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Credit Card Merchant Fees
Visa Account Name Inquiry (ANI) Fee Explained
September 9, 2024
Have you seen the Visa Account Name Inquiry Fee on your monthly merchant processing statement? Wondering what it is and…
How to Spot Padded Assessment Fees in Payment Processing
August 20, 2024
Assessment fees are just part of accepting credit credits. They’re imposed by the card networks and passed through to merchants…
Visa Never Approve Fee Explained
August 5, 2024
If you’re reviewing your monthly processing statement and stumble upon a Visa Never Approve Fee, you might be wondering what…
Visa ISA Fee Explained (International Service Assessment)
July 23, 2024
Wondering why some Visa transactions are more expensive to process than others? There are lots of different factors that impact…
CardConnect Fees and Updates For Payment Processing (2025)
July 20, 2024
Our team here at Merchant Cost Consulting is always monitoring the latest interchange fees from payment processors and card networks…
Toast Credit Card Processing – Rate Increases and Updates (2025)
July 15, 2024
Toast is a restaurant POS (point-of-sale) system. In addition to its POS software, Toast also provides payment processing as an…
American Express Assessment Fees
July 8, 2024
In addition to the interchange fees charged by American Express for each transaction, there are other fees imposed at the…
What is the Visa Base II Transmission Fee?
June 19, 2024
Making sense of the assessment fees on your monthly credit card processing statement can be daunting for any business—especially since…
Amex Card Not Present Fee Explained (Amex CNP Surcharge)
June 17, 2024
Do you see an AMEX CNP FEE or American Express Card Not Present Fee on your merchant account statement? If…
Mastercard KB Transaction Fee Explained
May 20, 2024
Puzzled by the MASTERCARD KB TRAN FEE on your monthly processing statement? You’re not alone. This is just one of…
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