initiate_payment

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STEP 2 of the in-chat payment flow. Starts a payment session for an order and returns a PaymentSession with an `instruction` the agent renders in chat. REQUIRES a buyer_delegation_token — obtain it exactly like execute_checkout: call request_delegation, have the user approve in chat, then check_delegation to get the token (spending money always needs human approval). For channel "mobile_money" you MUST collect the buyer's `phone` (Ghana: 055… or +233…) and `provider` — use codes mtn, vod (Vodafone/Telecel), or tgo (AirtelTigo); aliases telecel→vod, tigo→tgo are accepted. ALWAYS quote the **Show this instruction to the buyer** line from the response verbatim (Paystack display_text). For channel "card", no phone/provider is needed; the response instruction contains an `authorization_url` you send the user to. After calling: if instruction.action == "submit_otp", ask the user for the OTP and call submit_payment_otp. If instruction.action == "approve_on_phone", tell the user to approve the prompt on their phone, then poll get_payment_status. If instruction.action == "redirect" (card), send the user the authorization_url, then poll get_payment_status.