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- Credit Card Transaction Fees
- Credit Card Fee Increases
- How to Lower Processing Fees
- Understanding Payment Processing and ‘Middlemen’
- Understanding Surcharge and Billbacks
- Understanding Secure Transactions
- Understanding Fraud and Transaction Monitoring
- Understanding Equipment Costs
What are Heartland’s processing fees?
Heartland charges fees for: 1. Interchange processing costs as they move through the credit card authorization network. These fees may show up on your statement as: 1.1. Discount fee: This fee is what Heartland charges to a merchant for passthrough payment processing services to debit and credit card companies. 1.2. Transaction fee: This fee is for the attempt at running a transaction for passthrough payment processing services to debit and credit card companies. 2. Monthly vs. daily discount...
What’s included in processing fees?
Your total processing costs will vary based on many factors unique to your business. But at Heartland — and in general — you can expect your processing fees to include: 1. Interchange fees (that go to the credit card brands and card issuers— usually the bulk of what you pay) 2. Merchant service fees (for the ability to access the authorization network necessary for processing transactions and for value-added services like PCI compliance assistance, EMV capabilities, etc.)
Can I calculate estimated payment processing fees?
Technically, yes — but it’s not easy. Credit card brands usually include their interchange rates on their websites. For business owners that use interchange-plus processing, you’d have to really dig into your merchant statementsto know what card types you’re accepting most and try to forecast what you’re likely to accept. It’s a lot of work that may or may not yield the results you’re looking for. For flat-rate processing, you’d look to your statements to know what cards you accept most, esti...
How often do markup fees change?
Credit card processors can add fees to the base cost of interchange at their discretion and can change their markup fees at any time. But typically, you may see increases or changes when the banks and card brands adjust their rates one to two times per year. Heartland values transparency. Our billing statementsclearly show what you’re paying — and for interchange-plus customers, you can see what’s going to Heartland and what goes to credit card brands. Our customer care team is available 24/7...
How can you reduce your processing costs from markup fees?
Keep in mind that every processor will charge fees for the services they provide — and some will charge markups, even if they use a flat-rate pricing model. That said, one of the biggest ways to limit processing costs is to do your homework when selecting a payment processor. Asking “Do you have hidden fees?” or “Do you pad interchange?” are some of the most important questions to ask credit card processing companies when you’re evaluating whether they’re right for you. Remember, payment proc...
How can I lower my payment processing fee?
You can lower your payment processing feesby following processing best practices to lower your interchange — these may differ based on whether you use interchange plus, flat rate or another processing rate structure. These can include: 1. Accept debit cardswhen possible 2. Prioritize card-present transactions, limit in-store card not presenttransactions 3. Validating and maintaining your PCI compliance 4. Accept EMV paymentswhenever possible 5. Follow payments best practices to avoid downgrad...
Are merchant fees negotiable?
Merchant fees may be negotiable depending on your payment processor and your business needs. You’ll want to speak with your processor for details about your unique situation. But, following best practices for accepting cards is the best way to bring down how much you pay for merchant services and payment processing fees.
Why are merchant fees so high?
There are expenses that business owners can’t control because of what’s going on in economy, supply chain, and many other factors. Everything from gas prices, minimum wage, cost of goods, and more have gradually increased over time. In payment processing, there are market forces, regulations and business needs that can cause prices to rise. These include everything from increasing security measures to prevent data breaches, technological advances like EMV, and staffing needs to stay competiti...
How does credit card processing work?
Credit card processing is a complex process that moves transaction data through the various stages of the credit card authorization network. Distilled down to its core components, credit card processing has three parts: 1. Authorization:The credit card payment is processed through a series of approval requests from acquiring bank to the card association to the card issuer. 2. Authentication: The card issuerruns the payment information to verify available funds and, using fraud protection tool...
What is a middleman in a transaction?
A middleman, sometimes referred to as a gateway provider, is considered a third-party intermediary in payment processing, such as: 1. Independent sales organizations (ISOs) 2. Non-processing banks 3. Resellers that sell payment processing, POS systems, and other services to their business owner clients. 4. Enterprise software companies 5. Accounting firms 6. IP gateway vendors 7. Salespeople 8. Referral groups Middlemen may add their own fees, making money off of each transaction, which can b...
What are the chain of events that occur when I swipe a customer’s card?
The lifecycle of a credit card payment will differ slightly for in-store vs. card-not-presenttransactions. The steps for an in-store, card-present payment transaction will go like this: 1. The customer inserts their card into the card reader, POS, or terminalto pay for a purchase. 2. The merchant’s POSelectronically sends the cardholder’s information and transaction details to the payment processor. 3. The processor sends the authorization request to the acquirer. 4. The acquirer routes the t...
What are merchant processing fees?
Processing fees are the fees that go to the payment processor for services that can include: 1. Running transactions through the authorization network 2. Moving your money into your bank account 3. Settling with credit card brands monthly 4. Any additional value-added services related to security, compliance, equipment and software
What are surcharges fees?
A surcharge fee is a small fee that certain merchants can add to a customer’s total to offset the cost of a credit card transaction. A surchargeis also called a checkout fee. Businesses will add surcharge as a way to accept payments from customers who want to use a credit card and pass the costs of doing so onto them.
How are surcharge fees calculated?
Credit card brands have their own rules dictating surcharges. In general, surcharge fees are a fixed percentage of each credit card transaction. Businesses cannot try to make money off of surcharging — the fee can only be up to the percentage of the transaction a business pays in fees. Example: If your business has an effective rateof 2.3%, you can’t charge customers above the 2.3%.
What is PCI compliance?
The Payment Card Industry (PCI) Security Standards Council, which includes Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Discover and JCB, created the PCI Data Security Standards (PCI DSS). PCI DSS are the security standards that businesses must follow to reasonably care for and safeguard cardholder data. If you accept debit or credit cards, you’ve agreed to consistently maintain PCI complianceto protect cardholder data.
Why is PCI DSS important?
Cyberattacks happen every 11 seconds — with that frequency, it’s a matter of when, not if, a business experiences a data breach. Plus, 71% of hackers attack businesses with 100 employees or fewer. Having sensitive data leaked can have serious consequences for your customers, including stolen identities and drained bank accounts. Consistently maintaining PCI compliance ensures that you’re doing everything you can to protect your customers’ data andyour business.
Is PCI DSS compliance mandatory?
By accepting credit or debit cards, you entered into a merchant agreement with the major card brands. If you use a POS system and partner with a fintech company to process payments, your POS provider, payment processor and you are all subject to PCI compliance. Beyond peace of mind and doing the right thing, maintaining PCI compliance may reduce your processing costs by up to $1,500 per year.
How does transaction monitoring impact merchants and acquirers?
As fraud becomes more sophisticated, the need to detect and prevent it from happening are imperative. Transaction monitoring is key for both merchants and acquirers because they are both liable for transaction-level fraud. Transaction monitoring analyzes patterns and transaction types in real-time, identifies suspicious activity and takes action to counter it. Many payment processors do not offer transaction monitoring, leaving business owners to find their own vendor. Heartland provides our...
How does online fraud work?
Just one in 10 Americans have not been a victim of online fraud, scams, data breaches, identity theft or social media hacking. This may be because committing online fraud is easier for thieves and scammers that steal and use information. Online fraudconsists of a few different types: 1. Identity theft/stolen credit card numbers 2. Account takeover (ATO) 3. Phishing 4. Pagejacking 5. ACH and wire fraud When it comes to the hardware and software you need to mitigate all types of fraud, Heartlan...
How much money is lost to credit card fraud each year?
As of 2022, businesses worldwide stand to lose $34 billion to credit card payment fraud. If nothing changes, US businesses alone will shoulder roughly a third of that burden ($11.3 billion), making America the most fraud-prone country in the world. By understanding what scammers do and how they do it can give you options to protect your business. The right technology can help you fight back and thwart would-be thieves and protect what you’ve built.
How does multi-year equipment leasing work?
Leasing is an option for businesses that need new fintech equipment like a POS system but can’t afford an upfront purchase. Leasing, or renting a POS system, allows you to make lower monthly payments over a multi-year period and avoid a big lump sum payment. Equipment leasing is different from equipment financing, however. With financing, you take out a business loanto purchase the equipment with the equipment as collateral. After completing all loan payments, you’ll own the equipment outrigh...
Accept all the ways customers want to pay. Make the sale in-store or online, and take credit cards, EMV chip cards, gift cards, mobile wallets and more. Heartland payment processing is fast, secure and reliable with fair and transparent rates. Take payments anywhere.
Dec 18, 2023 · What Is Heartland (formerly Heartland Payment Systems)? Heartland is a merchant services provider that offers many small businesses a full range of products and features transparent interchange-plus pricing.
Jan 4, 2022 · How Heartland Payment Systems works. Heartland’s card processing functionality enables small businesses to accept a variety of payments, including: Credit cards. Debit cards. Digital wallets,...
Apr 2, 2024 · Heartland, the longest-running Canadian drama, has set a time and (slightly new) place for the U.S. release of its 17th season. TVLine has learned exclusively that Heartland Season 17 will ...
