

Merchants must clearly disclose surcharges and fees to cardholders before a transaction is completed. Merchants who choose to charge those fees for credit or debit payments are not allowed to surcharge.

A merchant can verify with their acquirer if they're eligible or not. Service and convenience feesĬertain PCNO rules permit eligible merchants to charge a service or convenience fee for certain types of transactions. Some networks do not permit merchants to surcharge for debit card payments. Merchants should contact their acquirer about their ability to surcharge for accepting debit card payments. Merchants should consult with their acquirer regarding these rules. For example, standard vs premium card.Ĭertain PCNOs do not allow merchants to surcharge more for their credit cards than for other PCNOs’ credit cards. If a merchant decides to surcharge at the product level, the surcharge amount may differ between categories of credit card. If a merchant decides to surcharge at the brand level, the surcharge must be the same across all credit cards for that specific payment card network.

Merchants have the option of surcharging at the brand level or the product level for a specific PCNO’s credit card.
