You must ensure that this option is enabled on your
acquirers Merchant Account. Contact your acquirer to
ensure that this option is available to you.
An Authorisation Only transaction gives an authorisation code
for a specific amount against a customer’s card without the
capture of the transaction details by the acquirer.
This facility is intended for merchants who wish to bank
transactions using a different system, or to check that a
customer’s card is valid and/or the customer has enough credit
for a transaction.
The transaction does NOT debit the customers bank account
or credit your merchant account. The transaction value is NOT
added to the terminal totals. When an Authorisation Only
transaction is done the available credit on the customers
bank account will be reduced by the amount authorised.
Authorisation Only transactions may be submitted to the
acquirer through the Forced Transaction function. These
transactions do not include gratuities.
To perform a Authorisation Only transaction press the menu
key twice, then choose AUTH by pressing the F2 key.
MENU, MENU, F2
Authorisation Only receipts carry the extra text
AUTHORISATION ONLY to indicate that the transaction
details are not captured by the acquirer.
Authorisation codes expire after 7 days (or 3-4 days for
Maestro cards). If the transaction is not submitted
within that time the customers available balance will be
restored by the authorised amount.
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