Check an authorization or unexpected charge

First identify whether the bank lists a transaction as pending or settled and which merchant or provider created it.

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Steps

  1. Compare the amount, currency, date, and merchant reference with your recent checkout attempts and billing history.
  2. Ask your bank or payment provider to explain the transaction status and any release timing. Do not assume every small charge is a verification hold.
  3. If it remains unexplained, contact RapidoForm support with a redacted reference and the status reported by your bank.

Check before you rely on it

Do not promise a fixed authorization amount or automatic release date based on an old article.

If you need help

For a transaction you do not recognize, use your bank’s trusted dispute or fraud channel promptly.

Contact support with the relevant screen, time, and a redacted description. Keep credentials and private respondent information out of screenshots.

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