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EBT Transactions (Retail Only)
To initiate
EBT Sale
An Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT)
card is a government-issued card tied
to a specific government-assistance account.
EBT transactions require PIN entry, as well as a
trace number and balance amount printed on
receipts. An EBT sale transaction may be a food
stamp sale, or a cash benefit sale. The card must
be present.
Swipe the card
or select
Sale
.
Select
Cash
for
cash benefits
or
Food
for a
food stamp
sale.
EBT Force
A force is a sale transaction
performed when the terminal cannot reach the
host to authorize the transaction. Contact your
voice authorization center for an authorization
code, then perform a force sale transaction with
the EBT card.
Select
Force
.
EBT Refund
Available only for food stamp
transactions.
Select
Refund
.
EBT Balance Inquiry
Obtain a customer’s
remaining EBT account balance. Available for
both food stamp and cash benefit.
Select
EBT Bal
Inq
.
Available
Transaction
Types
Continued
Your terminal
supports various
transaction types.
Refer to this section for
information on what
transactions are
available and when to
use them.
Note:
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to
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