How do I process an EBT transaction?

Eligible Elavon merchants can now accept Electronic Benefit Transaction (EBT) payments. EBT merchants can process transactions for EBT Food Stamp, EBT Cash Benefits, EBT Voucher, and EBT Balance Inquiry.

EBT Cash Benefit

Enter Txn Amount → Select EBT Cash Benefit → Allow customer to choose “Cashback” option → Display new amount including cashback amount (if applicable) → Swipe (or Manual Entry) → Prompt for Customer Screen PIN Entry → Customer selects receipt

EBT Food Stamp

Enter Txn Amount → Select Food Stamp → Swipe (or Manual Entry) → Prompt for Customer Screen PIN Entry → Receipt prompts

EBT Food Stamp Refund

Select Non-Reference Refund from dropdown → Select EBT FS → Swipe → Prompt for Customer Screen PIN Entry → Receipt prompts

EBT Voucher Clear

If the network is down, a merchant will collect EBT card information and enter it later manually with EBT Voucher.

Enter Txn Amount → Select EBT Voucher - Sale → Select Manual Entry → Customer Enters Card Number and Expiration Date → Manually Enter Voucher # from Voucher Slip → Input the Auth Code (alpha-numeric) provided from Voice Auth Center → Receipt Prompts

EBT Voucher Refund

Select Non-Reference Refund from dropdown → Select EBT FS → Customer Enters Card Number and Expiration Date → Manually Enter Voucher # from Voucher Slip → Input the Auth Code (alpha-numeric) provided from Voice Auth Center → Select Refund → Receipt Prompts

EBT Balance Inquiry

Select Balance Inquiry (left drop-down) → Select EBT Cash or EBT FS (right drop down) → Swipe Card → Prompt for Customer Screen PIN Entry → Customer selects receipt option