The CurrentC Shutdown and What It Means For You
CurrentC was initially rolled out in a beta pilot program in Columbus, Ohio on September 15, 2015. A nationwide rollout was planned for 2016 but was canceled as the organization looks at other growth methods. Merchants who accepted CurrentC should inform customers that it's no longer available. However, other forms of mobile payments are still a...
Home Depot Lawsuit Against Visa and Mastercard
Wal-Mart filed a similar suit against Visa in May. The Security Problem According to Home Depot Home Depot accuses Visa and Mastercard of being more concerned with protecting their “inflated profits and dominant market positions” than in the security of payment cards used by consumers and “the health of the United States economy.” It allege...
TSYS Card Compromise Assistance Plan
In response to this threat that can cripple or virtually destroy any retail business, Total System Services, Inc. (also known as TSYS) created a Credit Card Compromise Assistance Plan (C-CAP). This service can ease the financial risk and reassure business owners who accept credit cards at their retail locations and online. C-CAP protects them from...
Quick Chip to Help Speed Up EMV Transactions
Unlike magnetic stripe cards, chip cards inserted into the reader must stay there until the transaction is complete. In some cases, customers wait 15 seconds or longer for the authorization to go through once the cashier has hit the appropriate payment button. This creates a lot of friction, slowing the checkout process, increasing wait time in lin...
CardPointe by CardConnect
In July of 2016, businesses may have noticed a new fee on statements: the CardPointe fee. Charged by CardConnect, the CardPointe fee is a monthly charge that may be added to existing processing fees. What is it, does it affect you, and what are your options? Let’s take a look. What is the CardPointe fee? Popular payment provider CardConn...
Square's Transaction Fees and Equipment Leasing
In 2019, Square did away with its 2.75% rate in favor of 2.6% + 10 cents per transaction. Additionally, the company is now offering equipment leases, a practice that we generally advise against here at CardFellow. Read on to see what these Square fees mean, and what the leasing is all about. Square’s Per-Transaction Fee “Per-transaction ...
Walmart Sues Visa: Who's Right?
Update - in November 2017, Walmart and Visa announced that they are settling the lawsuits. Details of the settlement have not been made public, though Visa made a public announcement that they're pleased with the settlement decision. We're leaving the rest of this article for historical purposes. Setting the Stage: PIN vs. Signature The la...
Visa Corporate Card Level II Data Rate (Commercial Level II)
Note that in the past, Visa has had two categories for commercial level 2 cards - one for corporate cards and one for purchasing cards. As of 2023, Visa's published interchange table shows one consolidated category - commercial level II. Interchange rate & fee: 2.50% + $0.10 Also known as: US CORP L2 Commercial Level II (also known as US COR...
