Incremental Transaction
An incremental authorization is used to increase the total amount
authorized for a payment if the initial authorization does not cover the total cost of
goods and services. An incremental transaction is an additional amount to the original
authorization. The final authorized total includes amounts for both the initial and the
incremental authorizations. Incremental transactions are limited to certain merchant
categories, such as rental, lodging, transit, amusement parks, restaurants, and
bars.
This section describes how to process an incremental transaction using these payment
types: