{"id":16330,"date":"2024-03-20T09:14:32","date_gmt":"2024-03-20T08:14:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/docs.centralpay.com\/documentation\/payment-links\/general-information\/"},"modified":"2026-08-19T10:20:02","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T08:20:02","slug":"general-information","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/docs.centralpay.com\/en\/documentation\/payment-links\/general-information\/","title":{"rendered":"General information"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1. The two Smart Collection integration modes<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.centralpay.com\/fr\/solutions\/solution-encaissement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Smart Collection<\/a> solution allows you to collect payments from various payment methods.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">You can choose to:<\/span><\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Create and integrate your own payment flows (CUSTOM integration)<\/strong>, by consuming the API services of each payment method:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.centralpay.com\/en\/documentation\/card-transaction\/\">Card transaction \u279d<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.centralpay.com\/en\/documentation\/bank-transfer-transaction\/\">Transfer transaction \u279d<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.centralpay.com\/en\/documentation\/sepa-direct-debit-transaction\/\">SEPA direct debit transaction \u279d<\/a><br \/><br \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Use our secure payment request flows (SMART integration)<\/strong>, via our dedicated service:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.centralpay.com\/en\/documentation\/payment-links\/payment-requests\/\">Payment requests (PaymentRequest) \u279d<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The EscrowDate parameter can affect the funds availability date of a transaction (applies to AGENT partners only)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">\u2139\ufe0f If you choose SMART integration, specific features such as R-transactions, bank descriptor management, Virtual IBAN management, etc., are presented in the documentation under the CUSTOM sections dedicated to each payment method.<\/pre>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2. About SMART integration<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The payment request allows you to generate a payment link leading to a payment page hosted by CentralPay. Your customer can thus pay you according to the payment terms you have determined (authorized payment methods and modes, payment deadlines, etc.). Transactions created in this way are automatically linked to the payment request and allow its status to be updated (unpaid, partially paid, paid, etc.).<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"286\" src=\"https:\/\/docs.centralpay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Demandes-de-paiement-introduction-1024x286.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11175\" srcset=\"https:\/\/docs.centralpay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Demandes-de-paiement-introduction-1024x286.png 1024w, https:\/\/docs.centralpay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Demandes-de-paiement-introduction-300x84.png 300w, https:\/\/docs.centralpay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Demandes-de-paiement-introduction-768x214.png 768w, https:\/\/docs.centralpay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Demandes-de-paiement-introduction.png 1125w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.centralpay.com\/en\/documentation\/payment-links\/payment-requests\/\">payment request<\/a> must be populated with the payment terms of your cart or invoice:<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Amount to be paid<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Accepted payment methods (card, transfer, direct debit, payment initiation)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Accepted payment modes (one-off, subscription, installment payment&#8230;)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Order reference<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Order description<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Customer details<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Authorized payment deadline<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Link expiration time<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8230;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The payment link can be sent to your customers from:  <\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Your sales funnels or web interfaces<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Your communication tools (email, SMS, mail via QR code&#8230;)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.centralpay.com\/en\/documentation\/automations-integrations-and-exports\/email-sms-notifications\/\">CentralPay email \/ SMS notification service<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.centralpay.com\/en\/documentation\/payment-links\/payment-page-smartform\/\">payment page<\/a> then allows the customer to carry out their transaction(s):<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Viewing payment request information<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Selection of payment method or mode<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Entering customer data<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Entering payment details<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1. 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