Merchant Glossary: Authorization Response

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An issuing financial institution's electronic message reply to an authorization request, which may include:

Approval - transaction was approved
Decline - transaction was not approved
Call Center - response pending more information, merchant must call the toll-free authorization phone number. This occurs if there is a problem with the card holders card.

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