# Recurring payments and third-party approval

Some payment methods do not support asynchronous recurring payments. In a recurring context, the customer must complete a payment at each cycle. These payment methods may be more convenient for businesses that have longer cycles or one-time sales.

Payment cards, ACH/EFT/echeck, and PayPal accounts support recurring payments (rebills) and 1-click upsells. Rebilly stores the payment instrument information in an encrypted vault.

Some payment methods require the customer to visit a third-party approval URL. This may only at for the first transaction.

The following table describes some common payments scenarios.

| Payment method | Supports recurring payments (rebills) and 1-click upsells | Requires initial third partyapproval URL visit |
|  --- | --- | --- |
| Payment cards | Yes | No |
| Payment cards with 3DS | No (first only) | Yes |
| Payment cards with DCC | Yes | Yes |
| ACH | Yes | No |
| PayPal | Yes | Yes |
| UPayCard | No | Yes |
| China UnionPay | No | Yes |
| Alipay | No | Yes |
| WeChat Pay | No | Yes |
| Flexepin | No | Yes |