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Founded in 2013 by Stanford students, DoorDash has grown to be in over 800 cities and boasts over 200,000 local drivers. With a reach like that, it has the potential to significantly help your business by handling deliveries so you don’t have to. How Your Restaurant Would Use It While many delivery apps function similarly, …
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There are interchange rates for all Discover card types, including debit, credit, international, and commercial cards. The fee varies by entry method (in-person, keyed, or recurring) as well. In this article, we’ll include the interchange rates grouped by card type. What are interchange fees? Interchange fees are the portion of your total credit card processing …
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Every time you accept a credit card at your business, you’re charged a fee. Part of that fee comes from interchange, but there are hundreds of interchange categories. Each transaction has a “target” interchange category (and associated cost) that a transaction should qualify for if basic requirements are met. However, if those requirements aren’t met …
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The truth is, how much you can save depends on what you’re paying now and how much of that is negotiable. Unfortunately, not all processing costs can be lowered. That said, we’ve found that switching from Dentrix to a processor through a CardFellow membership results in significant savings – often more than 40%. For some …
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There are a few important considerations. Here are things to keep in mind about Stripe chargeback protection: The chargeback protection program costs 0.40% per transaction. That’s not exactly cheap. Not all chargebacks are eligible. In fact, quite a few types are ineligible. “Risky” transactions will require use of 3D Secure anti-fraud tools. 3D Secure already …
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SecureCode is Mastercard’s “3D Secure” technology solution. It’s designed to help prevent fraud and unauthorized purchases by adding a layer of customer authentication. Unfortunately, 3D Secure is not very common in the United States. However, properly implementing it can benefit your business not only in terms of reduced fraud, but also by lowering your interchange …
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First of all, I’m referring to the lawsuit formally named In Re Payment Card Interchange Fee and Merchant Discount Antitrust Litigation. You may also see it called the Payment Card Interchange Fee Settlement, which should be the return address. It’s a good idea to verify that any paperwork you’ve received matches this information. Unfortunately, there …
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Specifically, Mastercard does not have a restaurant-specific category for basic consumer credit cards. However, it does have restaurant-specific categories for consumer “rewards” cards, debit cards, and prepaid cards. In this article, we’ll take a look at the credit card rates for restaurants that accept Mastercard. Looking for a more general explanation of credit card processing …
