Credit Card Processing
What is a Good Interchange Plus Rate?
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Getting a low interchange plus rate is important, but the rate is just a drop in the bucket.
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Credit Card Processing
Sam’s Club Merchant Account Services – Buyer Beware!
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Not too long ago, CardFellow posted an evaluation of Costco merchant accounts that found Costco’s service to be very disappointing. Undeterred, I decided to take a look at the merchant services offered by Sam’s Club to see if Costco’s big-box competitor fares any better. As it turns out, Sam’s Club Merchant Services uses the same …
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Credit Card Processing
Visa Base II Fee or Settlement Network Access Fee
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Visa charges a number of different fees, called assessment fees. Every time you accept a Visa card, assessments apply. The Base II fee, or settlement network access fee, is one of those assessment fees. As of 2018, Visa sets the Base II fee at $0.0025. What is Visa Base I and Base II? Visa’s processing …
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Credit Card Processing
101 Credit Card Processing Tips
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101 credit card processing tips may seem like a lot, but the more you know the better equipped you will be to avoid pitfalls. The benefits of CardFellow also become more apparent as you learn how credit card processing *really* works.
Credit Card Processing
Visa International Service Assessment (ISA)
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The International Service Assessment (ISA) fee only applies in situations where a US-based business accepts a Visa card issued by a non-US Bank. If you take card payments from foreign visitors in person or accept foreign transactions online, you may see the ISA fee as part of your processing costs. Visa’s Assessment Fees The ISA …
Credit Card Processing
Credit Card Processing Bait and Switch
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Knowing how to spot bait-and-switch pricing will save time and money.
Credit Card Processing
Pivotal Payments’ Cancellation Fee & Auto Renewing Contract
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Note: Pivotal Payments has changed its name and goes by Nuvei. It’s possible that the new company does not engage in the same practices noted in this article. We’re leaving it here for historical purposes, but will no longer be updating it. If it turns out that Nuvei utilizes the same practices, we will create …
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Credit Card Processing
Small Tickets – The Durbin Downside
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How are businesses with small tickets an unexpected (or expected, depending on whom you ask) casualty of the Durbin Amendment? Let’s take a look. Interchange is Complicated The fees that businesses pay to process a credit or debit card transaction are called interchange fees. An interchange fee generally consists of a percentage and flat transaction …