Payment Types Supported by Paytia
Immediate charges, pre-authorisations, refunds and the rest — what the platform supports, and why what you actually get depends on your gateway.
Payment Types Supported by Paytia
The Paytia platform integrates with banks and payment service providers to enable secure telephone payments for merchants. Paytia supports a variety of payment types to cater to different business needs. The availability of specific payment options may depend on the features provided by your payment gateway or service provider. Below are the payment types Paytia typically supports:
1. Immediate Charge
- Definition: Real-time payment processing between the merchant and the customer. This will NOT store the card on file.
- Use Case: Suitable for businesses that require immediate payment confirmation, such as retail or service providers.
- Example: A customer pays for a product or service during a phone call, and the payment is processed instantly.
2. Reserve (Pre-Authorization)
- Definition: A temporary hold placed on the customer's card for a specified amount without deducting the funds until finalized.
- Features:
- Commonly used for deposits or payments that depend on future events (e.g., product shipping or reservation confirmation).
- Reserve periods typically range from 3 to 30 days, depending on the payment gateway.
- Use Case: Hotels reserving deposits for room bookings or merchants holding payments until an order is confirmed.
3. Rolling Reserve
- Definition: Captures a pre-authorization charge on a customer's card for a set period of time.
- Features:
- Extends the flexibility of standard reserves.
- Helps manage long-term commitments or staged payment releases.
- Use Case: Businesses requiring rolling deposits for events, services, or extended rentals.
4. Validation
- Definition: Checks if a card can support a charge up to a specific amount without placing a hold or deducting funds.
- Features:
- Returns a transaction ID that can be used to collect partial or full payments within 30 to 90 days.
- Payments can be completed through Paytia's Agent Capture Assist or directly via the payment service provider's interface.
- Use Case: Pre-qualifying cards for transactions without immediately processing the payment.
5. Recurring Payments
- Definition: Sets up repeat deductions from a customer's card for recurring transactions.
- Features:
- Merchants can define payment amounts and schedules at the time of card capture.
- Supports subscription models, membership renewals, and installment plans.
- Use Case: Ideal for subscription-based businesses, gyms, or recurring service providers.
6. Capture
- Definition: Securely captures card details and tokenizes them via the payment gateway for future transactions.
- Features:
- Allows businesses to store customer card details as tokens for recurring or scheduled payments.
- No limit is set on the transaction value at the time of capture.
- Card tokens can be securely stored in Paytia or transferred for use in other payment applications.
- Use Case:
- Businesses needing secure card storage without exposing staff to sensitive card details.
- Replacing or updating stored card details securely.
7. Capture and Immediate charge
- Definition: Securely captures card details and tokenizes them via the payment gateway for future transactions, and takes an immediate payment.
- Features:
- Allows businesses to store customer card details as tokens for recurring or scheduled payments, and benefit from taking the immediate payment.
- No limit is set on the transaction value at the time of capture.
- Card tokens can be securely stored in Paytia or transferred for use in other payment applications.
- Use Case:
- Businesses needing secure card storage without exposing staff to sensitive card details.
- Replacing or updating stored card details securely.
Why Choose Paytia for Payment Processing?
- Security: Paytia's PCI-compliant system ensures customer card details remain confidential and secure.
- Flexibility: Offers various payment types to suit different business models and customer needs.
- Integration: Seamlessly works with your existing payment gateways and banking systems.
Paytia's diverse payment options empower businesses to process payments confidently and securely, whether they require immediate transactions, recurring payments, or secure card storage for future use.
More in Getting Started
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Free Set-Up Support for Paytia’s Agent Capture Assist
Setting up isn't something you do alone. Someone from our team walks you through it, checks the settings match how you actually work, and answers questions before your first live payment.
How do customers call my existing phone number & still take payments?
Three ways to do it: publish your Paytia number, divert your existing number, or transfer mid-call. Which one suits you depends on your phone system.
How do I access and use the test platform?
Test mode runs the whole payment flow without money moving. Here's how to switch it on — and, just as important, how to switch it off before you go live.
How do I log onto the Paytia payment platform?
There are two profile types on the login screen. Administrator gets you the management console; User gets you Agent Capture Assist for taking payments.
How do I take recurring payments?
Setting up a repeat card payment from Agent Capture Assist, and how to check on it once it's running.
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