In the past, American Express was the most expensive credit card to accept; a reputation that it hasn’t shaken despite introducing a new pricing structure to bring costs more in line with other card brands.
Tiered merchant account pricing is currently the most common form of pricing for credit card processing services. Tiered pricing is opaque, expensive and is the vehicle for many of the hidden fees that plague the credit card processing industry.
Are you looking at your credit card processing statement every month while banging your head against the wall trying to figure out how to lower your non-qualified credit card processing fees?
Interchange pass through pricing is a form of credit card processing pricing that allows the actual cost of processing (interchange fees & assessments) to be passed directly to your business.
Tiered pricing or interchange plus? How do you know what’s best for your business?
Interchange plus pricing is a credit card processing pricing structure that separates the components of processing, costs allowing for transparent reporting and interchange optimization.
Subscription or membership flat rate merchant accounts are one option for businesses that want to take credit cards. A subscription pricing model is one in which a credit card processing company charges a fixed cost instead of a percentage of your sales.
