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Most, yes, but with plenty left over. They charge this for all transactions, whereas the wholesale/processing rate depends on the type of card. Pin debit transa
by mitchellst 9y ago
Most, yes, but with plenty left over. They charge this for all transactions, whereas the wholesale/processing rate depends on the type of card. Pin debit transactions clear interchange well under 1%. Visa and mastercard have a few different tiers. There's not much margin in an American Express transaction at that rate, but your average VISA/Mastercard wholesale costs will net out to ~1.5%, depending on the kind of merchant you are and what kinds of cards your customers tend to use. (It's more expensive to process a reward card like the Chase Sapphire Reserve than your local credit union's visa card.) Square covers lots of different merchants, with special prominence in low denomination restaurants / cafes. At scale, that's pretty lucrative.