Deferred payment

In case of a deferred payment, the buyer’s account is not debited on the day of the payment.

The merchant defines a delay (strictly greater than 0 days) between the day of the order and the effective day of the debit.

This delay can be defined in the payment form via the vads_capture_delay parameter or via the Merchant Back Office (Settings > Shop, Configuration tab).

The deferred behavior if the capture delay is greater than the authorization validity period (3 days within the PAYPAL network).

If the capture delay is less or equal to 3 days:

An authorization is made on the payment day.

The capture will be made on the day of the requested presentation date.

If the capture delay is greater than 3 days:

On the payment day, an operation similar to a card pre-authorization is made.

The authorization will be made 3 days before the requested presentation date. The capture is always made on the day of the presentation date.

In order to be notified of the final result of the payment, the merchant must enable and configure the Instant Payment Notification URL on batch authorization (see chapter Establishing interaction with the payment gateway).