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Payment readiness before activation

Payment readiness is a checkpoint before a service can safely move toward activation.

What this means

What this means

The portal may show local payment messaging and readiness status while live capture remains disabled.

Before you start

Before you start

Know the intended payment method, displayed currency, invoice status, and activation request.

Step-by-step guidance

Step-by-step guidance

  1. Confirm the product and amount.
  2. Check whether payment capture is enabled for the environment.
  3. Do not assume Mobile Money messaging means live collection is active.
  4. Ask support to confirm when the next payment step is safe.

What CM Cloud support will review

What CM Cloud support will review

Support reviews capture state, invoice status, payment method readiness, and whether any provider call is allowed.

What is not automated yet

What is not automated yet

Payment readiness messages do not perform capture, settlement, provider calls, provisioning, or service activation.

Safety note

Safety note

Reading this article does not trigger payment, provisioning, DNS, registrar, Cloudflare, WHMCS, or provider actions.

Safe next action

Safe next action

Contact billing support before treating any preview as a live payment request.

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