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Posted December 07, 2020
Pre-Authorization
Pre-authorization charge is a temporary hold placed by a merchant on the customer's credit card or debit card to validate payment information.  In PCR Educator, a Pre-authorization charge of approximately $10-$12 is assessed when a person saves their credit or debit card in Stored Payment Info to use with Finance - Auto-Pay or Automated Payment Processing (Development) for Donations.  The charge is voided within a few business days. 

Note: Follow this article to find out about 3 Tips for Increasing Sustaining (Recurring) Donations.

Note: To set up Stored Payment Type, see Configuring Stored Payment Type article.

Note: Auto-Pay Results (Finance) can be accessed through the Finance Portal.  Auto-Pay Configuration (Finance) provides more details about configuring Automated Payment Processing.
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