{"section":"tutorials","requestedLocale":"en","requestedSlug":"how-do-account-verification-transactions-work","locale":"en","slug":"how-do-account-verification-transactions-work","path":"docs/en/tutorials/payments/transactions/how-do-account-verification-transactions-work.md","branch":"main","content":"Whenever a customer adds a new credit card to their [My Account page](/en/docs/tutorials/how-my-account-works#credit-cards), the financial institution or card issuer creates a test transaction to validate the card’s use at that store.\n\nThis transaction is for $1.50 and can be identified by the letters __AV__ (Account Verification), followed by a number.\n\nYou can see an example of an account verification transaction in the VTEX Admin, under __Orders > Transactions__.\n\n![Transação av en](https://cdn.statically.io/gh/vtexdocs/help-center-content/refs/heads/main/docs/en/tutorials/payments/transactions/how-do-account-verification-transactions-work_1.png)\n\n> ⚠️ Once the financial institution or card issuer validates the card details, the payment transaction is automatically canceled, and the $1.50 is refunded. The customer is not charged."}