Do You Know Hidden Credit Card Processing Costs?

By Author: Patrick Daniel
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The only thing constant in this world is change, and with the rapid technological changes happening and the requirement to go digital has become the need of the hour. You can be a novice or an old timer merchant in your industry, to sustain we have to adapt to the changes.

This is the place where we Radiant Pay step in, we provide our clients with up to date services by keeping up with the new technological advancement. Before selecting any processing service provider you should know what you are getting into. Below are the different fees or charges which come into the pictures that a merchant should be aware of:

Merchant Discount Rate
A merchant is charged to process debit or credit card payment transactions. One shouldn't not consider this charge because you compulsorily have to comply with those and can affect the end profit margin. These rates typically range between 1% - 3%.
Interchange fees
This fee is paid to the card issuing bank by a merchant with every credit and debit card transaction. The rate at which fees are supposed to be paid is not fixed and revised at regular intervals of ...
... time. The rates are different for debit card and credit card and on every financial transaction it is charged respectively.
Assessment/Service Fee
It is charged depending upon the total number of monthly sale transactions. This fee is paid to the credit card networks. It usually is a small percentage but is affected by factors like your monthly sales volume or risk involved.
Mark up fee/processing fee
As the name suggests, it is the fee charged for covering the cost of processing by credit card processing companies. It changes depending upon the plan chosen.
Chargeback Fee
It is the fee charged by acquiring banks to cover the administrative expenses incurred when processing the chargeback. A credit card chargeback occurs when the cardholder disputes a previous credit card charge and wants to nullify the sales transaction. Essentially the customer asks the card issuing bank to return those funds to the customer’s bank account.
It is the charge which is pressed by acquiring banks to cover administrative expenses which were incurred while processing chargeback.

It might seem chaotic but Radiant Pay has a wide range of solutions and services for seamless operation and will add value to your business