Let’s take a look at what Bitcoin is, how you can accept it, and whether you should consider taking it at your business. What is Bitcoin? Bitcoin is a cryptocurrency. The term sounds cloak-and-daggerish, but it refers to a digital currency designed to exchange information via encryption techniques. There is no physical coin in a Bitcoin. ...

Note: As of spring 2025, Visa has made changes to the EIRF downgrade category. While EIRF still applies to debit and prepaid card transactions, it has been replaced by the "Non-Qualified" category for consumer credit. You can read more about that in our article Visa Non-Qualified Interchange. In credit card processing, interchange downgrades occ...

CPS Supermarket is the first part of several interchange categories that determine the fees a supermarket will pay for accepting debit or prepaid cards. There are CPS Supermarket categories for in-person debit and prepaid card transactions. There are no “card not present” categories. Additionally, there are no CPS supermarket categories for credit ...

Note: As of summer 2023, the Retail 2 Card Present interchange category is no longer listed in Visa's published interchange table. We're leaving this article here for historical purposes, but it will not longer be updated, as Visa is not using the Retail 2 Card Present category anymore. At this time, Retail 2 Card Not Present is still in use for de...

Note: As of 2023, Visa is no longer using Signature Preferred Card Not Present as an interchange category itself, and it is no longer listed in the published interchange schedule. We're leaving this article for historical purposes, but will not be updating it since this category no longer exists as named.   Interchange rate & fee: 2.40% ...

Historically, this interchange category applied to credit cards as well. As of 2023, there are no CPS Retail 2 Card Not Present interchange categories for credit cards; it only applies to debit and prepaid cards, as follows. Interchange rate & fee (debit): 0.65% + $0.15*, with a $2.00 cap. Interchange rate & fee (prepaid): 0.65% + $0.15, ...

Historically, Visa had categories for CPS Restaurant that applied to credit cards. However, as of 2023, none of those categories are listed in Visa's interchange tables. Only CPS restaurant for debit and prepaid cards remain. Let’s take a look at when the different categories apply, the costs, and other categories you might see as a restaurant o...

In the past, the category had subcategories for credit, debit, and prepaid cards. As of 2023, there are only subcategories for debit and prepaid cards. Interchange rate & fee (debit): 1.55% + $0.04* Interchange rate & fee (prepaid): 1.60% + $0.05 *Note that this fee only applies to unregulated debit transactions. Regulated debit transact...