A controlled foundation for recording authoritative payment requests, provider results, settlements, and refunds without collecting card details, bank-account details, or inventing transaction outcomes.
Foundation active · provider connection, persistence, public status, and traveler connection follow in later parts
Payment Requests
Booking-linkedPayment Requests require an authoritative Booking reference.
Provider references onlyPayment methods are represented by provider or external references.
No card collectionCard numbers, security codes, and expiration dates are not collected.
No silent executionA prepared Payment Request does not execute a payment.
Payment Results
Provider authorityPayment results must come from an authoritative external provider.
Failure transparencyFailed, cancelled, and refunded outcomes remain explicit.
No fabricated successAuthorized or paid status is never assumed.
No fake referencesProvider references are not generated without authority.
Settlement
Gross amountSettlement gross amount must come from authoritative records.
Fees remain unknownFee and net amounts may remain null until confirmed.
Supplier-linkedSettlement records preserve the supplier reference.
No automatic settlementThe foundation does not transfer funds.
Refunds
Human reasonRefund records include an explicit reason.