Finance & Banking vocabulary · Fintech & Digital Banking

Request to pay

Meaning in finance & banking, with examples

nounAdvanced term

In finance & banking, request to pay means: A message asking a payer to initiate a payment, rather than transferring funds itself.

In Turkish: ödeme talebi mesajı

How it is used

Use for a messaging service; a request still needs the payer's response and a payment mechanism.

Example sentences

  1. The utility sent a request to pay after issuing the monthly bill.

    The message asks for payment without automatically collecting it.

  2. The customer reviewed the request to pay before choosing a payment account.

    The payer retains a separate step for initiating the transfer.

Common collocations

  • send a request to pay
  • request to pay message

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