- Introduction to Payments
- Standard Payment Processing
- Card Present Connect | Retail Processing
- Authorization with Contact EMV and Online PIN
- Authorization with Contact EMV and Offline PIN
- Card Present Connect | Mass Transit Processing
- American Express Delayed Online Authorization with EMV Data
- Tap-Initiated Authorization for Debt Recovery with EMV Data
- Debit and Prepaid Card Processing
- Processing Debit and Prepaid Authorizations
- Airline Data Processing
- Japanese Payment Options Processing
- Processing Payments Using Credentials
- Customer-Initiated Transactions with Credentials on File
- Delayed Transaction
- Incremental Transaction
- Merchant-Initiated Incremental Transaction with PAN
- No-Show Transactions
- Reauthorization Transaction
- Merchant-Initiated Reauthorization Transactions with PAN
- Resubmission Transaction
- Merchant-Initiated Resubmission Transaction with PAN
- Installment Payments
- Merchant-Initiated Installment Payments with PAN
- Recurring Payments
- Merchant-Initiated Recurring Payments with PAN
- Unscheduled COF Payments
- Token Management Service Processing
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Undefined Authorizations
An authorization is undefined when you set the default authorization type in your account
to undefined and do not include the
authIndicator
field in the
authorization request. To set the default authorization type in your account, contact
customer support.Undefined authorizations are supported only in the U.S., Canada, Latin America, and Asia Pacific.
They are not supported in Europe, Russia, Middle East, and Africa.
Chargeback protection is in effect for seven days after the authorization.
Requirements for Undefined Authorizations
For an undefined authorization:
- The authorization amount must be greater than zero.
- The authorization amount can be different from the final transaction amount.
- The authorization should not be cancelled after it is approved except when a system failure occurs.
- The authorization must be submitted for capture within seven calendar days of its request.
- When you do not capture the authorization, you must reverse it; otherwise, Mastercard charges an additional fee for the transaction.