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Card processing fees
How to read your processing statement, which fees are fixed and which are markup, and how to stop paying for things you never agreed to.
How to Read a Card Processing Statement in 15 Minutes
Find your total volume and total fees, work out your effective rate, separate fixed card-network costs from processor markup, and spot the junk fees.
Card processing feesInterchange-Plus vs Tiered vs Flat-Rate Pricing: Which Is Which?
The three common card processing pricing models, how to recognise each on your statement, and how to compare offers fairly.
Card processing feesWhat Is a PCI Non-Compliance Fee and How Do You Stop Paying It?
Why some processing statements show a monthly PCI non-compliance fee, what PCI DSS asks of a small business, and the steps that usually make the fee stop.
Free statement analysis
Send one recent card processing statement. CELER Merchants will work out your effective rate, explain every fee line, and tell you honestly whether you are already on a good deal.