FINANCE · RECONCILIATION
Reconcile PSP reports against the recorded payment flow.
Find missing transactions, status or amount differences and the evidence required to explain or resolve each discrepancy.
When a provider report arrives, finance and payment operations need to compare it with PayStar data, identify material differences and close the period with a traceable result.
[01] from file preparation to a confirmed period
From file preparation to a confirmed period
Prepare and validate the source
Confirm provider, account, period, currency, expected columns, identifier mapping and file completeness before matching begins.
Match records transparently
Compare PSP rows with PayStar payments and financial events, preserving the source values used for every match.
Classify meaningful differences
Separate missing records, status, amount, currency, fee and date differences from expected timing effects or non-material noise.
Investigate and resolve
Open the related payment lifecycle, assign ownership, request provider context and record the explanation or corrective action.
Close and report the period
Confirm that material differences are handled, export the result with explanations and preserve the audit trail for review.
[02] expected settlement remains a control calculation
Expected settlement remains a control calculation
PayStar can record the flow and calculate an expected settlement amount. It does not hold funds or take over the PSP obligation to settle under the direct merchant agreement.
[03] finance should be able to explain the result
Finance should be able to explain the result
A completed reconciliation is not merely a green status. It is a reproducible comparison with mapped sources, accountable decisions and evidence for every material difference.