Payment Profile Entity
A payment profile in the Connect API represents:- Secure Storage: Tokenized payment method information stored with PCI DSS compliance
- Customer Association: Payment methods linked to specific customer accounts for easy access
- Multi-Method Support: Credit cards, bank accounts, digital wallets, and alternative payment methods
- Recurring Integration: Seamless integration with subscription billing and automatic payment processing
Key Capabilities
Secure Tokenization
Store payment methods securely using industry-standard tokenization and
encryption.
Multi-Method Storage
Support various payment methods including cards, bank accounts, and digital
wallets.
Customer Management
Enable customers to add, update, and remove stored payment methods through
self-service.
Recurring Payments
Facilitate automatic billing and recurring payment processing for
subscriptions.
Common Use Cases
Subscription Billing
Enable automatic recurring payments for telecommunications subscriptions and
services.
Quick Checkout
Provide one-click payment experiences using previously stored payment
methods.
Payment Management
Allow customers to manage their stored payment methods through self-service
portals.
Backup Payment Methods
Maintain multiple payment profiles for billing redundancy and payment
failure recovery.
Related Resources
Payment Profile entities integrate with other Connect API resources:- Payment Sessions: Create payment profiles from successful hosted payment completions
- Payments: Process payments using stored payment profile information
- Customers: Customer-owned payment profiles for account-specific payment management
- Subscriptions: Automatic billing using customer payment profiles for recurring charges
- Payment Profile Sessions: Dedicated flows for adding and updating payment profiles
- Invoices: Payment profile selection for invoice payment and settlement