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"It is Merchant's responsibility to check the applicable Capture Period via the Customer Area to ensure it timely Captures Authorised Transactions. Merchant should generally take into account that the Capture Period can be as short as 5 days after Authorisation.Excerpt from Adyen's Terms
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The clause states: “It is Merchant's responsibility to check the applicable Capture Period via the Customer Area to ensure it timely Captures Authorised Transactions. Merchant should generally take into account that the Capture Period can be as short as 5 days after Authorisation.”
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