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March 17th, 2023 by Admin

Best Practices for Merchants to Get The Lowest Rates Possible.

Overview

The Lowest Rates PossibleWhen you settle your transactions each day, National Transaction’s network routes them to the respective Card Associations (Visa, MasterCard, Discover) and debit networks through Interchange.  Every transaction is assigned an Interchange category based on card type (credit, debit, rewards, purchasing) industry type (retail, e-commerce, etc) and qualification elements (swiped card, key entered, etc).

What is Interchange?

Interchange is the system where transactions are submitted for payment from the Acquirer or Merchant Processor to the Card Issuer or Debit Network. The Card Associations and Debit Networks establish the rules and manage the Interchange of all transactions. Read more of this article »

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