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Authorisation

Also called auth, pre-auth, hold

What crypto means by it

The instant yes or no when you tap. The amount is held rather than taken, which is why a hotel or a petrol station can reserve more than you eventually pay.

What you already know this as

Exactly the same mechanic, on exactly the same rails. No money has moved yet.

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