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Transaction Monitoring & Analytics
What is a payment lifecycle?The payment lifecycle is the complete journey of a transaction from initiation to settlement, including authorization, capture, processing, clearing, and final fund transfer between parties.
Learn More -> What is payment authorization?Payment authorization is the process where a payment processor verifies that a customer has sufficient funds or credit available and approves or declines a transaction in real-time.
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