Written by Craig Peterson, Vice President of Business Development for TenderCard
The gift card industry continues to grow at very fast pace, more than doubling in less than 3 years. Gift cards have replaced the old paper gift certificate. Gift card companies are now creating programs that cater to the small to medium size [...]
By John Robinson, of Cocard Synergy
For the remainder of this discussion, I’ll discuss interchange fees and then a little about the fees to the merchant account provider. The assessment fees paid to the associations, both being small and not negotiable, can wait for another day.
Interchange fees usually make up roughly 80% of the fees you [...]
Accept Pin Debit
This means having a pin pad for your clients to enter their PIN number when they use their debit card. These transactions normally have a flat rate per transaction. Let’s compare the fees paid between a normal credit card transaction and a PIN-based one:
Transaction Amount: $150
Credit card rate: 1.85% + $.10
Credit [...]
