Access a flexible payment authorization framework
Access a flexible payment authorization framework
Simplify payment authorization with our authorization solutions that let you authorize and secure funds for estimated transactions and extend approved authorizations.

Unlock more revenue
Unlock more revenue
Ease payment friction and help ensure valid transactions with flexible authorizations from Visa.
Our authorization solutions
Our authorization solutions
Help boost authorizations and root out re-authorizations with reliable Authorization solutions.
Estimated Authorization
Estimated Authorization
Allows merchants to authorize and secure an estimated amount before goods or services are consumed, ease friction at checkout and drive upsell opportunities.


Extended Authorization
Extended Authorization
Lets merchants extend the validity of approved authorizations for up to 30 days to avoid reauthorizations and potential declines for transactions that take longer to fulfill.
Enhanced Authorization – Merchant-Initiated Transactions (MITs)
Enhanced Authorization – Merchant-Initiated Transactions (MITs)
Enables merchants to improve authorization rates, lower costs and enhance transaction integrity — all while reducing the need to manage complex transaction ID data requirements.

Benefits for merchants and acquirers
Benefits for merchants and acquirers
Increase your revenue opportunities, while creating more customer loyalty.
Explore our products
Explore our products
Tap into innovation and improve transactions with our payment tools.
Verification
Trust in our accurate cardholder verification before and during processing.
Lifecycle management
Maximize revenue and avoid lost sales by keeping stored credentials updated.
Reporting
Reduce operational costs and time by streamlining reporting across payment types, processors and geographies.



