Common CNP MasterCard® Consumer Sales Interchange Programs

  

 

Effective April 2009

MasterCard Interchange Transactions

Program Qualifier

Credit

Debit

% Fee

# Fee

% Fee

# Fee

Service Industries

All Cards

1.15%

$ 0.05

1.15%

$ 0.05

Merit 1 Real Estate

All Other Cards

1.10%

1.10%

 

Elite / High Value

2.20%

$ 0.10

 

 

Merit 1 Insurance

All Cards

1.43%

$ 0.05

 

 

Merit I

Core Value

1.89%

$ 0.10

1.64%

$ 0.16

Enhanced

2.04%

$ 0.10

 

 

World

2.05%

$ 0.10

 

 

Elite / High Value

2.50%

$ 0.10

 

 

Public Sector

All Credit Cards

1.55%

$ 0.10

 

 

Emerging Markets

Debit Only

 

0.80%

$ 0.25

Utilities

Elite / High Value

 

$ 0.75

 

 

All Other Cards

 

$ 0.65

 

$ 0.45

Consumer Standard

Core Value

2.95%

$ 0.10

1.90%

$ 0.25

World

2.95%

$ 0.10

 

 

Enhanced

 

 

Elite / High Value

3.25%

$ 0.10

 

 

 

 

 

Merchants should attempt to qualify for the programs highlighted in green, and avoid the programs in red. Because of the relatively high per-sale transaction fee, the attractiveness of the program in pink will be based on the Average Ticket Value (ATV) of the item the merchant is selling.

 

 

 

MasterCard© Refund ("Credit") Transactions

MasterCard Interchange Program

Program Qualifier

Credit

Debit

% Fee

# Fee

% Fee

# Fee

Refund Group 1

Consumer

 

 

1.72%

Refund Group 2

Consumer

2.09%

 

 

Refund Group 1 (Utilities)

Commercial

2.37%

 

 

Refund Group 3 (Mail Order)

Commercial

2.21%