next business day, with a one-year contract. Red Box requires Red system, with an annual cost of THB 300, a 2.9% transaction fee after 100 transactions, and a THB 20 bank-transfer fee per transfer. The supplied comparison data states bank settlement within two hours and a one-year contract. The key distinction of Connect Hub is therefore broader than the physical QR Box. Merchants can choose between SMS-based and app-based payment notification while customer funds continue to go directly to the merchant's bank account. Connect Hub provides notification and merchant-automation functionality rather than acting as the payment intermediary. For merchants, a meaningful comparison should therefore look beyond the initial device price and consider the complete operating model: payment flow, transaction fees, transfer fees, recurring costs, additional account requirements, contractual commitments, and long-term flexibility.