Credit Card Processing

Mastercard Acquirer Program Support Fee

Ellen Cunningham
by Ellen Cunningham

Essentially, it applies under the same circumstances as the Cross Border Fee (domestic). One or both fees can apply to the same transaction. Mastercard currently sets the APSF at 0.85%. Assessment Fees Acquirer Program Support Fee Locating the Fee on Processing Statements Finding the Lowest Cost Credit Card Processor Assessment Fees A non-negotiable component of…

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Mastercard’s Acquirer Program Support Fee is an assessment fee for accepting Mastercards that were issued outside of the United States.

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Accounting and Finance, ecommerce

What is Affirm? Understanding Purchase Financing

Brian Penny
by Brian Penny

Affirm is one of the new wave of companies offering point of sale loans to finance purchases. Retailers like ticketing service Eventbrite, retailers Wayfair and Casper, and travel site Expedia offer point of sale financing. Essentially, when a consumer checks out on a website, they have the option of paying by taking out a loan…

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Affirm loans are a short-term loan option for financing purchases at the time of sale, with a simple application and no hard credit check.

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Credit Card Processing

Switch: Automatic Card Updating for Businesses

Paul Maplesden
by Paul Maplesden

If consumers don’t update their details, it becomes very difficult for businesses to collect payment. This is especially true of online businesses and subscription services, where the card is not present. Without valid card details, requests for payment will be denied and chasing down consumers can be time-consuming and expensive. If you’ve already granted access…

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Every time a new card is issued, the information and security credentials change slightly. Whether it’s the card number, expiration date, or the card security code, these differences matter.

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Credit Card Processing

What is PIN on Glass for Debit Card Processing?

Ellen Cunningham
by Ellen Cunningham

Let’s look at the pros and cons of PIN on glass and what you need to know if you’re considering using for PIN debit card acceptance at your business. What is PIN on glass? Pros and Cons Saving Money with PIN Debit Who is PIN on glass good for? Alternatives to PIN on Glass What…

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Businesses that accept debit cards but don’t have a PIN pad for customers to enter PINs may soon have a way around it: PIN on glass. The technology would allow for secure PIN entry on consumer mobile devices, such as smartphones and tablets.

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Credit Card Processing

Mastercard Acquirer License Fee

Ellen Cunningham
by Ellen Cunningham

Assessment Fees Acquirer License Fee (ALF) Locating the Acquirer License Fee on Statements Lowering Credit Card Processing Costs Assessment Fees As part of credit card processing costs, the credit card company sets the pricing themselves. Assessment fees apply to all business types and your credit card processor passes those charges to you. The Acquirer License…

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The “Acquirer License Fee” (ALF) is a Mastercard assessment fee that gets passed to businesses as part of the cost of credit card processing. The fee varies, but is often listed explicitly on processing statements. Let’s take a closer look at the fee and when it will be charged.

Mastercard Location Fee

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Credit Card Processing

Kilobyte Access Fee (Visa and Mastercard)

Ellen Cunningham
by Ellen Cunningham

Assessment Fees Kilobyte Access Fee Locating the KB Fee on Your Processing Statement Lowering Processing Costs Assessment Fees Both Visa and Mastercard charge assessment fees as a way to make money from credit card transactions. Assessment fees are typically small (often fractions of a penny) but multiple assessment fees can apply to the same transaction….

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Visa and Mastercard both charge a Kilobyte Access Fee as one of their assessment fees for credit card processing. As of 2018, Visa’s fee is set at $0.0047 while Mastercard’s is $0.0044. The fee is charged for each authorization transaction submitted to the card network for settlement. Let’s look at what that means and how to determine your costs for the Kilobyte Access Fee.

Mastercard Location Fee

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Credit Card Processing, ecommerce

Mastercard’s AVS Fee

Ellen Cunningham
by Ellen Cunningham

As of 2018, Mastercard set the AVS card-present fee at $0.005 and the AVS card-not-present fee at $0.01. Mastercard Assessment Fees AVS Fee Scenarios Locating the AVS Fee on Processing Statements Lowering Your Processing Costs Mastercard Assessment Fees There are a few different types of fees for credit card processing. Assessment fees are fees that…

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There are actually two ‘versions’ of the Mastercard AVS Fee: Card-present and card-not-present. The fee is charged when your business utilizes the Address Verification Service to check that the address provided by a cardholder matches the address on file with the credit card company.

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Credit Card Processing, News

All Four Major Credit Cards to Go Signature-Free

Brian Hassan
by Brian Hassan

What does it mean that all four major credit card companies are set to go signature free? The paradigm shift has been prompted by recent leaps in credit card security and fraud protection, along with consumer trends such as the rise of mobile payments technology (e.g., Apple Pay), and of course the rapidly becoming ubiquitous…

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By April 2018, purchasing by signature will be a thing of the past. Like dominoes falling one after another, the four major credit cards are letting go of the requirement for cardholders to provide a signature for purchases when using a chip-enabled card.

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