Merchant Services Compares Square Reader, Costco, Wells Fargo Credit Card Processing
Dallas, TX, June 30, 2015 (Newswire.com) - Credit-card-processing.com Compares Costco, Square Reader, Bank of America and Wells Fargo Credit Card Merchant Account Rates
Merchant Resources called the 1-800 listed on each of the above credit card merchant services, and discovered a variety of differences outlined below:
Square Reader
-- Base Retail Visa/MC rate of 2.75% -- Key Entered Rate of 3.5%
*The square reader is a good solution for merchants that are seasonal, since "SquareUp" does not have any monthly fees. Merchant consistently over $10 per sale in Visa/MasterCard volume per month, have better options at www.credit-card-processing.com.
Wells Fargo
-- Base Retail Visa/MC rate @ 2.2% and 25 cents -- Mid qualified rate @ 3.1% and 25 cents -- The salesperson did not disclose the non-qualified rate -- Lease of terminal for $35 for 48 months or purchase terminal for $699 (FD130 terminal) -- $75 yearly fee -- $95 Setup fee -- No contract "until" filing-out personal information using a social security number, etc.
Costco
-- Base Retail Visa/MC rate @ 1.38% and 19 cents -- Rewards Cards Visa/MC rate @ 1.99% and 19 cents -- Business Cards Visa/MC rate @ 2.65% and 29 cents -- Foreign and Government Cards Visa/MC 3.55% and 29 cents -- Terminal lease $30 a month for 2 years or $489 terminal purchase -- Need to be an executive Costco member, so you need to pay $110 a year -- No contract "until" filing-out personal information using a social security number, etc.
Merchant Resources offers the following:
-- 1.25% for debit/credit card with no pin -- 1.65% for base Visa and MasterCard, Discover -- No Monthly Fees -- FREE EMV Chip Card Terminal, cellular phone Swiper or POS for restaurant
If a business has a low average ticket, Merchant Resources can provide a transaction fee of 5 cents. To receive a free no obligation merchant account quote, visit http://www.credit-card-processing.com or call 1-888-895-3129.