We’re also including “CPS Passenger Transport” (such as airlines, cruises, and railways) interchange categories in this article. The reason is that all of these industries fall under “travel and entertainment” and many have the same requirements and rates despite the different business types. These categories only apply to “card present” transactions, but apply to all…

For the purposes of interchange, “international” cards are credit and debit cards issued by a bank located outside of the United States. Visa also sometimes refers to the cards and interchange as “interregional” instead of international. These categories apply to both international credit and debit cards in a “card not present” (CNP) transaction. They do…

Interchange fees make up the bulk of total credit card processing costs. The specific interchange category that will apply to any given transaction depends on the card type and other factors. These international card present categories refer to credit cards issued outside the United States, but used in-person at a U.S. business. Many U.S. businesses…

Providing level 2 / level 3 data can make a business eligible for enhanced data interchange categories, which carry lower rates and fees than non-enhanced categories. Enhanced data is only available for certain types of commercial card transactions, or B2B payments. It does not apply to consumer transactions. B2B processing and enhanced data are specialty…

These categories do not represent the lower rates available for enhanced data, which we’ll also explain in this article. Additionally, these categories only apply to commercial credit cards. They do not apply to commercial debit and prepaid cards, nor to consumer cards of any type. Commercial Credit Card Not Present Interchange Rates Corporate Credit Card…

Sometimes abbreviated “CNP,” card not present refers to any method of accepting a card where the card isn’t swiped, dipped, or tapped to a card terminal. It can include online payments (such as electronic invoices or online shopping carts / checkouts) as well as “keyed” cards where you enter the card details into a secure…

When accepting a credit card, there will be a “target” interchange category for each transaction. But if the transaction doesn’t meet the requirements for that category, it will “downgrade” to a more expensive category. For commercial credit cards, “Standard” is that downgrade. The Commercial Standard downgrade category applies to all commercial cards, including business, corporate,…

You may also see these categories referred to as “interregional” debit. These rates do not apply to international credit cards, which have their own categories. They also do not apply to “card-not-present” transactions of any kind – debit or credit. International Card Present Debit Rates What is regulated debit? International Card Present Debit Criteria Interregional…