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Old Sep 24, 2024 | 8:15 am
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Originally Posted by joshwex90
This leads to a separate question, but when a customer swipes a card, how many fees are involved? I imagine at the bare minimum, Chase (the issuer for example), Visa, and the merchant's payment processor are all getting a fee. Does the merchant need to negotiate 3 separate fees?
It less that the merchant, such as Essence Bakery, negotiates the fees, than the many, slightly-differently calculated fees are imposed upon the merchant in their bill from the processor.
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