Credit card processing fees are complicated and in constant flux, but with better understanding they can be managed and optimized. Understanding these fees requires keeping a close watch on industry changes, as well as a wide variety of benchmark data. As a cost-reduction firm specializing in credit card processing fees, Verisave analyzes numerous merchant account statements on a continual basis and tracks changes, increases, and trends related to these fees.

Learning Objectives:

• Recognize the state of the credit card processing industry


• Summarize the current benchmark data on processing fees


• Determine recent and upcoming industry rate and rule changes


• Outline the best practices for managing a merchant account