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Payment Processing Industry News – April 2024
Payment Processing Industry News - April 2024 We pride ourselves on providing our readers with all of the biggest headlines in the payments space. From rate increases to mergers, acquisitions, and other headlines, we’re always trying to keep you informed about the...
Visa Digital Commerce Service Fee Explained (2024)
Visa Digital Commerce Service Fee Visa introduced the Digital Commerce Service fee in October of 2023. As a result, many merchants are noticing this new charge on their monthly processing statements and wondering where it came from. We’ll break down everything you...
Mastercard MC Digital Enablement Fee: What it is and How Much it Costs (2024)
Mastercard MC Digital Enablement Fee: What it is and How Much it Costs (2024) If your business accepts credit cards, there are dozens of different charges that you could find on your monthly statement every month—many of which are hard to understand. One fee that we...
The Real Winners of the Visa/Mastercard Interchange Settlement
The Real Winners of the Visa/Mastercard Interchange Settlement Like many of you, I’ve been keeping a close eye on the Visa/Mastercard interchange settlement—as it’s arguably the year’s biggest story in the world of payments. After years of litigation, these two card...
Visa FANF Fee Explained (2024)
Visa FANF Fee Explained (2024) Credit card processing statements are tough to understand, especially to the untrained eye. But if you noticed a Visa FANF fee on your monthly statement and you don’t know what it is, you’ve come to the right place. This guide explains...
Fiserv Credit Card Processing Fees and Updates (2024)
Fiserv Credit Card Processing Fees & Updates (2024) Last Updated 4/15/2024 FISERV regularly updates its interchange fees for credit and debit card processing. Our team at Merchant Cost Consulting keeps a close eye on those updates and publishes them for our...
Bluefin Processing Rates, Increases, and Updates (2024)
Bluefin Processing Rates, Increases, and Updates (2024) Bluefin is an integrated payments solution that was founded in 2007. They provide a range of encryption and tokenization technologies to process payment data across different environments—including in-person...
Biggest Credit Card Scams to Look Out For in 2024
Biggest Credit Card Scams to Look Out For in 2024 Credit card scams continue getting more and more sophisticated every year. In fact, there’s a 46% year-over-year increase in fraudulent credit card transactions, which is why the US alone will experience over $12.5...
9 Signs You’re Overpaying For Credit Card Processing
9 Signs You're Overpaying For Credit Card Processing The cost of accepting credit card payments is higher than most people realize. Depending on your volume, you could be paying tens of thousands or upwards of hundreds of thousands every year just to accept plastic. ...
Visa/Mastercard Interchange Fee Settlement: Everything You Need to Know
Visa/Mastercard Interchange Fee Settlement: Everything You Need to Know Disclosure: This page is for informational purposes only and is NOT legal advice. We are just presenting facts associated with the settlement, and we are in no way making suggestions or...
Recent Posts
Payment Processing Industry News – April 2024April 26, 2024- Visa Digital Commerce Service Fee Explained (2024)April 25, 2024
- Mastercard MC Digital Enablement Fee: What it is and How Much it Costs (2024)April 20, 2024
- The Real Winners of the Visa/Mastercard Interchange SettlementApril 19, 2024
- Visa FANF Fee Explained (2024)April 18, 2024
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