- 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
- Debit and Prepaid Card Processing
- Processing Debit and Prepaid Authorizations
- Airline Data Processing
- Japanese Payment Options Processing
- Processing Payments Using Credentials
- Using Stored Customer Credentials During a CIT
- Merchant-Initiated Delayed Transaction with PAN
- Merchant-Initiated Incremental Transaction with PAN
- Merchant-Initiated No-Show Transactions with PAN
- Merchant-Initiated Reauthorization Transactions with PAN
- Merchant-Initiated Resubmission Transaction with PAN
- Installment Payments
- Recurring Payments
- Merchant-Initiated Recurring Payments with PAN
- Token Management Service Processing
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REST API | Visa Platform Connect
Offline Authorizations
Online transactions require an internet connection. In situations where the internet is not
available, for example, due to an outage, merchants can continue to take credit card payments
using offline transactions. An offline authorization is an authorization request for which you
do not receive an immediate confirmation about the availability of funds.
Offline authorizations have a higher level of risk than online transactions because they do
not confirm funds availability or set aside the funds for later capture. Further, it can take
up to 5 days to receive payment confirmations for offline transactions. To mitigate this risk,
merchants may choose to fulfill orders only after receiving payment confirmation.