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title: "Payment Statuses"
description: "Learn what each payment status means and how a payment progresses from authorization to its final state."
url: https://help.elibrium.io/en/articles/47-payment-statuses
collection: "FAQ"
updated: 2026-07-06
language: en
---

# Payment Statuses

Learn what each payment status means and how a payment progresses from authorization to its final state.

## What payment statuses are available?

Payments can have one of the following statuses:

-   **Pending** — the payment has been authorized and is waiting for final processing.
    
-   **Settled** — the payment was completed successfully, and the funds were transferred to the merchant.
    
-   **Void** — the payment was cancelled before the funds were captured.
    
-   **Declined** — the payment authorization was declined, and the transaction was not approved.
    

-   **Pending** is the intermediate payment status.
    
-   **Settled**, **Void**, and **Declined** are final payment statuses.
    

## How do payment statuses change during processing?

A payment can follow one of these processing flows:

-   **Pending → Settled** — the payment was completed successfully.
    
-   **Pending → Void** — the previously approved authorization was cancelled before the funds were captured.
    
-   **Pending → Declined** — the payment authorization was declined, and the transaction was not approved.
    

In some cases, a payment may receive its final status immediately without entering **Pending**:

-   **Settled** — the payment was completed immediately.  
    **_Example:_** You purchased software online, and the merchant completed the payment immediately.
    
-   **Declined** — the payment authorization was declined immediately.  
    _Example:_ You tried to make a purchase, but the card balance was insufficient.