Common CNP MasterCard� Consumer Sales Interchange Programs

  

 

Effective April 2009

MasterCard Interchange Transactions

Program Qualifier

Credit

Debit

% Fee

# Fee

% Fee

# Fee

Service Industries

All Cards

1.15%

$ 0.05

1.15%

$ 0.05

Merit 1 Real Estate

All Other Cards

1.10%

1.10%

 

Elite / High Value

2.20%

$ 0.10

 

 

Merit 1 Insurance

All Cards

1.43%

$ 0.05

 

 

Merit I

Core Value

1.89%

$ 0.10

1.64%

$ 0.16

Enhanced

2.04%

$ 0.10

 

 

World

2.05%

$ 0.10

 

 

Elite / High Value

2.50%

$ 0.10

 

 

Public Sector

All Credit Cards

1.55%

$ 0.10

 

 

Emerging Markets

Debit Only

 

0.80%

$ 0.25

Utilities

Elite / High Value

 

$ 0.75

 

 

All Other Cards

 

$ 0.65

 

$ 0.45

Consumer Standard

Core Value

2.95%

$ 0.10

1.90%

$ 0.25

World

2.95%

$ 0.10

 

 

Enhanced

 

 

Elite / High Value

3.25%

$ 0.10

 

 

 

 

 

Merchants should attempt to qualify for the programs highlighted in green, and avoid the programs in red. Because of the relatively high per-sale transaction fee, the attractiveness of the program in pink will be based on the Average Ticket Value (ATV) of the item the merchant is selling.

 

 

 

MasterCard Refund ("Credit") Transactions

MasterCard Interchange Program

Program Qualifier

Credit

Debit

% Fee

# Fee

% Fee

# Fee

Refund Group 1

Consumer

 

 

1.72%

Refund Group 2

Consumer

2.09%

 

 

Refund Group 1 (Utilities)

Commercial

2.37%

 

 

Refund Group 3 (Mail Order)

Commercial

2.21%