VISA/MC Interchange Rules
INTERCHANGE
CATEGORY
RULES
VISA CONSUMER RATES
Visa CPS/Retail CREDIT
  • Cardholder, card, merchant and card-reading terminal must be present at the point of sale.
  • Card must be swiped for authorization and the full, unaltered contents of the magnetic stripe must be transmitted (entry mode of 90 required).
  • Electronic authorization required; only one authorization per transaction allowed.
  • Hotel/car rental merchants must provide the same enhanced data required to qualify for CPS/Hotel & Auto Rental in order to qualify for CPS Retail (i.e. folio #, check-in date, indicator for ancillary charges/no show).
  • Restaurant transactions will no longer qualify at this rate please refer to CPS Retail Restaurant.
  • Signature must be obtained on the credit card slip or printer receipt.
  • Transaction must be sent for processing within 24 hours of the authorization.
  • Visa CPS/Retail DEBIT
  • All requirements of CPS/Retail.
  • Settled amount must equal authorized amount. If transaction fails authorization tolerance, it will qualify at EIRF DEBIT.
  • This rate is only applicable to U.S. issued check cards; non-US will qualify at the credit category.
  • Visa Electronic (EIRF) CREDIT
  • Keyed transactions (entry mode 01) or electronic transactions (entry mode 90 or 02) that are not otherwise CPS qualified (i.e. full, unaltered contents of the magnetic stripe are not transmitted [possibly due to merchant non-compliant software or card not containing full data]; transaction is not electronically authorized [i.e. voice authorizations, code 10s, call referrals]).
  • Transaction must be settled within three days of transaction date.
  • Visa Electronic (EIRF) DEBIT
  • All requirements of EIRF.
  • This rate is only applicable to U.S. issued check cards; non-US will qualify at the credit category.
  • Visa Standard Paper
  • EDC Transactions sent more than 72 hours from transaction date.
  • Paper Transactions.
  • Visa Standard Paper DEBIT
  • All requirements of Standard.
  • This rate is only applicable to U.S. issued check cards; non-US will qualify at the credit category.
  • Visa CPS/Retail Restaurant CREDIT
  • Cardholder, card, merchant and card-reading terminal must be present at the point of sale.
  • Card must be swiped for authorization and the full, unaltered contents of the magnetic stripe must be transmitted (entry mode of 90 required).
  • Electronic authorization required; only one authorization per transaction allowed.
  • Applies to transactions with MCC’s MCCs 5812(Restaurant) and 5814(Fast Food).
  • Restaurant transactions must be within 20% of authorized amount.
  • Signature must be obtained on the credit card slip or printer receipt.
  • Transaction must be sent for processing within 24 hours of the authorization.
  • Visa CPS/Retail Restaurant DEBIT
  • All requirements of CPS/Retail Restaurant.
  • This rate is only applicable to U.S. issued check cards; non-US will qualify at the credit category.
  • Visa CPS/Small Ticket CREDIT
  • Restricted to MCC’s 4111(Local Commuter Transport, 4121(Taxicabs & Limousines), 5812(Restaurants),5814(Fast Food Restaurants), 7523(Parking Lots & Garages),7832(Motion Picture Theaters), 7841(Videotape Rental Stores)
  • Applies to consumer Credit, including Rewards, Signature, and Infinite cards.
  • Transaction must meet CPS Retail requirements.
  • Only applicable to transactions $15 and under.
  • For these transactions, merchant is not required to:
  • 1) Obtain the cardholder signature or
  • 2) provide a transaction receipt, unless the c/h requests one.
  • Visa CPS/Small Ticket DEBIT
  • All requirements of CPS/Small Ticket.
  • This rate is only applicable to U.S. issued check cards; non-US will qualify at the credit category.
  • Visa Express Pay CREDIT
  • No authorization required.
  • Restricted to MCCs 5812(Restaurant), 5814(Fast Food), 7523(Parking Garages), 7832(Movie Theaters)
  • Only applicable for transactions $25 and under. Parking Garage maximum is $75.
  • Applies to consumer Credit, including Rewards, Signature, and Infinite cards.
  • For these transactions, merchant is not required to:
  • 1) Obtain the cardholder signature or
  • 2) provide a transaction receipt, unless the c/h requests one. Transaction must be settled within 3 days.
  • Standard interchange rate will apply to transactions not meeting the above criteria.
  • Although no authorization is required, if an auth is not performed, the transaction could have exposure to auth-related chargebacks.
  • Visa Express Pay DEBIT
  • All requirements of Visa Express Pay.
  • This rate is only applicable to U.S. issued check cards; non-US will qualify at the credit category.
  • Visa CPS/Retail 2 for Select Emerging Markets CREDIT
  • Restricted to MCCs: Government (9211,9222,9399), School (8211,8220,8299), Insurance (5960,6300) and Cable and Other Pay TV (4899). Utility (4900) if not registered in CPS Utility Program as described below.
  • Applies to consumer Credit, including Rewards, Signature, and Infinite cards.
  • Must be electronically authorized.
  • Transaction must be sent for processing within 24 hours of the authorization.
  • Transactions not meeting CPS requirements will not qualify and will be classified accordingly (i.e. EIRF, etc.).
  • MCC 5960 must meet CPS Card Not Present requirements.
  • AVS is not required for CPS Retail 2. HOWEVER, if AVS is used, the transaction must meet requirements for CPS Card Not Present, CPS E-Commerce or CPS Retail Key Entry and the transaction will then qualify for CPS Retail 2.
  • Visa CPS/Retail 2 for Select Emerging Markets DEBIT
  • All requirements of CPS/Retail 2.
  • This rate is only applicable to U.S. issued check cards; non-US will qualify at the credit category.
  • CPS Utility CREDIT
  • Restricted to MCC 4900 and Consumer Cards ONLY.
  • Transactions must meet CPS Requirements.
  • Must be electronically authorized.
  • Transactions not meeting CPS requirements will not qualify and will be classified accordingly (i.e. EIRF, etc.).
  • Registration Required
  • CPS Utility DEBIT
  • All Requirements of CPS Utility.
  • This rate is applicable to U.S. issued check cards; non-US will qualify at the credit category.
  • Visa CPS/Retail Key-Entry CREDIT
  • THIS RATE IS ONLY FOR FACE-TO-FACE TRANSACTIONS THAT HAVE A CARD PRESENT BUT FAIL MAG SWIPE ATTEMPT.
  • Cardholder, card, merchant and card-reading terminal must be present at the point of sale; cardholder signature is obtained.
  • Must meet all CPS/Retail requirements, except for reading and transmitting the entire, unaltered contents of the magnetic stripe.
  • Transaction is keyed and has entry mode of 01.
  • Address Verification Service (AVS) is performed at time of authorization, and a full match response must be received on the cardholder’s billing zip code.
  • MCCs 5542 (AFD), Direct Marketing MCCs 5960, 5962, 5964-5969, are not eligible to receive the CPS/Retail Key-Entry interchange rate. Quasi-cash and cardholder-activated transactions are also not eligible for this rate.
  • Visa CPS/Retail Key-Entry DEBIT
  • All requirements of CPS/Retail Key-Entry.
  • This rate is only applicable to U.S. issued check cards; non-US will qualify at the credit category.
  • Visa CPS/Card Not Present CREDIT
  • THIS RATE IS ONLY FOR TRANSACTIONS THAT DO NOT HAVE A CARD PRESENT AND ARE MAIL/PHONE ORDER.
  • There can be only one electronic authorization or one authorization plus an authorization reversal to make the auth amount equal to the settled amount.
  • An address verification request must be performed on the cardholder’s billing zip code; a match is not required.
  • Transaction must be settled within 2 days.
  • Settled amount is equal to authorized amount.
  • Transaction date is the ship date and must be no later than seven days after the auth date.
  • Customer service telephone number required in settlement record.
  • Customer order number required in settlement record.
  • Visa CPS/Card Not Present DEBIT
  • All requirements of CPS/Card Not Present.
  • This rate is only applicable to U.S. issued check cards; non-US will qualify at the credit category.
  • Visa CPS / Electronic Commerce – Basic CREDIT
  • THIS RATE IS FOR TRANSACTIONS THAT DO NOT HAVE A CARD PRESENT AND ARE PURCHASED OVER THE INTERNET.
  • In addition to same requirements for CPS Card Not Present, transaction must be properly identified as E-Commerce.
  • Customer service telephone number, e-mail address or merchant URL required in settlement record.
  • Visa CPS / Electronic Commerce – Basic DEBIT
  • All requirements of CPS/Electronic Commerce Basic.
  • This rate is only applicable to U.S. issued check cards; non-US will qualify at the credit category.
  • Visa CPS / Electronic Commerce– Preferred CREDIT
  • All requirements of CPS/Electronic Commerce Basic.
  • Applies to consumer Credit, including Rewards, Signature, and Infinite cards.
  • Secure E-Commerce transaction utilizing 3-D secure processing (Verified by Visa).
  • Visa CPS/ Electronic Commerce Preferred DEBIT
  • All requirements of CPS/Electronic Commerce Basic.
  • This rate is only applicable to U.S. issued check cards; non-US will qualify at the credit category.
  • Visa CPS/Supermarket CREDIT
  • MUST BE CERTIFIED & REGISTERED WITH VISA/ MCC 5411
  • To qualify for the supermarket rate, ALL CPS/Retail requirements must be met.
  • Visa CPS/Supermarket DEBIT
  • All requirements of CPS/Supermarket Credit Card.
  • This rate is only applicable to U.S. issued check cards; non-US will qualify at the credit category.
  • Visa CPS Retail Service Station CREDIT
  • Cardholder, card, merchant and card-reading terminal must be present at the point of sale.
  • Card must be swiped for authorization and the full, unaltered contents of the magnetic stripe must be transmitted (entry mode of 90 required).
  • Electronic authorization required; only one authorization per transaction allowed.
  • Applies to transaction with MCC 5541.
  • Signature must be obtained on the credit card slip or printer receipt.
  • Transaction must be sent for processing within 24 hours of the authorization.
  • Visa CPS Retail Service Station DEBIT
  • All requirements of CPS/Retail Service Station.
  • This rate is only applicable to U.S. issued check cards; non-US will qualify at the credit category.
  • Visa CPS/Automated Fuel Dispenser CREDIT
  • MUST BE CERTIFIED WITH VISA/MCC 5542.
  • Only be one electronic authorization per transaction and entry mode of 90 required.
  • Transaction must be sent for processing within 24 hours of the authorization.
    Market-specific requirements:
  • $1 status check required.
  • The settled amount must be less than or equal to $75.
  • Merchant name and location must be provided in authorization record.
  • Visa CPS/Automated Fuel Dispenser DEBIT
  • All requirements of CPS/Automated Fuel Dispenser.
  • This rate is only applicable to U.S. issued check cards; non-US will qualify at the credit category.
  • CPS/Hotel-Card Present CPS/Auto Rental-Card Present CREDIT
  • Credit card must be present and must be swiped for authorizations and the full, unaltered contents of the magnetic stripe must be transmitted (entry mode of 90 required).
  • Multiple authorizations are allowed.
  • The settled amount must be within 15% of the authorized amount (one authorization reversal is allowed to achieve this.) Total auth amount must also be submitted.
  • Signature must be obtained on the credit card slip or printer receipt.
  • Transaction must be settled within 2 days.
  • Transaction date is checkout date for CPS Hotel; auto return date for CPS Auto Rental.
  • Indicator for ancillary charges and no show required.
  • Folio number and Check In Date must be provided for CPS Hotel; rental agreement number and auto check-out date must be provided for CPS Auto Rental.
  • CPS/Hotel-Card Present CPS/Auto Rental-Card Present DEBIT
  • All requirements of CPS/Hotel and Car Rental Card Present.
  • This rate is only applicable to U.S. issued check cards; non-US will qualify at the credit category.
  • CPS/Hotel-Card Not Present CPS/Auto Rental-Card Not Present CREDIT
  • Must meet ALL requirements for CPS Hotel /Car Rental Card Present EXCEPT:
  • Signature and mag stripe not required.
  • Indicator for Preferred Customer required in authorization and settlement.
  • Merchant forfeits representment rights on “invalid T&E transactions”.
  • All Hotel and Auto Rental MCCs eligible for this category.
  • CPS/Hotel-Card Not Present CPS/Auto Rental-Card Not Present DEBIT
  • All requirements of CPS/Hotel and Car Rental Card Not Present.
  • This rate is only applicable to U.S. issued check cards; non-US will qualify at the credit category.
  • CPS/Electronic Commerce Preferred Hotel / Car Rental CREDIT
  • All of the requirements are the same as for above CPS Hotel/ Car Rental Card Not Present.
  • The merchant must participate in Verified By Visa.
  • CPS/Electronic Commerce Preferred Hotel / Car Rental DEBIT
  • All requirements of CPS/Electronic Commerce Preferred Hotel Car Rental.
  • This rate is only applicable to U.S. issued check cards; non-US will qualify at the credit category.
  • Visa CPS/U.S. Passenger Transport #1 (via telephone or travel agent) CREDIT
  • Must have one of the following: 1) cardholder sig. 2) address verification request, or 3)contract on file.
  • To be consistent with ARC, transaction must be cleared within 8 days.
  • Merchant forfeits representment rights for "invalid T&E transaction" chargebacks or CNP transactions.
  • Visa CPS/U.S. Passenger Transport #1 (via telephone or travel agent) DEBIT
  • All requirements of CPS Passenger Transport.
  • This rate is only applicable to U.S. issued check cards; non-US will qualify at the credit category.
  • CPS/Electronic Commerce Preferred Passenger Transport CREDIT
  • All of the requirements are the same as above Visa CPS/U.S. Passenger Transport #1.
  • The merchant must participate in Verified By Visa.
  • CPS/Electronic Commerce Preferred Passenger Transport DEBIT
  • All requirements of CPS Electronic Commerce Preferred Passenger Transport.
  • This rate is only applicable to U.S. issued check cards; non-US will qualify at the credit category.
  • VISA CONSUMER RATES
    CPS Rewards 1
  • Applies to Traditional Rewards, Signature, and Infinite Cards.
  • Applies to transactions that meet interchange criteria for the following categories:
  • CPS Retail
  • CPS Automated Fuel (AFD)
  • CPS Retail Service Station
  • CPS Supermarket
  • CPS Rewards 2
  • Applies to Traditional Rewards, Signature, and Infinite Cards for transactions that meet interchange criteria for the following categories:
  • CPS Retail Key-Entry
  • CPS Card Not Present
  • CPS Ecommerce Basic
  • Applies to Traditional Rewards only for transactions that meet interchange criteria for the following categories:
  • CPS Restaurant
  • CPS Ecommerce Preferred Hotel and Car Rental
  • CPS Ecommerce Preferred Passenger Transport
  • CPS Hotel and Car Rental Card Present and Card Not Present
  • CPS Passenger Transport
  • Visa Electronic (EIRF) CREDIT
  • Applies to Signature and Infinite Cards at a T&E merchants.
  • Applies to Traditional Rewards when CPS qualification is not met.
  • Visa Standard
  • Applies to Traditional Rewards, Signature and Infinite Cards that do not meet EIRF requirements.
  • Visa Commercial Card Electronic
    (T&E and Non T&E)
  • Transaction must be settled within 2 days of transaction date.
    T&E MERCHANTS:
  • Transaction must be CPS qualified as defined in Consumer rates.
  • Applies to all CPS qualified Corporate/Business/Purchasing cards at T&E merchants
  • Hotel and Auto Rental transactions must meet CPS Hotel or Auto Rental-Card Present requirements.
    NON T&E MERCHANTS:
  • Applies to Purchasing cards at non-T&E merchants when Level II/III data is not provided.
  • Applies to Corporate/Business cards at non-T&E merchants when Level II data is not provided
  • Level II Data: STATIC DATA: Merchant Tax ID, Merchant Type (from Merchant record on FDMS)
  • POS PROMPTS: Local Tax Indicator, Tax Amt, Customer Code. Cardholder provides Customer Code to merchant. Sales Tax amount must either be zero for tax exempt items or, for taxable items, between .1% and 22% of the transaction amount.
    KEYED TRANSACTIONS:
  • Hotel and Auto Rental transactions must meet CPS Hotel or Auto Rental-Card Not Present requirements.
  • Visa Commercial Product Level III
    (Non T&E)
  • Applies to non T&E merchants.
  • Applies only to non-GSA Purchasing cards.
  • Applies to swiped and keyed transactions.
  • Transactions must be CPS qualified as defined in Consumer rates.
  • Level II data required.
  • Level III data required. Level III data includes line item transaction detail such as quantity and type of goods/service.
  • If transaction is not CPS qualified the transaction will qualify at Visa Commercial Card Electronic.
  • Visa Commercial Product Level II
    (Non T&E)
  • Applies to non T&E merchants only.
  • Applies to all Visa Corporate, Business, Purchasing (including GSA) cards.
  • Transactions must be CPS qualified as defined in Consumer rates.
  • Applies to swiped and keyed transactions.
  • Level II Data: STATIC DATA: Merchant Tax ID, Merchant Type (from Merchant record on FDMS) POS PROMPTS: Local Tax Indicator, Tax Amt, Customer Code. Cardholder provides Customer Code to merchant. Sales Tax amount must either be zero for tax exempt items or, for taxable items, between .1% and 22% of the transaction amount.
  • Fleet fuel transactions at Fuel merchant require fuel data.
  • If transaction is not CPS qualified the transaction will qualify at Visa Commercial Card Electronic.
  • Visa General Services Administration (GSA) Purchasing Card Large Ticket (Non-T&E)
  • Applies to GSA-issued purchasing cards only.
  • Transaction must be CPS qualified.
  • Level 2 (sales tax and customer
  • Visa General Services Administration (GSA) Purchasing Card Large Ticket (Non-T&E)
  • Applies to GSA-issued purchasing cards only.
  • Transaction must be CPS qualified.
  • Level 2 (sales tax and customer code) and Level 3 (line item) data required.
  • Transaction must be > $5,000 - $8749.
  • Visa Purchasing Card Large Ticket (Non-T&E)
  • Applies to purchasing cards only.
  • Transaction must be CPS qualified.
  • Level 2 (sales tax and customer code) and Level 3 (line item) data required.
  • Applies to specific business to business MCCs only. Merchant registration and applicable registration fee required.
  • This rate will apply to transactions above break-even amount of $4985.71and above. For transactions below $4985.70, Visa Commercial Product Level III Non T&E rate will be applied.
  • Visa Commercial Card Standard (T&E and Non T&E)
  • T&E transactions that do not meet CPS requirements as detailed above. (i.e. only meets EIRF or Standard requirements.)
  • Transaction settled more than 2 days after transaction date.
  • VISA INTERNATIONAL RATES
    Visa International Electronic
  • In addition to meeting the International qualification criteria, transaction requirements include the following:
  • Transaction must be swiped (entry mode 02 or 90) and transaction must be settled within 3 days.
  • Visa International Standard
  • In addition to meeting the International qualification criteria, transaction requirements include the following:
  • Keyed transactions (entry mode 01) and transactions settled after 4 days.
  • Visa International Commercial Card
  • In addition to meeting the above criteria, transaction requirements include the following:
  • Applies to all Commercial Cards.
  • MASTERCARD CONSUMER RATES
    MasterCard Merit 3 Credit
  • Cardholder, card, merchant and card-reading terminal must be present at the point of sale.
  • Card must be swiped for authorization and the full, unaltered contents of the magnetic stripe must be transmitted (entry mode of 90 required).
  • Signature must be obtained on the credit card slip or printer receipt.
  • Restaurant, Fast Food, and Drinking Places are exempt from the tolerance edit. Beauty Shop transactions must be within 25% of the authorized amount; all other transactions must be within 10% of the authorized amount.
  • Transaction must be settled within 24 hours of authorization.
  • Issuer approval code must be present in settlement record.
  • Swiped Hotel and Car Rental transactions with appropriate T&E data (folio, check in date, etc.) will qualify if settled within 24 hours of transaction date, which is the check out date.
  • MasterCard Merit 3 Debit
  • All requirements of Merit 3.
  • This rate is only applicable to U.S. issued check cards; non-US will qualify at the credit category.
  • MasterCard Restaurant Debit
  • Applies to: Restaurants (5812) and Fast Food (5814).
  • Must Meet Merit III requirements, including magnetic stripe data.
  • Transaction must be settled within 24 hours of authorization.
  • This rate is only applicable to U.S. issued check cards; non-US will qualify at the credit category.
  • MasterCard Key-Entered Credit
  • THIS RATE IS FOR TRANSACTIONS THAT HAVE A CARD PRESENT BUT FAIL MAG SWIPE ATTEMPT.
  • Only retail and restaurant MCCs are eligible for this interchange rate. Other T&E, Service related and Quasi-Cash MCCs are not eligible.
  • Must meet ALL Merit III requirements (listed above) EXCEPT for the transmission of the entire, unaltered contents of the magnetic stripe.
  • Electronic authorization required (voice auths, code 10, referrals, etc. drop to Standard). Keyed transaction- entry mode of 01 required; transaction must be settled within 24 hours of the authorization.
  • Direct marketing/Automated Fuel Disp (AFD) MCCs, Travel Agents (4722), and Tax Preparation Services (7276) are not eligible for this interchange rate.
  • MasterCard Key-Entered Debit
  • All requirements of Key-Entered.
  • This rate is only applicable to U.S. issued check cards; non-US will qualify at the credit category.
  • MasterCard Merit 1 Credit
  • THIS RATE IS FOR TRANSACTIONS THAT DO NOT HAVE A CARD PRESENT.
  • Electronic authorization required (voice auths, code 10, referrals, etc. drop to Standard).
  • Transaction must be settled within two days (except for Merit I airline transactions - 9 days).
  • Issuer approval code must be present in settlement record (except for Merit I airline transactions).
  • MasterCard Merit 1 Debit
  • All requirements of Merit 1.
  • This rate is only applicable to U.S. issued check cards; non-US will qualify at the credit category.
  • MasterCard Merit 1 Debit
  • All requirements of Merit 1.
  • This rate is only applicable to U.S. issued check cards; non-US will qualify at the credit category.
  • MasterCard Standard Credit
  • Transactions not electronically authorized (voice auths, code 10s, referrals, etc); electronic transactions that are not otherwise qualified (i.e. full, unaltered contents of the magnetic stripe are not transmitted [possibly due to merchant non-compliant software or card not containing full data]).
  • Transaction must be settled within 30 days.
  • MasterCard Standard Debit
  • All requirements of Standard.
  • This rate is only applicable to U.S. issued check cards; non-US will qualify at the credit category.
  • MasterCard Convenience Purchases
    Credit
  • Applies to: Fast Food (5814), Convenience Stores (5499), Gas (5541), AFD (5542), Movie Theaters (7832)
  • Must Meet Merit III or MC AFD (Automated Fuel Dispenser) requirements, including magnetic stripe data.
  • Transactions initiated with a transponder will qualify without the mag-stripe data.
  • Transaction must be settled within 24 hours of authorization.
  • Applies to transactions below break-even amount of $37.04. Transactions above $37.04 qualify for Merit III. Applies to all AFD (MCC 5542) transactions (no break-even applied):
  • Credit card must be present, swiped for authorization and mag stripe read.
  • CAT Level 2 terminal indicator required in auth message.
  • MasterCard Petroleum - CAT/AFD Debit
  • Applies to: CAT/AFD (MCC 5542).
  • Credit card must be present, swiped for authorization and mag stripe read.
  • CAT Level 2 terminal indicator required in auth message.
  • This rate is only applicable to U.S. issued check cards; non-US will qualify at the credit category.
  • MasterCard Petroleum - CAT/AFD Debit
  • Applies to: CAT/AFD (MCC 5542).
  • Credit card must be present, swiped for authorization and mag stripe read.
  • CAT Level 2 terminal indicator required in auth message.
  • This rate is only applicable to U.S. issued check cards; non-US will qualify at the credit category.
  • MasterCard Petroleum – Service Stations Debit
  • Applies to: Inside Sales (5541)
  • Must Meet Merit III requirements, including magnetic stripe data.
  • This rate is only applicable to U.S. issued check cards; non-US will qualify at the credit category.
  • MasterCard Small Ticket Debit
  • Applies to: Transportation-Commuter Passenger including Ferries(4111), Limos and Taxicabs (4121), Convenience Stores (5499), Restaurants (5812), Fast Food (5814), Parking Lots/Garages (7523) Movie Theaters (7832) and Video Entertainment Rental Stores (7841).
  • Applies to transactions of $15.00 or less.
  • Must Meet Merit III requirements, including magnetic stripe data.
  • Transactions initiated with a transponder will qualify without the mag-stripe data.
  • Transaction must be settled within 24 hours of authorization.
  • This rate is only applicable to U.S. issued check cards; non-US will qualify at the credit category.
  • MasterCard Quick Pay
  • MUST BE REGISTERED and restricted to MCCs 5814(Fast Food), 5912(Drug Stores, Pharmacies), 5499(Miscellaneous Food Stores), 5541(Service Stations), 7523(Parking Garages), 7832(Movie Theaters).
  • Only applicable for transactions $25 and under. Parking Garage maximum is $75.00. For these transactions, merchant is not required to:
  • 1) obtain the cardholder signature or
  • 2) provide a transaction receipt, unless the c/h requests one.
  • Transaction must be settled within 3 days.
  • There is no interchange rate associated with this category; transactions will qualify for MC interchange based on criteria met (i.e. if transaction meets Merit III requirements, it will qualify for Merit III).
  • MasterCard Supermarket Credit
  • Must be a qualified and registered MasterCard Supermarket merchant (MCC 5411). Must meet Merit III requirements.
  • MasterCard Supermarket Debit
  • Must be a qualified and registered MasterCard Supermarket merchant (MCC 5411).
  • Must meet Merit III requirements.
  • The rate is only applicable to U.S. issued check cards; non-U.S. will qualify at the International Rates.
  • MasterCard Warehouse Club Credit
  • Qualified and registered warehouse club merchant, MCC 5300. Must meet Merit III requirements.
  • MasterCard Warehouse Club Debit
  • Qualified and registered warehouse club merchant, MCC 5300. Must meet Merit III requirements.
  • The rate is only applicable to U.S. issued check cards; non-U.S. will qualify at the International Rates.
  • Service Industries Incentive Program (SIIP) Credit
  • Restricted to keyed transactions at MCCs: 4812(Telecommunication Equipment), 4814 (Telecommunication Services), 4899(Cable and Other Pay TV), 4900(Utilities), 5960 and 6300 (Insurance).
  • Applies to consumer cards only.
  • Merchant must sign marketing agreement with MasterCard.
  • Electronic authorization required and must be settled within 1 day of authorization.
  • Transaction must include special indicator in auth and settlement records.
  • Service Industries Incentive Program (SIIP) Debit
  • All requirements of Service Industries Incentive Program (SIIP).
  • Registered merchants with the above MCCs, this rate will apply to transactions below break-even amount of $57.14 and less.
  • For transactions above $57.14, the Emerging Market debit rate will be applied.
  • This rate is only applicable to U.S. issued check cards; non-US will qualify at the credit category.
  • MasterCard Emerging Market Debit
  • Applies to MCCs: Cable and Other Pay TV(4899), Utilities(4900), Insurance (5960 and 6300), Courts (9211), Fines (9222), Bail Bonds (9223), Taxes (9311) , Government Services Not Elsewhere Classified(9399), and Schools (8211,8220,8299).
  • Electronic authorization required and must be settled within two days of authorization.
  • For SIIP registered merchants with the above MCCs, this rate will apply to transactions above break-even of $57.14 and above. For transactions below $57.14, the SIIP debit rate will be applied.
  • This rate does not apply to MCCs: Telecommunication Equipment(4812), and Telecommunication Svcs (4814).
  • The rate is only applicable to U.S. issued check cards; non-U.S. will qualify at the International Rates.
  • Public Sector Credit
  • Restricted to transactions at MCCs: 9211(Courts), 9222(Fines), 9223(Bail Bonds), 9311(Taxes) and 9399(Government Services Not Elsewhere Classified).
  • Applies to consumer cards only.
  • Electronic authorization required and must be settled within two days of authorization.
  • Travel Industries Premier Service (TIPS) [Preferred T&E] Credit
  • MUST BE CERTIFIED WITH MASTERCARD.
  • Electronic authorization required; signature and mag swipe not required.
  • Indicator for Preferred Customer required.
  • Merchant forfeits representment rights on “fraudulent transaction--no imprint” chargebacks.
  • Transaction must be settled within 24 hours of transaction.
  • Hotel and Car Rental transactions limited to Merchant specific registered MCCs.
  • Applies to all Cruise Lines transactions.
  • Travel Industries Premier Service (TIPS) [Preferred T&E] Debit
  • All requirements of Travel Industries Premier Service (TIPS).
  • This rate is only applicable to U.S. issued check cards; non-US will qualify at the credit category.
  • World MasterCard (T&E) Credit
  • Applies to World MasterCard cards accepted at T&E merchants.
  • Special chargeback rules apply.
  • Includes Passenger Railway (MCC 4112).
  • MasterCard Passenger Transport (T&E) Credit
  • Airline MCCs (3000-3350, 4511) and Passenger Railway MCC (4112).
  • Applies to Consumer Cards only.
  • Magnetic stripe not required: authorization required.
  • Requires the 635/636 Passenger Transport Format 1 and Format 2 records.
  • MasterCard Passenger Transport (T&E) Debit
  • All requirements of Passenger Transport (T&E).
  • This rate is only applicable to U.S. issued check cards; non-US will qualify at the credit category.
  • WORLD MASTERCARD RATES
    World MasterCard Merit 3 Credit
  • All requirements of Merit 3 credit.
  • Applies to World MasterCard.
  • World MasterCard Restaurant Credit
  • Applies to MCC 5812
  • All requirements of Merit 3 credit.
  • Applies to transactions below break-even amount of $60.00. Transactions above $60.00 will qualify at World Card T&E.
  • World MasterCard Key-Entered Credit
  • All requirements of Key-Entered credit.
  • Applies to World MasterCard.
  • World MasterCard Merit 1 Credit
  • All requirements of Merit 1 credit.
  • Applies to World MasterCard.
  • World MasterCard Standard Credit
  • All requirements of Standard credit
  • Applies to World MasterCard.
  • World MasterCard Convenience Purchase Credit
  • All requirements of Convenience Purchase credit.
  • Applies to World MasterCard.
  • World MasterCard Supermarket Credit
  • All requirements of Standard credit
  • Applies to World MasterCard.
  • World MasterCard Supermarket Credit
  • All requirements of Standard credit
  • Applies to World MasterCard.
  • World MasterCard Warehouse Club Credit
  • All requirements of Warehouse Club Credit
  • Applies to World MasterCard.
  • World Service Industries Incenitve Program (SIIP) Credit
  • All requirements of SIIP credit.
  • Applies to World MasterCard.
  • World MasterCard Public Sector Credit
  • All requirements of Public Sector credit.
  • Applies to World MasterCard.
  • MASTERCARD COMMERCIAL RATES
    Corporate Face-to-Face (Non-T&E)
  • Applies to Business, Corporate, Purchasing and Fleet (excluding fuel MCCs for Fleet) cards.
  • Swiped transaction--Card and cardholder must be present and entire contents of magnetic stripe must be read and transmitted.
  • Level II Data Required: STATIC DATA: Merchant Tax ID, Merchant Type,
  • POS PROMPTS: Tax Amt, Cust Code. Cardholder provides Customer Code to merchant.
  • Transaction must be settled within 24 hours of the authorization.
  • Corporate Data Rate III (Non-T&E)
  • Applies to Purchasing/Fleet, Business and Corporate cards only.
  • As of April 1, 2005 Fuel MCC’s are eligible for this rate.
  • Level II Data Required.
  • Additional Level III data required. Level III data includes line item transaction detail such as quantity and type of goods/service.
  • Transaction must be settled within two days.
  • Keyed transaction; electronic authorization required.
  • Corporate Data Rate II (Non-T&E)
  • Level II Data Required.
  • Applies to Purchasing Cards.
  • Applies to Business/Corporate cards; Customer Code not required.
  • Applies to Fleet cards; additional fuel addendum data required.
  • Transaction must be settled within two days.
  • Keyed transaction; electronic authorization required.
  • Corporate Data Rate I (Non-T&E)
  • Applies to Business, Corporate, Purchasing and Fleet cards.
  • Transaction must be settled within two days.
  • Keyed transaction; electronic authorization required.
  • Valid Tax ID Required
  • Corporate Large Ticket (Non-T&E)
  • Applies to Business, Corporate, Purchasing and Fleet cards only.
  • Transaction must be greater than $5333.33 for Fleet Data Rate II, $7272.73 for Data Rate III and $5333.33 for a Face-to-Face transaction.
  • Transaction must be settled within 24 hours of the authorization; electronic authorization required.
  • Level II and Level III Data REQUIRED.
  • Corporate T&E III
    (T&E)
  • Electronic authorization; swiped or keyed.
  • Business, Corporate, Purchasing and Fleet cards (Fleet only at non-fuel MCCs).
  • Lodging, airline, passenger railway, and auto rental merchants.
  • Restaurant merchants are not eligible for this interchange rate.
  • Appropriate T&E addendum data required (i.e. folio, check-in, check-out, etc.)
  • Additional T&E data elements required (i.e. room rate, room tax, property phone #, etc.)
  • Transaction must be settled within two days.
  • Corporate T&E II (T&E)
  • Electronic authorization; swiped or keyed.
  • Business, Corporate, Purchasing and Fleet cards (Fleet only at non-fuel MCCs).
  • Lodging, airline, passenger railway, and auto rental merchants.
  • Restaurant merchants are not eligible for this interchange rate.
  • Appropriate T&E addendum data required (i.e. folio, check-in, check-out, etc.)
  • Transaction must be settled within two days.
  • Corporate T&E I (T&E)
  • Electronic authorization; swiped or keyed.
  • Business, Corporate, Purchasing and Fleet cards (Fleet only at non-fuel MCCs).
  • Restaurant transactions.
  • Applicable to lodging, airline, passenger railway, auto rental merchants when addendum data is not provided.
  • Transaction must be settled within two days.
  • Corporate Standard (all merchants)
  • Applies to Business, Corporate, Purchasing and Fleet cards.
  • Transaction must be settled within thirty days.
  • Corporate Standard (all merchants)
  • Applies to Business, Corporate, Purchasing and Fleet cards.
  • Transaction must be settled within thirty days.
  • MASTERCARD INTERNATIONAL RATES
    International Electronic (all merchants)
  • Card and cardholder must be present at time of transaction.
  • Credit card must be swiped for authorizations and captured through the magnetic stripe reader on your electronic terminal.
  • Signature must be obtained on the credit card slip or printer receipt.
  • Transaction must be settled within 5 days.
  • International Standard (all merchants)
  • Transaction is keyed.
  • Transaction settled after 5 days.
  • International Corporate Purchasing Data Rate II (all merchants)
  • Applies to Purchasing/Fleet (excluding fuel MCCs for Fleet) cards only.
  • Electronic authorization required.
  • Level II data required.
  • Transaction must be settled within 4 days.
  • International Corporate Purchasing (all merchants)
  • Applies to Purchasing/Fleet cards only.
  • Electronic authorization required.
  • Transaction must be settled within 30 days.
  • International Corporate Purchasing (Large Ticket) (Non-T&E)
  • Same as above, except transaction must be > $3000.
  • Electronic authorization required.
  • Transaction must be settled within 30 days.
  • International Corporate Purchasing (Large Ticket) (Non-T&E)
  • Same as above, except transaction must be > $3000.
  • Electronic authorization required.
  • Transaction must be settled within 30 days.
  • International Corporate (all merchnts)
  • Applies to MC Business/Corporate cards only.
  • Transaction must be settled within 30 days.
  • International Corporate (all merchnts)
  • Applies to MC Business/Corporate cards only.
  • Transaction must be settled within 30 days.