Credit Card Convenience fee or surcharge

May 21, 2007 1 Replies

Hello there,



We have a typical situation while selling merchandise on commission basis. I would like to give my customers opportunity to pay for the merchandise using credit card but charge them a "convenience fee" similar to what is charged by government agencies and utilities companies when you make payment by credit card. Is there a way RMS can calculate the fees automatically for the items of a certain department purchased when a customer wants to pay by CC. Any suggestions how this can be accomplished? This can be a flat fee based on slabs like upto $50, next upto $100 and so on. OR it can be a percentage of items only of that department. Now there may be items from another department in the same transaction.



Any suggestion would be helpful. Thanks


I'm not sure that merchants are allowed to to do this under Visa/MC merchant agreements. Check with your processor first

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