Understanding
Merchant Gateway / Virtual Terminal Fees:
- by Jeff Cohen
@ iMerchantNetwork.com
Payment processing
solutions (such as Plug 'N Play® or
Authorize.net®) are simply the "gateway" or middleman connecting
you (the merchant) to the bank where your customers credit
cards actually get processed. By providing you a user friendly
transaction-processing system (ie: virtual terminal) to utilize
and process orders thru, they charge you a few fees.
Gateway
/ Virtual Terminal Monthly Fee – This monthly fee
is for use of the terminal and generally ranges from $10 -
$30 per month.
Gateway
/ Virtual Terminal Transaction Fee – This fee
is a per transaction fee and generally ranges from $0.20
- $0.35
cents per sales transaction. Yes, this is a 2nd transaction
fee (in addition to the transaction fee you pay to the bank).
This one goes to the gateway provider.
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