Running Debit Cards as Credit?

 

Many business owners believe in the philosophy of “if it isn’t broke don’t fix it” when it comes to credit card processing.  The problem with this is that most businesses do not review their rates, services, and equipment options to ensure that they are paying as little as possible for their merchant services.  

 

In the past few years Debit transactions have became the #1 means of payment for card present transactions however several businesses still run debit cards as credit.  If a business runs a debit card as a credit card, sure they will receive the money and the transaction will be approved but the merchant will be forced to pay more than if they asked the customer to enter their pin number.  When a customer enters their pin number the risk is reduced greatly for Visa and MasterCard which in turn costs the merchant much less to process.  The table below outlines a debit vs. credit transaction fee summary.

 

Calculations based on industry average for rate and per item with a $100.00 transaction.

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Total Fees

Debit Card With Pin Number

Debit Ran as Credit

0.00%

1.35%

$0.15

$.20

 

 

$0.15

 

 

$1.55

 

 

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Rates below are for Retail Swiped Merchants.  If you have a different type of business please select it at the bottom of this page for your industry specific rates

  Other Merchant Processing Companies Pivotal Payments Merchant Processing Account Total Merchant Services
Debit Rate 1.70% 1.30% 1.35%
Credit Card Rate 2.22% 1.81% 1.75%
Mid Qualified Rate 1.25%+ 1.00% .35%
Non Qualified Rate 3.00% 1.00% 1.10%
Per Item $0.20 $0.00 $0.15
Authorization Fee $0.15 $0.20 $0.08
Monthly Fee $0.00-$15.00 $5.50 $10.00
Setup Fee $0.00-$250.00 $0.00
$0.00
Cost For Equipment Varies on the company but usually $400-$800.00 Free Credit Card processing Equipment Free Credit Card Processing Equipment





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