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A Guide To Understanding Merchant Account Rates & Fees
By: Bobi Michaelson
By understanding the true costs associated with merchant account pricing, you can make an educated decision as to which merchant account is really best for your needs.
You have opened your business and realize that accepting credit cards will increase your sales dramatically. It is now time to choose the merchant account that will be best for you.
You’ve received emails, postcards and have surfed the Internet and have seen some great promotions. Which of these merchant account providers will give you a good deal? Before signing any merchant account agreement it is important to understand all of the rates and fees that will be associated with your account.
Qualified Discount Rate – This is the percentage that will be charge on all of your credit card sales.
Swiped credit cards will have a lower discount rate due to the fact that the cardholder is present and the risk is lower.
Keyed credit cards will have a higher discount rate due to the fact that there is more risk involved in accepting the credit card due to the fact that the cardholder is not present.
Mid & Non-Qualified Surcharge – These surcharges are very important to understand, as some Visa/Mastercard transactions will have an additional surcharge applied to the qualified discount rate.
Mid-Qualified Surcharge applies to swiped merchants only. When a credit card is swiped and the magnetic strip cannot be read in the terminal, you will key in the transaction. When you have a telephone order, mail order or Internet order, you will key in the transaction. A surcharge will be applied to the transaction. In other words, if your qualified rate is 1.66% and your Mid-Qualified surcharge is .85%, you will pay 1.66% + .85% = 2.51% for that transaction.
Non-Qualified Surcharge applies to both swiped and keyed merchants. Whenever a corporate or foreign card is used, or you do not utili....[MORE]
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