We pay for a whole host of stuff on a monthly basis at PutPlace. Everything from hosting to dynamic DNS. All those payments are processed by debit a credit card based on a number stored at the vendors site. So for all those annual and monthly payments I want the payment to be processed through a gateway where I can authorise payment before my credit card is debited. In this way I can cut off a given provider without cutting up my credit card or withhold payment for poor service.
Would the merchants like it? Probably not, would you, the customer like it? Yessirree.
Copacetic 
I’d vote for it. Do Paypal offer something similar?
I’ve recently had to replace a credit card because of a ‘semi authorised’ transaction (as in legally they could do it, but I’d dispute if the services had been provided).
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That’s quite a neat idea. That will be much safer for the client who wishes to use a credit card. I especially like the idea of withholding payment for poor service.
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