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2-Factor Authentication (2FA) Code Requirements

HaltH may require a quick 2-Factor Authentication (2FA) step to verify your client’s identity before completing a payment or health claim, helping keep both you and your clients secure - especially for transactions outside the standard booking flow.

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How It Works

  1. When you attempt to process a transaction that requires 2FA, the client will automatically receive a verification code by SMS or email.

  2. Ask the client to read or show you the code.

  3. Enter the code into the HaltH checkout flow to complete the transaction.

Once verified, the payment or claim will process as normal.


When a 2FA Code Is Required

You’ll be prompted for a 2FA code when:

  1. The client is using a saved payment method at your business for the first time
    If they’ve saved a card with HaltH but haven’t booked with your business before, verification is required.

  2. The transaction amount has increased from the original booking
    For example, if a session runs longer or includes additional services.

  3. A private health insurance claim is being made
    Any transaction involving health funding (e.g. private health claims) must be verified.


When a 2FA Code Is Not Required

You won’t be prompted for a 2FA code when the total charge is equal, or less than the amount the service was originally booked for, and:

  1. Health funding isn’t involved
    Standard out-of-pocket payments don’t need verification.

  2. The client booked through the HaltH booking flow and the charge matches the booking
    If the transaction amount hasn’t changed, no 2FA code is needed.

  3. The client has previously transacted with your business through HaltH
    Returning clients are automatically recognised.

  4. You’re charging a cancellation fee
    If the client booked through HaltH or has previously transacted via HaltH, 2FA won’t be required for cancellation charges.


💡 Tip for Providers

If a client asks why they received a code, let them know it’s a security step to confirm their payment or claim.
They simply need to share the code with you so you can enter it - once confirmed, the transaction will proceed instantly.

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