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Credit Card Processing

Average Credit Card Processing Fees

Ben Dwyer
by Ben Dwyer

What your business pays in processing fees depends on a number of factors, including your industry, the type of card, how you accept cards, if you take PIN or signature debit, and more. It also depends on whether you have a CardFellow wholesale credit card processing membership or if you obtained your merchant account outside […]

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We get this question a lot here at CardFellow: “What’s the average credit card processing fee for a [insert your business type here] business?” There are easy answers to this question, and then there are the right answers.

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Credit Card Processing

Daily Vs. Monthly Discount Cost

Ben Dwyer
by Ben Dwyer

Some processors only offer daily discounting, while others offer a choice. If you open a merchant account that lets you choose, monthly discount is usually the better option. Let’s look at the differences between daily and monthly discount. Difference Between Daily and Monthly Discount Monthly Discount Easier to Reconcile, Better Cash Flow Daily Discount Harder […]

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Daily and monthly discount refer to when a credit card processor deducts fees from your business checking account for processing your credit card transactions. There’s a big difference between the two, so give careful thought to which method is best for your business.

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Credit Card Processing

Interchange Pass Through Pricing

Ben Dwyer
by Ben Dwyer

The benefits of interchange pass through (often called interchange plus) are transparency and lower costs when compared to bundled or tiered pricing models. It’s safe to say that pass through pricing allows your business to get the best credit card processing fees, which is why it’s the only form of pricing we allow processors to […]

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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.

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Credit Card Processing

5 Great Ways to Get Ripped Off by Credit Card Processors

Ben Dwyer
by Ben Dwyer

1 – Get bundled pricing. Bundled pricing is what you want if you’re a fan of hidden surcharges and paying (way) too much for credit card processing. Ready to get ripped off by credit card processors? Go for bundled (also called tiered) pricing. Type the term “credit card processing” into your favorite search engine and […]

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We’re always talking about how to lower credit card processing fees. In this post, we’ll take a break from the norm to discuss five sure-fire ways to get ripped off by credit card processors.

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Credit Card Processing, News

The Dodd Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act Financial Reform and Your Business

Ben Dwyer
by Ben Dwyer

Within that, a relatively small portion of the act – the “Durbin Amendment” – has made decisive and controversial changes in the way debit cards are processed. These changes were meant to lower the financial burden on businesses, though that has not always been the case. What is Interchange? Changes in the Durbin Amendment Passing […]

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The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, enacted in response to the late-2000s recession, contains the most comprehensive set of changes to financial regulation in the United States since the Great Depression.

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Press Releases

Many Processors will Profit from Durbin Fee Reductions

Ben Dwyer
by Ben Dwyer

Leading credit card processing comparison Website CardFellow.com is cautioning merchants that they may not benefit from reduced interchange fees proposed by the Durbin Amendment. The online marketplace is advising merchants to switch to a credit card processor that…

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Leading credit card processing comparison Website CardFellow.com is cautioning merchants that they may not benefit from reduced interchange fees proposed by the Durbin Amendment. The online marketplace is advising merchants to switch to a credit card processor that offers interchange plus pricing.

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Credit Card Processing

Credit Card Processing: How it Works

Ben Dwyer
by Ben Dwyer

Knowing the lay of the land will help you better identify how to get the best processing solution. Once you’re done reading this article, check out our more detailed breakdown of where credit card processing fees come from. For now, let’s dive in to how credit card processing works. Key Players Cardholder Merchant (Business) Acquiring […]

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It isn’t necessary to have intimate knowledge of the inner-workings of the bankcard system in order to find the best credit card processor. But, it’s a good idea to have a general understanding of how credit card processing works because fees are incurred at various stages of the system.

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Credit Card Processing

Issuing Banks: Where does your money go?

Ben Dwyer
by Ben Dwyer

It’s not really as simple as that, though. In actuality, a variety of entities are working behind the scenes, and it’s the card-issuing bank that ends up taking the largest piece of the pie. The more you know about what affects your business, the better armed you are to improve your position in the market […]

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If your business charges credit cards, you pay fees. This seems straightforward enough on its surface — you might assume it’s as uncomplicated as Visa or MasterCard taking a cut of your sales.

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