Introduction
Introduction
The purpose of this manual is to enable you to submit payments to the Adyen Payment System using the
Open Invoice payment method.
Audience
This is a technical manual aimed at IT personnel involved in integrating merchants' systems with those at
Adyen.
Changelog
Version Date Changes
1.04 2010-07-28 • Added changelog and audience sections
• Manual reviewed for English and layout consistency
Why Use Open Invoice?
Open Invoice lowers the barrier substantially for shoppers to buy products on a merchant's website. By
providing their personal data, like address and date of birth, an assessment is made if we allow the shopper to
receive the product before the payment is made. The invoice is shipped along with the product. The shopper is
expected to either pay the invoice by initiating a bank transfer or to return the goods. When the invoice is not
paid and the goods are not returned the merchant has the option to turn the invoice over to a debt collection
agency. There are multiple options for the open invoice process which will be discussed in this manual.
Please note that the Open Invoice paymentmethod is available in a limited number of countries and not
enabled by default. If you would like to use this payment method please contact your account manager, or
Adyen Support at at https://support.adyen.com/
The latest version of this document is available at:
https://support.adyen.com/links/documentation
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