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Subscription Payments
A customer subscription contains information that you store in the
Cybersource
database and use for future billing. At any time, you can send a
request to bill the customer for an amount you specify, and Cybersource
uses the payment token to retrieve the card, billing, and shipping information to process
the transaction. You can also view the customer subscription in the Business Center. See
Viewing Transactions in the Business Center.A customer subscription includes:
- Customer contact information, such as billing and shipping information.
- Customer payment information, such as card type, masked account number, and expiration date.
- Customer order information, such as the transaction reference number and merchant-defined data fields.
Type of Subscription | Description |
|---|---|
Recurring | A recurring billing service with no specific end date. You
must specify the amount and frequency of each payment and the start date for
processing the payments. Cybersource creates a schedule based
on this information and automatically bills the customer according to the
schedule. For example, you can offer an online service that the customer
subscribes to and can charge a monthly fee for this service. See Recurring Payments. |
Installment | A recurring billing service with a fixed number of scheduled
payments. You must specify the number of payments, the amount and frequency of
each payment, and the start date for processing the payments. Cybersource creates a schedule based on this information and
automatically bills the customer according to the schedule. For example, you
can offer a product for 75.00 and let the customer pay in three installments of
25.00. See Installment Payments. |