@Ian-And-Anne-Marie0 @Sarah977
The Pay Less Upfront option was "suspended" a couple of months ago, along with the removal of the Super Strict 30 and Super Strict 60 cancellation policies for new hosts on March 19, and the disbandment on the early payment feature for hosts on SS policies on March 25. All clearly cash-flow related measures.
There has always been confusion surrounding the hosts' ability to see whether or not their guests had paid 50% upfront, or had paid the full amount on booking.
Certainly, the majority of hosts have never had that option, but some definitely did, at least for a time. Perhaps it was just a test period, and it did seem to be a random selection of hosts who could see it, but either way, the entire feature is gone now anyway.
I was never one of those who could see it but I did phone CX one day just out of curiosity, to inquire at to why that information wouldn't be freely available to all hosts, as surely it made sense that we should know if our bookings were fully confirmed, or only half "confirmed".
I was informed by the rather snotty CX agent I spoke with, that - and I quote - "You have a duty as a responsible host to respect your guests' privacy", and "Guests' financial affairs are none of hosts' business"
I'll leave you to imagine how the rest of that conversation went.