Assume you have set up a reward delay of 10 days, then Chargebee will apply the reward after 10 days. ReferralCandy has a default delay of 6 hrs. In case you have not set up a delay, Chargebee will apply the referral reward after the default delay.
Chargebee checks every 24 hrs for a list of rewards to be applied and applies the credits.
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