In the past, when using a test environment account, transactions would only settle about every 10 minutes and settlement did not occur by default. Instead you had to email developer support with your test account Login ID asking that settlement be initiated.
This is no longer the case. With the changes that were recently implemented on the Developer Center, all test environment accounts are now automatically settling transactions without any action required on your part. There is no longer a need to request that settlement be enabled in order to refund transactions in your test account.
Also, transactions are now settling only once per day after the Transaction Cut-Off Time in the account. Please note that a settlement file will only run once per day. If you change the Transaction Cut-Off Time in the account to try to force a settlement to occur, this will likely only cause delays in your next 1-2 settlement files.
Thanks,
Michelle
Developer Community Manager
