Can a subscription offer start without a first payment?
Short answer
Yes. An offer can start with a paid first payment, with a zero-amount verification of the payment method, or with no first payment at all, which suits subscriptions imported from another system. A delay before the first rebill can be set in each case.
In detail
Yes.
Paid first payment
The customer pays at checkout, then rebills follow on the schedule.
Zero-amount verification
The payment method is verified and saved at checkout, and the first charge comes after the delay set in the offer, as for a free trial.
No first payment
For subscriptions brought from another system, billing starts at the next date.