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What Is Tiered Pricing in Credit Card Processing?

Stax

As beneficial as credit card processing is for small businesses, you’ll have to work with a payment service provider and their fees can be tricky to navigate. In payment processing, tiered pricing splits transactions into three types—non-qualified, mid-qualified, and qualified—and charges a different fee for each.

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The Top Payment Processing Metrics and KPIs for Merchants

Clearly Payments

These metrics provide valuable insights into various aspects of payment processing, including transaction volume, customer behavior, and financial health. Transaction Volume (aka Total Sales) Transaction volume is a fundamental metric that measures the total number of transactions processed within a specific timeframe.

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How Much Do Credit Card Companies Charge Merchants?

Stax

This enables them to lower credit card fees for customers who meet certain criteria, such as transaction volume or secure payment history. Viewing these costs individually makes it easier to understand what is contributing to your credit card processing costs and where you may be able to save money.

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HitPay Unveils Single Switch for Cross-Border Payments, Providing Access to 10 Global Real-Time Payment Schemes With Unmatched Flexibility and Cost Savings for Businesses

Fintech Finance

With HitPay, domestic and cross-border merchants can save up to 50% in payment processing fees compared to traditional card schemes, while accessing customers in Asia Pacific (APAC) markets, which make up 39% of the global GDP. HitPay now provides access to 10 key real-time payment schemes for e-commerce and in-person transactions.

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Can an ACH API benefit your organization? 2019 Version

Agile Payments

ACH payments have been around since 1974, and by the end of 2016, the total volume of ACH processing exceeded $40 trillion. The simple fact is that ACH transactions have much lower processing costs than do credit card transactions. ACH payments and disbursements aren’t new.

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Credit Card Surcharges Hurt Your Business—Do This Instead

Synapse Payment Systems

A surcharge on a credit card transaction is an additional fee that businesses can assess to cover processing costs. While most charge based on volume or number of transactions, some processors, like Synapse , charge using a subscription-based model with no hidden fees. What is a Credit Card Surcharge? surcharge).

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APIs Streamline Cross-Border SMB Payments

PYMNTS

This access allows companies such as TranSwap to partner and collaborate with international and regional banks through APIs , and automates data input and processing to allow for direct settlement at partner banks. They may also be expensive or have fees that are hidden and are not transparent to customers.