Before the handoff
Confirm the amount and agreement. Do not make claims that a deposit is protected, refundable or guarantees a stay without final terms.
Payment / Hosted checkout
Your card stays
with the processor.
No processor is connected. This screen never asks for card numbers, bank information or money.
A live flow would hand off to an approved hosted checkout after showing the legal seller, exact total, purpose and refund terms.
After a payment
The server would verify the processor result, create a receipt and update the member account only on a confirmed event.