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Mesa, Arizona  85212
Phone 800.887.6227

Capital Q is a registered Member Service Provider for US Bank of Minneapolis, MN.

 

 

Interchange 401

Your credit card processor is required to pay "Interchange" to the card issuer. Interchange rates vary depending on the type of card presented; how it is processed; and the type of merchant accepting the credit card. They must also pay the national associations (Visa & MasterCard) an assessment fee for each transaction.

Below are the different Interchange categories you may see on your statement. Some processors don’t have the capability to show the various categories on your statement.. They will only show; "Qualified", "Mid-Qualified", and "Non-Qualified". If your statement has these as descriptors you want to make sure that they charge the appropriate Interchange for your transactions. Some processors will just surcharge a flat percentage for "Non-Qualifying" transactions. You may be paying too much money to your processor. For example, if your customer presents a Visa Check Card at your store and you swipe the card through your terminal that rate is 0.51% less than the normal rate. Is your current processor passing on the savings to you?

Along with the various categories of Interchange you will see the difference in the rates assessed when the transactions are settled. This difference is calculated from Interchange at the "best" rate, which is where the card is present, the entire contents of the magnetic strip is read and it is deposited the same day. 

Visa Interchange

CPS Retail : 

  • Cardholder and card present
  • Signature obtained, single electronic authorization
  • Read & transmit complete magnetic stripe
  • Transaction settled within 1 day of authorization
  • Clearing amount must equal authorization amount

 CPS Retail Check Card : 

  • Cardholder and card present
  • Signature obtained, single electronic authorization
  • Read & transmit complete magnetic stripe
  • Transaction settled within 1 day of authorization
  • Clearing amount must equal authorization amount

 Supermarket/ Warehouse :

  • Cardholder and card present
  • Signature obtained, single electronic authorization
  • Read & transmit complete magnetic stripe
  • Transaction settled within 1 day of authorization
  • Clearing amount must equal authorization amount

 Supermarket/ Warehouse Club Check Card :

  • Must be Approved by Visa for this category.
  • Cardholder and card present
  • Signature obtained, single electronic authorization
  • Read & transmit complete magnetic stripe
  • Transaction settled within 1 day of authorization
  • Clearing amount must equal authorization amount

 CPS Retail 2 (Developing Markets only) : 

  • Single electronic authorization
  • Must include Address Verification (AVS)
  • Order number, and customer service number included, purchase date equal to shipping date
  • Settled within 7 days of authorization and within 1 day after purchase/shipping date
  • Settled amount must equal authorized amount, authorization response data included in the settled transaction.

 CPS Card Not Present : 

  • Single electronic authorization
  • Must include Address Verification (AVS)
  • Order number, and customer service number included, purchase date equal to shipping date
  • Settled within 7 days of authorization and within 1 day after purchase/shipping date
  • Settled amount must equal authorized amount, authorization response data included in the settled transaction.

 CPS Hotel/Car Rental : 

  • Cardholder and card present, signature obtained
  • Incremental electronic authorizations permitted
  • Original authorization must include expected duration of stay/car rental
  • Folio/car rental agreement number required in clearing data
  • Settled amount must be within 15% of total amount authorized
  • Transaction date must be check out/car return date
  • Transaction settled within 1 day of check out and authorization response data included in settled transaction

 CPS Retail Key Entered

  • Single electronic authorization
  • Must include Address Verification (AVS) with exact match
  • Order number, and customer service number included, purchase date equal to shipping date
  • Settled within 7 days of authorization and within 1 day after purchase/shipping date
  • Settled amount must equal authorized amount, authorization response data included in the settled transaction.

 CPS E-Commerce Basic

  • Single electronic authorization
  • Must include Address Verification (AVS)
  • Order number, and customer service number included, purchase date equal to shipping date
  • Settled within 7 days of authorization and within 1 day after purchase/shipping date
  • Settled amount must equal authorized amount, authorization response data included in the settled transaction

 EIRF : 

  • Electronically authorized and settled transaction without CPS compliance data elements
  • Transaction settled within 2 days of authorization

Standard :

  • Transaction settled 3 or more days after authorization or paper processed.

 GSA Purchasing Card Large Ticket :  -0.44%   Per Itm: $34.90

  • Transaction accepted at non-T&E merchant location
  • Transaction amount must be greater than or equal to $5000 and include Level 2 and Level 3 Purchasing card data.

 CPS Automated Fuel :

  • Cardholder and card presents
  • Single electronic authorization
  • Settled within 1 day of authorization
  • A $1 status check is performed on the authorization and clearing amount must be less than or equal to $50.
  • Transaction can be full magnetic stripe read or key-entered.
  • Transaction settled within 7 days of authorization

 Signature Card Electronic :

  • Signature card accepted at T&E location.
  • Cardholder and card present, signature obtained
  • Single electronic authorization
  • Settled within 1 day of authorization

 Signature Card Standard : 

  • Signature card accepted at T&E location
  • Transaction is not CPS qualified.

 Infinite Card Electronic : 

  • Cardholder and card present, signature obtained
  • Single electronic authorization
  • Settled within 1 day of authorization

 Infinite Card Standard : 

  • Transaction is not CPS qualified.

 Commercial Card Electronic :

  • Commercial Card accepted at T&E location
  • Settled within 2 days of authorization. OR
  • Transaction at a non-T&E location without additional data (customer code and/or Sales Tax)

 Commercial Card Standard : 

  • Commercial Card accepted at T&E location
  • Settled 3 or more days after authorization. OR
  • Transaction at non-T&E location without additional data (customer code and/or sales tax)

 International Electronic : 

  • Transaction accepted at US Territory merchant location
  • Magnetic stripe read, authorization code in clearing record
  • Settled within 4 days of authorization.

 International Standard : 

  • Transaction accepted at US Territory merchant location
  • Key entered, authorization code in clearing record
  • Settled within 4 days of authorization.

 International Commercial Card :

  • Commercial card transaction accepted at US Territory merchant location
  • Authorization code in clearing record
  • Settled within 4 days of authorization.

MasterCard Interchange

Merit III : 

  • Cardholder and card present and swiped
  • Signature obtained
  • Single electronic authorization
  • Settled within 1 day of authorization

SuperMarket :

  • Cardholder and card present and swiped
  • Signature obtained
  • Single electronic authorization
  • Settled within 1 day of authorization

Warehouse Club :

  • Cardholder and card present and swiped
  • Signature obtained
  • Single electronic authorization
  • Settled within 1 day of authorization

Key Entered : 

  • Cardholder and card present, key entered
  • Signature obtained
  • Single electronic authorization
  • Settled within 1 day of authorization

Merit I : 

  • Card not present at time of authorization
  • Address Verification should be performed
  • Single electronic authorization
  • Settled within 2 days of authorization

Standard :

  • Transaction settled within 29 days of authorization
  • Missing required data elements

Corporate Face to Face  : 

  • Commercial Cards accepted at non-T&E locations
  • Cardholder and card present and swiped
  • Signature obtained
  • Single electronic authorization
  • Settled within 1 day of authorization
  • Sales tax amount and customer code required in clearing transaction
  • Includes Purchasing Card Format  addendum record with merchant location zip code, merchant state code.

Corporate T&E Rate III : 

  • Commercial Card accepted at lodging, car rental, or passenger railway location
  • Single electronic authorization
  • Settled within 2 days of authorization
  • Market specific data required in clearing transaction (Line Item detail)

Corporate T&E Rate II : 

  • Commercial Card accepted at lodging, car rental, or passenger railway location
  • Single electronic authorization
  • Settled within 2 days of authorization
  • Market specific data required in clearing transaction

Corporate T&E Rate I : 

  • Commercial Card accepted at lodging, car rental, or passenger railway location
  • Single electronic authorization
  • Settled within 2 days of authorization

Corporate Data Rate III: 

  • Commercial Card accepted at non T&E merchant
  • Single electronic authorization
  • Settled within 2 days of authorization
  • Market specific data required in clearing transaction
  • Purchasing Cards Only
  • Purchasing Card addendum record with merchant street address, postal code, merchant state
  • Tax ID number, merchant type code, tax amount, customer code
  • Line item detail

Corporate Data Rate II : 

  • Commercial Card accepted at non T&E merchant
  • Single electronic authorization
  • Settled within 2 days of authorization
  • Market specific data required in clearing transaction
  • Purchasing Cards Only
  • Purchasing Card addendum record with merchant street address, postal code, merchant state
  • Tax ID number, merchant type code, tax amount, customer code

Corporate Data Rate I : 

  • Commercial Card accepted at non T&E merchant
  • Single electronic authorization
  • Settled within 2 days of authorization
  • Market specific data required in clearing transaction
  • Purchasing Cards Only
  • Purchasing Card addendum record with merchant street address, postal code, merchant state

International Corporate Large Ticket :

  • Commercial Card transactions will receive this rate when they have achieved either International Purchasing or International Purchasing Data Rate II and this rate is a lower effective rate than the achieved rate
  • Settled within 29 days of authorization.

International Electronic: 

  • Cardholder and card present swiped
  • Signature obtained
  • Single electronic authorization
  • Settled within 4 days of authorization

International Standard: 

  • Transactions not meeting the International Electronic Interchange qualifications
  • Electronically authorized and settled within 29 days of authorization.

World MasterCard : 

  • Card accepted at T&E location
  • Single electronic authorization
  • Settled within 2 days of authorization
  • Market specific data required in clearing transaction.

Service Industries : 

  • Recurring payment transactions from Utility, Telecommunication, Cable TV and Insurance providers
  • Merchant must be registered with MasterCard and participate in MasterCard's RepeatPay marketing program
  • Transactions are non face-to-face, single electronic authorization
  • Settled within 1 day of authorization.

Convenience Purchases :

  • Cardholder and card present swiped
  • Single electronic authorization
  • Settled within 1 day of authorization
  • Transactions taken by Fast Food, Convenience Stores, Service Stations, Fuel Dispensers, and Motion Picture Theaters.

Travel Industries Premier Service :

  • Single electronic authorization must include "Premier" indicator
  • Settled within 1 day of authorization
  • Must be qualified and registered travel merchant from lodging, car rental or cruise line merchant segments
  • "Premier" clearing records must contain a lodging or car rental addendum record.

Public Sector : 

  • Card not present at time of authorization
  • Single electronic authorization
  • Settled within 2 days of authorization
  • Transactions taken by Courts, Fines, Bail Bonds, Taxes and Government Services.