Sales: This transaction validates that adequate funds exist in the cardholder’s account to cover the charge. It also initiates the settling of funds. It is usually performed for transactions where the goods or services are provided at the same time as the payment.

Authorise & Capture, or Auth/Capture: Allows you to authorise the availability of funds for a transaction but delay the capture of funds until a later time. This is often useful for merchants who have a delayed order fulfillment process. Authorise & Capture also enables merchants to modify the original authorisation amount due to order changes occurring after the initial order is placed, such as taxes, shipping or gratuity. Once an authorisation has been made, you can capture either a partial amount or the full amount of the authorisation. You can attempt to capture without a reauthorisation from one day to 14 days of the authorisation period, but eNETS cannot ensure that 100% of the funds will be available after the five days honour period as this is controlled by the Issuing Bank of credit card.

Refund: This transaction refunds the money to the cardholder as a result of conditions such as return of goods or incomplete/unsatisfactory/terminated service.

Reversal: This is a void transaction. If a credit card transaction has not been settled yet, the transaction can be voided. The following transactions can be voided – Authorise, Sale, Capture and Refund. A typical reason for void is to reverse an unintentional error e.g., customer gave a different credit card from the one he/she intended to charge. Reversal would cancel the previous Sale, Capture or Refund transaction. Reversal of an authorisation will prevent a capture from being performed on that authorisation code.