The Strawhecker Group recently surveyed the merchant acquiring industry to determine the prevailing line item pricing rates for the cost of third-party processing in the U.S. market. The study included merchant acquirers who use third-party providers for front-end authorization and back-end settlement services.
Key Findings
- Authorization Costs decrease moderately for all but the largest acquirers
- Customer Service and Terminal Help Desk Support Fees decrease for all but the largest acquirers
- Merchant Statement Fees increase
- Merchant on File includes more bundling
- PCI and Government Compliance Fee decrease
- EMV fees emerge
- Competition for acquirer business leaves new players with lower costs than established ones
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In total, information was gathered from 83 front-end authorization portfolios and 78 back-end settlement relationships. The chart that follows shows the distribution of data across the volume bands, along with the aggregate monthly transactions for each category.
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