Merchant Account Fees: Surcharge / Partially & Non-qualified Fees

These fees can show up under these three different names, but they are all essentially the same thing. These fees are all related to an additional discount fee that some cards are charged, and only apply on certain card types. They do not apply on the majority of consumer cards, but they do apply on some business cards, corporate cards, some rewards cards, and international cards. Check with your merchant account provider as to what these fees are, but in general they will range from an additional 0.5% to 2.5%.

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