Using Alipay International Services
All Alipay international payments are processed in Renminbi (RMB). You must capture the required billing and shipping information as part of the checkout process. Alipay does not provide this information to merchants. Alipay monitors their systems for problems; however, CyberSource recommends that you monitor their customer dropout rates.Alipay International ServicesThe initiate payment service illustrated in Figure 1 is described in detail below.
Figure 1 The Alipay international payments web site is a real-time payment solution enabling international merchants to trade in China. The payment process is as follows:
CyberSource recommends that you detect the customer’s payment device and include the appropriate value in the apPaymentType field: APY for a web payment (personal computer or laptop) or AYM for a mobile payment (handheld device).
3 CyberSource creates a signed merchant URL. To redirect customers to their Alipay accounts for transaction processing, see Merchant URL Parameters. CyberSource sends the signed merchant URL back to you.
4 The customer is redirected to the URL that CyberSource sent to you in number 3. This URL directs the customer to their Alipay account.
5 The customer logs in to their Alipay account or creates a new account. requested amount, The RMB amount, and the exchange rate are displayed. The payment is not visible to you as the merchant, and the customer can cancel without your knowledge.
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■ If the payment status does not change to COMPLETED after 12 hours, do not send further payment requests. After 12 hours, the status changes to ABANDONED.
When the payment status is COMPLETED or ABANDONED it appears in the Payment Events report. For more information regarding the Payment Events report, see the Classic Reporting Developer Guide (PDF | HTML).
Alipay International Services support two payment types: web payments and mobile payments.
Table 2 Include the APY value in the apPaymentType request field for the Initiate Payment request, the follow-on Check Payment Status request, and the Refund request. Include the AYM value in the apPaymentType request field for the Initiate Payment request, the follow-on Check Payment Status request, and the Refund request.