Posted On: Tuesday December 7th, 2004 at 12:00am EST
Merchant Account Provider
Real-Time Solution Price
Gateway
Fee
Statement
Fee
Monthly
Minimum
Discount
Rate
Transaction
Fee
Tech.
Support
Fee
ECHO, Inc.
$99 (free to switch)
ECHO Gateway
FREE/Cart Incl.
FREE
$0
1.79% to 2.69%
$0.30
$19.95/mo. (if you process)
Total Merchant Services
$299
$10/month
$10/month
$25/month
2.40%
$0.35
Fee not disclosed
Charge.com Merchant Services
$195
$15/month
$10/month
$25/month
2.35%
$0.30
$0/month
CardService Intl. CardNetCo
$499
$30/month
$10/month
$15/month
2.35%
$0.25
$0/month
Discover
Merchant
Services
$49.95
Reseller of First data
$19.95/month
Authorize.net or Verisign
$5.00/month
Fee not disclosed
2.31% + 1.25 Intl.
$0.13 (Rates vary) +Interchange
Fee not disclosed $12 chargeback fee
Merchant Accounts Express
$179
$14.95/month
$9.95/month
$25/month
2.29%
$0.30
Fee not disclosed
Her Merchant Account
$169
$10/month
Fee not disclosed
Fee not disclosed
2.19% (Rates vary)
$0.23
Fee not disclosed
Costco Merchant Services
$174.99 w/cart
Reseller for Nova (Call for Quote)
$5.95
Reseller of Nova (Call for Quote)
2.01% (Rates vary)
$0.38
$9.99 (Shopping Cart Fee)
Nova Information Services
$394
$0/month
$6/month
$30/month
2.17% (Rates vary)
$0.30
$10/month
Verisign Pay Flow Pro
$249 (Limit 1000 transactions then 10 cents per)
Fee not disclosed
Fee not disclosed
Fee not disclosed
Fee not disclosed
Fee not disclosed
$59.95/mo
Wells Fargo
$99
Fee not disclosed
Fee not disclosed
Fee not disclosed
2.35%
$0.30
$39/month
Online Data Corp
Fee not disclosed
$19.95/month
$10/month
$25/month
2.29%
$0.30
Fee not disclosed
1st American Card Service
$359
Fee not disclosed
$9/month
$20/month
2.30%
$0.30
$0/month
Jaguar PC
Fee not disclosed
$10/month
$10/month
Fee not disclosed
2.29%
$0.35
Fee not disclosed
Bank Card Solutions
$345
$20/month
$10/month
Fee not disclosed
1.99% (Rates vary)
$0.35
Fee not disclosed ($25 annual fee)
EZ Merchant Accounts
$149
$15/month
$5/month
$25/month
2.25% (Rates vary)
$0.30
Fee not disclosed
WorldPay
$299
Included
live tech support and live shopper
$50/month
2.95% Multi Currency
$0.45 (fraud screening included)
$35/month (1st 3 monthly fees waived)
Global Payments
Fee not disclosed
Fee not disclosed
Fee not disclosed
$15/month
2.29%
$0.30
$49.95/month + $15 chargeback fee
DPI Merchant Services
$50
$29.95/month
$10/month
Fee not disclosed
2.35%
$0.30
Fee not disclosed
AIS Media
$595
$15/month
$10/month
$25/month
2.29%
$0.30
Fee not disclosed
Associated Merchant Services
Fee not disclosed
$15/month
$10/month
$10/month
2.28% (Rates vary)
$0.45
Fee not disclosed Annual fee $29
IPaySecure
$295.95
$49.95/mo Cart incl.
$10/month
$0/month
2.25% (Rates vary)
$0.30
Fee not disclosed
Unified Merchant Services
$49.95
Fee not disclosed
$10/month
Fee not disclosed
2.39%
$0.29
Fee not disclosed
Priority Merchant Services
$150-498
$19/month
$10/month
$10/month
2.25 -
2.85%
$0.30
$25 Chargeback
Fee not disclosed. Annual fee $29
Merchant- Systems IPayment
Fee not disclosed
$15/month
$10-12/mo
$10/month
2.47%
$0.30
Fee not disclosed.
Planet Payment (NetResult)
$175
$25/month
Fee not disclosed.
Fee not disclosed.
2.95%
$0.35
Fee not disclosed.
Authorize.Net Resellers
Typical Charges
$300-600 +App Fee
$25/month
$10/month
$25/month
2.50%
$0.35
Annual Fee sometimes applies.
PayPal*
None
None
None
None
2.90%
$0.30
None
2Checkout*
$49
None
None
None
5.05%
$0.45
None
I-Bill*
Fee not disclosed
Fee not disclosed
Fee not disclosed
Fee not disclosed
15%
Fee not disclosed
Fee not disclosed
*Not a true merchant account. You process under their merchant account and not your own.
Active Update: October 10, 2002
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Note: There are many resellers for the companies listed above with additional charges.
DISCLAIMER: Rates displayed have been compiled by either calling and asking, or by acquiring information from company web sites. Although we have made every effort to ensure that these figures are accurate, we do not warrant their accuracy. Some of these Banks, Processors and/or Agents may be able to offer lower rates than those listed.
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