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Credit Card Merchant Fees
Mastercard Transaction Processing Excellence Fee Program
October 21, 2025
If you’re looking through your monthly processing statement and notice line items related to Mastercard’s Transaction Processing Excellence Fee (or…
Visa Interchange Rates (2025)
October 17, 2025
Visa is one of the most commonly accepted credit cards in the globe. Cardholders view Visa as a safe and…
Mastercard Interchange Rates (2025)
October 11, 2025
Mastercard is one of the four major credit card networks. Each Mastercard transaction processed by a merchant is assessed with…
Analytics Reputation Management Fee – Legit or Junk?
October 6, 2025
If your business processes credit cards through Global Payments or one of Global’s subsidiaries, there’s a good chance you’ve seen…
Fiserv Credit Card Processing Fees and Updates (2025)
October 4, 2025
FISERV regularly updates its interchange fees for credit and debit card processing. Our team at Merchant Cost Consulting keeps a close…
Heartland Payments Rate Increases, Fees, and Updates — 2025
September 29, 2025
Our team is constantly on the lookout for notices, important messages, and rate updates for all major credit card processing…
Random Fees on Merchant Processing Statement? What to Do
September 24, 2025
Trying to make sense of your credit card processing statement can be frustrating. Between the industry jargon, multiple pages of…
Worldpay Rate Increases, Fees, and Updates (2025)
September 21, 2025
Worldpay commonly sends notices to customers about new processing rate increases, changes, and noteworthy updates. Here at Merchant Cost Consulting, we…
Visa Authorization Misuse Fee Explained (Misuse of Auth Fee)
September 11, 2025
If you’ve spotted a “Visa Authorization Misuse Fee” or “Visa Misuse Fee” on your monthly processing statement, you’re probably wondering…
Global Payments Integrated Rate Increases, Fees, and Updates — 2025
September 6, 2025
Global Payments Integrated regularly sends notices related to fee increases and other important statements to customers. Our team here at…
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