The basic forms of cash alternative payments (i.e. escrow, paper checks, stored value accounts and money order) have been around for years but in the eCommerce world they have had limited success.
Alternative payment solutions are payment methods merchants can offer to their consumers that don't require the use of one of the major credit card associations.
An invoice or bill is a commercial document issued by a seller to the buyer, indicating the products, quantities and agreed upon prices between the parties.
We can describe the money flow process for credit card transactions by looking at when money changes hands across parties (Player View) or by looking at each stage in the process for every credit card sale (Step View).