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Let’s take a look at when you’ll be charged, how much, and how to locate the fee. What is the Digital Enablement Fee? Mastercard’s Digital Enablement Fee is an assessment charge that Mastercard implemented in January 2015. The fee applies to all “card-not-present” transactions (typically ecommerce sales) including credit and signature debit cards, with the …
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Let’s take a look at what you’ll need to do if you want to accept only one type of card. What is Visa Limited Acceptance? The Visa Limited Acceptance program allows businesses to choose to only accept certain types of Visa cards. As you can see from this excerpt from Visa’s Core Rules, a business …
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What is a BIN? A Bank Identification Number (or BIN) is the first 6 digits of a credit card number. BINs identify the bank that issued the card and help ensure that transactions are routed correctly. Though you might not give them much thought, BINs are an important part of the transaction process. Mastercard offers …
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Stay Informed We’ve updated this article several times and will continue to do so. Follow us on Twitter or Facebook for the latest news. Please let us know in the comments how you’ve been charged this fee. What is a Merchant Location Fee? Mastercard imposes a Merchant Location Fee for each business location that accepts its …
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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 alleges …
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The card brands claim minimal impact on your customer’s checkout process while adding additional protection. But how does it work, and why should you care about the additional protection? Let’s take a look at what using Mastercard SecureCode entails and how it may help or harm your bottom line. What is Mastercard SecureCode? Mastercard SecureCode …
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The suit, which dates back to 2005, accuses the card networks and banks of conspiring to fix interchange fees that businesses pay to process credit and debit cards. The settlement is seen as a victory by many fighting for interchange reform, but at least three plaintiffs in the case feel it doesn’t go far enough. …
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Enhanced Merit 3 is a Mastercard interchange category. Interchange fees are essentially the wholesale cost of credit card processing and generate income for banks that issue credit and debit cards. The word “Enhanced” refers to the type of credit card, and “Merit 3” refers to how the card is accepted and processed. The Enhanced MasterCard …
