Merchant Payout Schedule with Hold Days

Asked at Stripe · Coding Questions · Difficulty: Easy · Last asked Nov 6, 2026

A payment platform collects card payments for merchants and pays the money out on a schedule. Given a list of transactions, work out on which day each one is paid out, and report one combined payout per payout day. The task grows in three steps: one payout cycle for everybody, a separate cycle for each merchant, and finally a waiting period before a transaction may be paid out.

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