Incremental authorization notifications?
May 16, 2019 | 5:40 pm
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Incremental authorization notifications?
I have text notifications enabled and I just noticed this after riding on Lyft and leaving a tip for the driver:
Anyone else notice this? (I think this is new but I haven't used Lyft or Uber in a bit.) And are there any merchants other than Lyft where this is happening (such as restaurants)?
(For the record, I'm all for this, especially if it extends to other merchants too.)
Anyone else notice this? (I think this is new but I haven't used Lyft or Uber in a bit.) And are there any merchants other than Lyft where this is happening (such as restaurants)?
(For the record, I'm all for this, especially if it extends to other merchants too.)
May 16, 2019 | 5:52 pm
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Same with Uber. That is because you add a tip with Uber/Lyft after your ride is complete. Thus, as soon as your ride ends, the cost of your ride goes trough as an pending charge. If you later add a tip, that goes through as well. At a restaurant, there is no pending charge until the tip is added on.
May 16, 2019 | 5:58 pm
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Same with Uber. That is because you add a tip with Uber/Lyft after your ride is complete. Thus, as soon as your ride ends, the cost of your ride goes trough as an pending charge. If you later add a tip, that goes through as well. At a restaurant, there is no pending charge until the tip is added on.
That said, there is likely a reason why this isn't a thing for those.
Feb 17, 2020 | 11:56 am
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Looks like at least one Hilton does similar, at least when booked through hotels.com ($1 initial authorization the day before check-in followed by the "incremental" authorization text for the full amount + deposit on/shortly after check-in). Other locations/hotel chains may do similar, not sure yet.