Phone Processing Merchant Account Rates
The following lists our phone processing rates. This allows you to charge any credit card by using any touch tone phone. The card may or may not be physically present.
Service | Industry Average | |
Phone Discount Rate | 2.65% | 2.05% |
Phone Transaction Fee | $1.00 - $1.50 | 79 ¢ |
Monthly Service/Support/Statement Fee | $10 - $15 | $9.95 |
Other Fees :
(most clients do not experience these fees)
Service | Industry Average | |
Voice Authorization Fee Note: only charged if you call the 800voice auth line to authorize a transaction. |
$1.50 |
95 ¢ |
Surcharge (corporate & international) |
+ 3% |
+ 1.98% |
Chargeback / Retrieval Fee Note: only charged if your customer disputes a charge. In practice this rarely happens. |
$35 |
$25 |
ACH Reject Fee Note: only charged if you lack funds in your bank account to cover credit card fees or debits. |
$30 |
$25 |
Most other providers will try to charge you the following fees. We do not!
Service | Industry Average | Merchant Accounts Express |
Annual Fee | up to $195 | Up to $99.95 |
Batch Fee | 30 ¢ | $0 |
Application Fee | $75 - $125 | $0 |
Setup Fee | $50 - $150 | $0 |
Programming Fee | $50 - $95 | $0 |
Monthly Maintenance Fee | $0 - $10 | $0 |
Checking Account Change Fee | $20 | $0 |
Overlimit Fee | varies | $0 |
Authorize.net Gateway Setup | $99 - $299 | $0 |
Authorize.net Transaction Fee | 10 ¢ | $0 |
JPOS Retail Swipe Software | $175 - $395 | $0 |
Check-by-phone/fax PC software | $149 | $0 |
Web Shopping Cart | $299 | $0 |
American Express Setup | $25 - $50 | $0 |