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"If you pay any fees with a credit card, Public.com or its third party payment processors may seek pre-authorization of your credit card account prior to your purchase to verify that the credit card is valid and has the necessary funds...Excerpt from Public.com's Terms of Service
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The clause states: “If you pay any fees with a credit card, Public.com or its third party payment processors may seek pre-authorization of your credit card account prior to your purchase to verify that the credit card is valid and has the necessary funds...”
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