Pending transaction for £0?

Money_and_Travel

I ordered some items from Amazon yesterday.

Checking the app on my phone, reveals the following under Pending Transactions.

Amazon Eu +£0.00

Amznmktplace +£40.16

Both have todays date on them.

Why are there 2 entries, and why is one for no money?

lisyloo

Did you save your card?
If you saved it the £0 one was probably validating the card.
It will disappear after a few days.

eskbanker

Despite the label, 'pending transactions' doesn't actually mean 'transactions that will complete' but is simply a record of authorisations, which may or may not be followed by a call for the funds.  As above, such authorisations can be used to validate a card rather than being related directly to an actual transaction....

born_again

zero is card check. 

oldagetraveller1

I sometimes see the same under pending in my Co-operative account - eBay - after a purchase.

surreysaver

It's just checking the card details you entered are real and the card is valid 

kkkklinky

I have three £0 pending transactions since February, they are for Google, Amazon and Vodafone. The actual cash transactions have gone through but the holds to verify the card are still in my pending list over a month later even though they are supposed to be removed when transaction clears. It's definitely annoying

born_again

Auths normally drop off after 14 days (Card providers time limits)
As they are zero, it will not cause any issues.