It is a perfect time for merchants to be asking important questions regarding their current payment card processing to make sure that they are maximizing the use of available and appropriate services at a competitive rate, says Dan Carter, associate director at Redbridge.
At the time of the biannual review of its network fee schedule, applied to acquiring banks, Visa Europe has introduced new elements and raised the rates on ecommerce transactions. For Mélina Le Sauze, Director at Redbridge, these changes strengthen the interest in optimizing the allocation of acquiring bank flows.
Knowing how your company stacks up against best practices and overall costs of acquiring your card-based sales is becoming more important, especially given the increasing growth of e-commerce and overall card-based sales, writes Aeron Sharp.
