Marketplace Payment Pilot

The live pilot keeps payment simple. The goal is to let a buyer choose a quote, create an order, and make the order payment-ready while production remains on hold.

Pilot flow

1. The buyer compares quotes.
2. The buyer chooses one quote.
3. An order is created with nested payment and production hold fields.
4. Operations confirms the payment readiness and payment status.
5. Payment confirmation releases the hold as production_ready_after_payment.
6. PrintTalk, print-shop bridge jobs, PDF Tools, Edge Hub, XJDF execution, and fulfillment remain out of scope for this phase.

Supported pilot methods

• Bank transfer
• Open account
• Proforma or invoice-based payment
• Manual payment approval by operations

Not promised in this phase

• Card checkout
• Platform-held escrow funds
• Automatic payment provider integration
• Automatic refund or payment dispute screens
• Automatic production or handoff after payment confirmation

These may come in a later phase. They are not part of the current live pilot promise.