When the customer lands on the Mollie (hosted) payment page for a recurring payment via credit card; can this link be freely shared (eg via WhatsApp/SMS) to others, and will it stay valid for 30 minutes despite the browser window being closed? Context: I make the booking for rental equipment, share the payment link with a busy customer, they open the link and pay within 30 minutes.
#Can (recurring) payment links be shared?
fading marsh
@gray river
hearty dove
Any update?
fading marsh
Hi, I promise we share updates as soon as we have them 😊 Just a quick reminder that this isn’t a support channel — we run this server alongside our regular responsibilities, so replies from the team might take a bit of time. I will ping the team again. Thanks for your patience 🙏
river sonnet
Hi!
In general; it would be more safe to create a Payment Link for this use case instead of a Direct Payment.
For recurring payments, there's no checkout link available since this goes without user interaction 🙂
hearty dove
I cannot create a payment link that authorises recurring payments, I believe. I need that authorisation as, when they pick up their order/rental equipment, they sign a contract that I can auto-charge damages to said equipment. The workaround is to create an order myself, and send the direct payment link, hence the question. Is it possible? I did a test and it seems to work, but thought I'd seek confirmation. A customer can provide me with his PII, I create the order, send the direct payment link (closing my browser), they pay, and the authorisation is given, invoice is generated, etc.
Context: customers at building sites asking me by phone to do the admin, or just asking for orders that aren't possible via the site (like: same-day pick-up).
river sonnet
Receiving PII is not allowed if you do not have the right license 🙂
hearty dove
I meant they give me their name and address, for invoicing
river sonnet
I would suggest to build this yourself then yes. Sharing the checkout url is possible, but very error risky
hearty dove
Unclear what's risky about it. I'll make the order as they would and share the checkout URL, for now, and see where that gets me in terms of reliability.