Regulations: What to know before turning surcharging on.

Modified on Mon, 17 Jun at 12:31 PM

Depending on your jurisdiction, there are many rules pertaining to credit card transaction surcharging.  


Federal, state and provincial regulations and laws, card brand rules (Visa / Mastercard / American Express etc) and rules and regulations from other bodies may apply to you.


Please make sure you understand the requirements that pertain to your business.  


Benji Pays offers our surcharging feature as is and does not make any claims to it's compliance with any rules, laws or regulations they may apply to your business.  We can not provide advice on these rules and regulations, but we have collected some links that may be helpful to you.



United States Links

Visa

https://usa.visa.com/dam/VCOM/download/merchants/surcharging-faq-by-merchants.pdf


MasterCard

https://www.mastercard.us/en-us/business/overview/support/merchant-surcharge-rules.html



Canadian Links


The Canadian Federation of Independant Businesses


Merchant surcharges, service and convenience fees, and discounts - Canada.ca

https://www.canada.ca/en/financial-consumer-agency/services/merchants/credit-fees-merchant.html



Surcharging 101 What It Is and What To Expect | Moneris

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