Initial payments

BillPro collects different initial payments depending on the order type.

Order type

Initial payment

Notes

Single payment

The full amount of the order

The customer can choose to save their card for future orders.

Instalment

The deposit amount

If the deposit amount is 0, the initial payment is a Pre-authorisation transaction to register the customer's card or check that an existing card is still valid. This amount is reserved on the customer's card and released after a few days. BillPro schedules all the billing events when the order is activated.

Subscription

The subscription amount, with any initial discount or fee

BillPro schedules one billing event for the next billing cycle.

Metered
(Pay-per-use)

The initial amount

If the initial amount is 0, the initial payment is a small Pre-authorisation transaction to register the customer's card or check that an existing card is still valid. This amount is reserved on the customer's card and released after a few days. You can collect phone payments and schedule billing events.


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