# 2.4 Payments & Intent Authorization

Payments are not special in PTERI — they are **authenticated actions**.

A payment intent includes:

* Amount
* Destination
* Network
* Optional privacy parameters

The wallet signs the *exact intent*.

#### What this guarantees

* The payment was authorized
* The parameters were not altered
* The intent cannot be replayed
* The action is non-repudiable

There is no separation between:

* Identity
* Intent
* Authorization

They are bound in a single cryptographic proof.

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