Your card is checked at signup, and a declined payment says so
Starting a Pro trial now asks your bank to verify the card up front, and if a renewal is ever refused the dashboard says exactly that instead of asking you to "renew" a plan you already paid for.
Verified before the trial, not after
A Pro trial hands over a week of the plan before your card is ever charged, which meant the card was only really tested at the day-7 renewal. Starting a trial now asks your bank to authenticate you up front — the extra confirmation step you see on any careful checkout. It's one more tap for you, and a stolen card fails at the door rather than a week in.
Nothing changes for a straight purchase: an immediate charge already proves the card.
When a payment is refused, we say so
The banner for an unpaid plan said "Renew now", which reads as a no-op to someone whose card has been on file the whole time. If your card is actually declined, you now get:
- the real reason — that the card was refused, and when,
- what happens next and by when,
- and a Try another card button, rather than an invitation to pay again.
The same alert appears in your notifications inbox, so it doesn't rely on you being on a page that shows the banner. Your sites and your data stay safe throughout either way.
— InMinutes Team