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How are Interchange Fees Calculated?

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Security technology Additional security measures like EMV chip cards and contactless payments can both influence interchange fees. Since EMV chip transactions are harder to counterfeit, they often come with lower fees than traditional magnetic stripe payments. One way to do this is to encourage card-present transactions. Contact us

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Free Credit Card Machine = An Expensive Proposition

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Multiply this scenario by five years, and the free terminal that Business B received actually costs a total $5,700 ($95 in excessive fees * 60 months = $5,700). The appeal of free machines and becoming EMV compliant at the same time was temping to many, but remember, it may cost you.

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EMV Chip Cards: What You Need to Know About PIN or Signature Cards and How They Work

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EMV (Europay, Mastercard, and Visa) chip card use has continued to expand in use since its tumultuous rollout in 2015. The EMV standard has now become a global standard for cards equipped with computer chips and the technology used to authenticate chip-card transactions. The chip does not affect the price of processing payments.

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How One Small Business Saved $10,000 a Year on Payment Processing

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Analyzing Payment Processing Costs Many business owners assume they are paying lower fees than they actually are. The effective rate is the total processing cost divided by total sales volume and is the true measure of what a business is paying. We’ve seen some merchants pay 10%.

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What Is Tiered Pricing in Credit Card Processing?

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Another important benefit of the tiered pricing plan is that it helps businesses keep credit card processing costs low as they can choose the pricing model that best suits the transaction type most common in their business. Also, as their needs change, businesses can negotiate different terms to maximize profitability.

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Everything You Need to Know About Credit Card Processing

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It’s important for small business owners like yourself to understand the pricing plans offered by various credit card processors (or merchant service providers) in the market, so you can compare their processing costs before you decide who to sign up with. Chips uniquely encrypt the card information each time it is used.

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The Price of Convenience: Is There Such a Thing as Free Credit Card Processing?

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In this post, we’ll explore what surcharging entails and how it helps you tap into zero percent credit card processing. TL;DR Surcharging is a method for businesses to offset credit card processing costs by passing them on to customers. This way, the business can recover the fees that would otherwise chip away at their margins.