Glossary

Recurring billing

Automatic, repeated charge on a card to keep a subscription active, without requiring new action from the buyer each cycle.

Recurring billing is the automatic, repeated charge made on a credit card to keep a subscription or plan active, without the buyer having to manually authorize each new payment cycle.

In international sales, recurring billing requires extra attention to the approval rate: issuing banks in other countries may decline a recurring charge more often than the first charge, which makes smart retry relevant for keeping subscriptions active.

Documentation exists so a seller never learns a rule on the day it costs them. Worth reading before you need it.
Wellington CostaGlobal Payments Specialist

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Written by Wellington Costa Global Payments Specialist

Writes about payment infrastructure, checkout conversion and chargeback reduction. Works directly with digital product sellers, affiliates and creators selling to more than 40 countries through Mundpay.