8. Supported payment methods
For most payment methods the recurring payment is processed using the same payment method as the initial payment. There are a
few exceptions that are outlined below.
Please note, it must be clear to your shoppers that their details are to be used for recurring payments. We recommend adding
verbiage to your website advising shoppers of this.
8.1. card
All credit and debit cards support recurring with the exception of maestro, these cards cannot be used for recurring payments.
8.2. directdebit_NL – to be deprecated 1
st
August 2014
With the introduction of SEPA Direct Debits (SDD), directdebit_NL will be deprecated and no longer supported.
8.3. elv – to be deprecated 1
st
August 2014
With the introduction of SEPA Direct Debits (SDD), elv will be deprecated and no longer supported.
8.4. directEbanking
directEbanking is a payment method that requires some form of shopper interaction, which is not possible for recurring payments.
As such, the initial payment is completed via directEbanking and the recurring payments are processed as elv and SEPA Direct Debit.
directEbanking, elv and SEPA Direct Debit must be enabled for your Merchant Account for processing recurring payments. If you do
not want to display elv or SEPA Direct Debit on your HPP, you will need to deactivate them in your skin.
In order to correctly process SEPA Direct Debit recurring payments, the recurring request must include the selectedBrand element
with a value of “sepadirectdebit”.
Please note, with the introduction of SEPA Direct Debits (SDD), elv will be deprecated and no longer supported. We recommend
implementing SDD as described in section 8.8.
8.5. giropay
Recurring is only supported when the shopper has used a German bank account.
giropay is a payment method that requires some form of shopper interaction, which is not possible for recurring payments. As such,
the initial payment is completed via giropay and the recurring payments are processed as elv.
giropay, elv, and SEPA Direct Debit must be enabled for your Merchant Account for processing recurring payments. If you do not
want to display elv on your HPP, you will need to deactivate it in your skin.
In order to correctly process SEPA Direct Debit recurring payments, the recurring request must include the selectedBrand element
with a value of “sepadirectdebit”.
Please note, with the introduction of SEPA Direct Debits (SDD), elv will be deprecated and no longer supported. We recommend
implementing SDD as described in section 8.8.
8.6. iDEAL
Recurring via iDEAL is not enabled by default. Please contact the Adyen Support Team (support@adyen.com) if you would like to have
this enabled.
iDEAL is a payment method that requires some form of shopper interaction, which is not possible for recurring payments. As such,
the initial payment is completed via iDEAL and the recurring payments are processed as SEPA Direct Debit.
Both iDEAL and SEPA Direct Debit must be enabled for your Merchant Account for processing recurring payments. If you do not want
to display directdebit_NL on your HPP, you will need to deactivate it in your skin.
