To an extent, yes. But functionally it doesn’t matter to the client of the gateway (or their downstream users, the cardholders). If the gateway allows you to c

To an extent, yes. But functionally it doesn’t matter to the client of the gateway (or their downstream users, the cardholders). If the gateway allows you to complete a sale request at 7am that doesn’t start an auth until 9pm, you have an offline payment by any other name.