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Is Your Discount Rate Really a Discount?
Even if you think you've got a great "Discount Rate" for
processing your credit card transactions, you should read on...
A common complaint amongst business owners is that the fees
associated with accepting major credit cards force you to
question whether or not it's worth accepting credit cards at
all. However, statistics show that customers that make purchases
using a credit card spend 50% more, shop more often, and will
choose merchants by whether or not they accept credit cards for
payment. So the answer is, in today's business climate, you must
accept credit cards. The real question is, "How do ensure I'm
getting the best discount rate?" The answer requires a little
bit of explanation.
First, let's just define "Discount Rate". This is the fee you
(the merchant) pay to the (credit card) issuing bank on each
transaction. This is not to be confused with the Federal Reserve
Discount Interest Rate (FRDIR), which is the interest rate the
Issuing Banks pay for borrowing money from the Fed. However,
this is a major factor in determining your Discount Rate.
Actually, about 85% of your Discount Rate fees go to the issuing
banks. Since all banks borrow money at the same rate, you are
unlikely to see wide variations in the rates they charge to
merchant accounts (so if you see an advertised rate that is far
below average, don't believe it!).
The real area to concentrate on is what is known in the industry
as "Page 2" fees (because they are usually found on page 2 of
your statement). These are all the other transaction and account
administration fees and surcharges that get added to the
Discount Rate. Some credit card processing companies have as
many as 27 different fees that make up your total fee! For the
sake of brevity, we will look at the 4 most common types of
transactions:
Discount rate - face to face swiped card with the least risk for
fraud as you can verify signature with other forms of ID.
Mid-Qualified - MO/TO (mail order/telephone order), internet or
keyed transactions which have a slightly higher risk factor
because you are not capturing the card via a swipe, risk can be
reduced by utilizing antifraud features such as AVS (address
verification), CVV(3-digit code on back of card) & only shipping
to billing address. Non- Qualified - usually corporate or
business & government cards regardless of keyed or swiped which
carry the risk of someone using the card for unauthorized type
purchases, Rewards - the newest addition as of April 2005 this
covers all cards that carry some reward where the cardholder
accumulates points for dollars charged, such as frequent flyer
miles, gifts, vacations etc.
Also included on page 2 are the
fees charged for batches, ACH of
funds, transactions, statements, monthly minimums, club and
maintenance fees. Most merchants do not factor in these fees
when computing their true or net discount rate. As you will see
shortly these fees definitely matter.
To calculate your net discount rate you would need to add up all
your fees and then divide that number by the total transactional
sales volume (i.e. all your Visa & MasterCard sales). This is
your net discount rate and I am sure it is a lot higher than
what you thought your discount rate was. The only way to tell if
this number is truly a "great" number is to have your statement
reviewed by a trusted merchant account provider as there are too
many variables to list that factor into the equation.
Here are a few tips you can use to evaluate if your merchant
services are appropriate for the type of transactional business
you have: * Today 30% of transactions are done using a bank
debit card with usage increasing everyday. If your average
ticket is above $50 and you are not equipped with a pin pad you
are probably substantially overpaying for every debit
transaction. * Ideally you want to swipe the highest percentage
of transactions. This affords you the lowest discount rate and
virtually reduces charge backs to zero. If you are a contractor,
sell at trade shows, taxi or limo, or any business where you are
face to face with your customer but your terminal is back at the
office or home and you key in most of your transactions it might
be beneficial for you to invest in a wireless terminal that can
be used anywhere you have a cell signal. These terminals offer
the ability to accept debit cards as well and the savings from
mid to discount rate might offset the cost of the terminal &
wireless fees. * If you are a face to face brick & mortar
business and more than 5-10% of your business is being
surcharged you may not be set up properly for your business
type. * If you are paying monthly minimums, annual, ACH or batch
fees they can usually be negotiated away. Jonathan can be
contacted at either 516-250-9536 or jonathan.saluk@4accpc.com or
for more info www.accpconline.com. To stay abreast of current
trends subscribe to free monthly newsletter.
About the author:
Jonathan S Saluk is a Business Development Partner with American
Credit Card Processing Corporation with national headquarters at
133-C New York Ave Huntington NY 11743. ACCPC provides all
merchant account services: check guarantee, gift loyalty cards,
ATM's & credit card processing. ACCPC is active in the following
organizations-Long Island Association, Hauppauge Industrial
Association, Electronic Transaction Association, Business
Networking
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