- Introduction to Payments
- Standard Payment Processing
- 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
- No-Show Transactions
- Installment Payments
- Recurring Payments
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Partial Authorizations
All debit and prepaid card processors as well as a limited number of credit card processors
support partial authorizations when dual-message processing is in place.
When partial authorization is enabled, the issuing financial institution can approve a
partial amount when the balance on the card is less than the requested amount. When a partial
amount is authorized, the capture is not processed. The merchant can then use a second card to
cover the balance, adjust the total cost, or void the transaction.