Shadowing-Übung: Visa Transaction Processing: Visa Processing Fees and Interchange Rate Basics - Englisch Sprechen Lernen mit Video

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Visa's payment processing ecosystem can power your business growth and economic progress, whether you operate around the corner or around the world.
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VisaNet moves transactions quickly, seamlessly, and securely between cardholders, merchants, acquirers, and issuers.
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As with any financial transaction, there are fees.
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Let's talk through some common questions about these transactions and their related fees.
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I hear a lot about the interchange fee.
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What can you tell me about it?
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The Interchange Reimbursement Fee, or IRF, is designed to balance the costs and benefits of business between the acquirer and the issuer.
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The acquirer pays an IRF to the issuer for each cardholder purchase.
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This fee operates as an incentive for the issuer
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and helps offset issuer handling costs as well as risks associated with cardholder fraud and bad debt.
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In return, the acquirer receives guaranteed funds from the issuer, which enables the merchant to close a sale even if the cardholder has not yet actually paid.
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That guarantee is a significant value to the merchant.
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Interesting.
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So how is the IRF calculated for point of sale and online purchases?
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Visa publishes a default interchange fee structure that is typically based on a percentage of the transaction amount,
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but may also include a flat, per-item fee as well.
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Why does the IRF rate vary from transaction to transaction?
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IRF varies because of the unique business and processing requirements of transactions.
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As such, IRF varies by the type of merchant, the cost of sale, the payment product used, the processing technology the merchant uses,
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and the region or country.
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Additionally, risk can be a driver of the IRF rate.
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A greater risk can often mean a greater IRF rate.
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For example, interchange fees are often higher for credit cards than debit cards, as there is a greater risk of funds not being available for credit purchases.
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And certain business categories, like casinos, are considered riskier than other categories, like general goods.
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Chip technology has helped to reduce some risks.
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A merchant using a chip terminal may have lower interchange fees available
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because reading a chip can be more secure than swiping a magnetic stripe or key entering a card number.
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Transactions without a physical card, such as online, mail, or telephone orders,
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may have even higher rates because they can pose substantially greater risks than transactions in which a chip is scanned, a magnetic stripe is read,
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or a pin is entered.
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So is the IRF a Visa fee?
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No, the IRF is not a Visa fee.
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Visa's role is to facilitate the transfer of the IRF.
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So does Visa charge any fees for its services?
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Yes, Visa charges fees, such as a data processing fee, to both the issuer and acquirer for transactions.
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Are there any other fees we haven't talked about?
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The acquirer charges the merchant a fee called the Merchant Discount Rate.
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This fee covers the acquirer's processing services on the merchant's debit and credit card transactions.
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Let's walk through an example that will help explain the settlement of fees and discounts.
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Juan is getting ready for vacation and uses his Visa chip card to purchase $100 worth of beach gear at a local merchant.
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Assuming an IRF rate of 0.5%, the acquirer owes $0.50 to the bank that issued Juan his card.
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The merchant discount rate is $0.80, which the merchant pays to the acquirer.
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So, at settlement, the acquirer deposits the remaining $98.70 into the merchant's account for the sale of the gear.
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The merchant benefits from its profit on the sale and from knowing it has guaranteed payment from its acquirer.
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And Juan benefits from a happy vacation with his family.
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Okay, we've talked about merchant transactions.
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What about ATM transactions?
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In ATM transactions, the interchange payment roles are reversed.
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The acquiring bank operates the ATM and therefore provides a service to the issuer's cardholder, namely providing cash.
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The issuer pays the interchange fee to the acquirer for providing this service.
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As you have seen, VisaNet provides proven, dependable payment processing capabilities.
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When all transaction participants play by the same rules, you can feel secure knowing that you're part of a global network.

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