In the last few years, I have personally seen merchant accounts incur more and more monthly fees that have never existed before. For example: MONTHLY ASSOCIATION FEES (RETAIL) $0.83 NYCE $0.75 PULSE $1.00 STAR $0.75 JEANIE $0.67 ACCEL $1.25 MC annual $1.25 MC location $2.00 Visa FANF $8.50 TOTAL This is like an additional monthly statement fee. The PIN Debit annual fees are broken out as monthly but represent a $55 annual fee. Keep in mind this is in addition to other fees that are also going up constantly. Discount Fees Transaction Fees Interchange and Association Fees PCI Compliance PCI Non-Compliance Breach Protection Monthly Statement Online Reporting Therefore no one should be surprised that everyone is paying more than ever to accept plastic. And dont be surprised that one rarely sees these fees listed in agreements. Maybe its in the fine print 20 pages in. ...
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