diff --git a/src/server/plugins/engine/components/PaymentField.ts b/src/server/plugins/engine/components/PaymentField.ts
index e056ffc03..13da5e402 100644
--- a/src/server/plugins/engine/components/PaymentField.ts
+++ b/src/server/plugins/engine/components/PaymentField.ts
@@ -297,7 +297,10 @@ export class PaymentField extends FormComponent {
       )
     }
 
-    const captured = await paymentService.capturePayment(paymentId)
+    const captured = await paymentService.capturePayment(
+      paymentId,
+      status.amount
+    )
 
     if (!captured) {
       throw new PaymentPreAuthError(
diff --git a/src/server/plugins/payment/service.js b/src/server/plugins/payment/service.js
index 67beaf7db..deb3dd1a9 100644
--- a/src/server/plugins/payment/service.js
+++ b/src/server/plugins/payment/service.js
@@ -48,6 +48,14 @@ export class PaymentService {
     })
 
     logger.info(
+      {
+        event: {
+          category: 'payment',
+          action: 'create-payment',
+          outcome: 'success',
+          reference: response.payment_id
+        }
+      },
       `[payment] Created payment and user taken to enter pre-auth details for paymentId=${response.payment_id}`
     )
 
@@ -83,7 +91,16 @@ export class PaymentService {
 
       const state = response.payload.state
       logger.info(
-        `[payment] Got payment status for paymentId=${paymentId}: ${state.status} message:${state.message ?? 'N/A'} code:${state.code ?? 'N/A'}`
+        {
+          event: {
+            category: 'payment',
+            action: 'get-payment-status',
+            outcome: state.status,
+            reason: `${state.code ?? 'N/A'} ${state.message ?? 'N/A'}`,
+            reference: paymentId
+          }
+        },
+        `[payment] Got payment status for paymentId=${paymentId}: status=${state.status}`
       )
 
       return {
@@ -106,9 +123,10 @@ export class PaymentService {
   /**
    * Captures a payment that is in 'capturable' status
    * @param {string} paymentId
+   * @param {number} amount
    * @returns {Promise<boolean>}
    */
-  async capturePayment(paymentId) {
+  async capturePayment(paymentId, amount) {
     try {
       const response = await post(
         `${PAYMENT_BASE_URL}${PAYMENT_ENDPOINT}/${paymentId}/capture`,
@@ -124,6 +142,14 @@ export class PaymentService {
         statusCode === StatusCodes.NO_CONTENT
       ) {
         logger.info(
+          {
+            event: {
+              category: 'payment',
+              action: 'capture-payment',
+              outcome: `success amount=${amount}`,
+              reference: paymentId
+            }
+          },
           `[payment] Successfully captured payment for paymentId=${paymentId}`
         )
         return true
diff --git a/src/server/plugins/payment/service.test.js b/src/server/plugins/payment/service.test.js
index f28018db6..d48d6cba7 100644
--- a/src/server/plugins/payment/service.test.js
+++ b/src/server/plugins/payment/service.test.js
@@ -154,7 +154,10 @@ describe('payment service', () => {
         error: undefined
       })
 
-      const captureResult = await service.capturePayment('payment-id-12345')
+      const captureResult = await service.capturePayment(
+        'payment-id-12345',
+        100
+      )
       expect(captureResult).toBe(true)
     })
 
@@ -169,7 +172,10 @@ describe('payment service', () => {
         error: undefined
       })
 
-      const captureResult = await service.capturePayment('payment-id-12345')
+      const captureResult = await service.capturePayment(
+        'payment-id-12345',
+        100
+      )
       expect(captureResult).toBe(true)
     })
 
@@ -184,7 +190,10 @@ describe('payment service', () => {
         error: undefined
       })
 
-      const captureResult = await service.capturePayment('payment-id-12345')
+      const captureResult = await service.capturePayment(
+        'payment-id-12345',
+        100
+      )
       expect(captureResult).toBe(false)
     })
 
@@ -194,7 +203,7 @@ describe('payment service', () => {
         .mockRejectedValueOnce(new Error('internal capture error'))
 
       await expect(() =>
-        service.capturePayment('payment-id-12345')
+        service.capturePayment('payment-id-12345', 100)
       ).rejects.toThrow('internal capture error')
     })
   })