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AFT Types

The Account Funding Transaction (AFT) is a specific type of transaction that moves funds from a Visa account to another Visa or non-Visa account. It is primarily used for loading or topping up prepaid card accounts, transferring funds into another financial account (like a savings account), acting as a funding source for person-to-person (P2P) money transfers, or loading third-party digital wallets. AFTs cannot be used for purchasing goods or services or transferring funds to a merchant account.

AFTs are the required transactions to load or top-up prepaid cards in all regions. An AFT is the required pull transaction to be used for disbursing payroll funds, P2P or me-to-me transactions, and pre-funding a customer's digital wallet in a card-not-present environment. When used independently to fund another Visa or non-Visa account, AFTs must be used only to fund an account belonging to the same individual or entity holding the Visa account.

Reversal and Adjustment Transactions

You can reverse an AFT within the first 24 hours of the original transaction before the transaction settles.

You can refund an AFT back to the sender's card within 30 days of the original AFT back to the sender's card. You cannot originate a refund if the original transaction is over 30 days old. The system accepts a refund after the original AFT settles.

IMPORTANT

Issuers can manage AFT refunds as credit adjustments instead of posting the transaction directly into the cardholder's account. Therefore, the timeframe for when the cardholder should expect the refund will vary by issuer.