Soon the number of Canadian controlled Payment Acqauires will possibly be one less as RBC and BMO are negotiating with a U.S. firm to sell Monersi. This is a concern to us as the U.S. industry is completely different that the Canadian industry. Our experience...
Subjects covered: Upcoming national fee changes Canadian Processor Changes About POS systems Newsletter 10_ 2026...
Processors and POS/PMS suppliers are working towards integrating ownership of all 3 segments necessary to make a system fully integrated. This means the system not only handles inventory but checkout scanning and payment authorization. Fully Integrated POS/PMS program handles inventory, scanning, reservations and many other addons...
Effective date:November 1, 2026 Description: Interac will increase its Interac Switch (Assessment) Fee and Mobile Service Fee Effective date: October 19, 2026 Description: Mastercard will introduce the Acquirer Network Access and Brand Usage (NABU) Fee. The existing Acquirer Clearing Fee will be retired. Effective date: October 24, 2026 (transactions submitted for...
One of the most common scams is merchandise ordered online or by phone to be shipped to the customer. This can be very dangerous if paid by credit card or a MasterCard or Visa Debit card. If you do accept payments this way you should...
Credit card fees are increased depending upon how the transaction is achieved. Transactions where the card is present and tapped or inserted into the terminal or for "recurring" transactions setup online through the Processor are “Card Present”. Transactions taken by phone, typed into a terminal...