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How Did Rate Tracker Get Started?

Rate Tracker was created to start a movement in the payment industry. Small business owners are often taken advantage of by credit card processors because they know that those business owners rely on them to make money. Likewise, the processors also know that small business owners are far too busy to read over their statements every month. Even if they did have the time, most people can’t make heads or tails of what they are reading. This lack of clarity is allowing the payments industry to trample the small business owners in our country and slowly line their own pockets with your hard-earned money! The Movement There are two stories that come to mind when people ask us why we created Rate Tracker. Both involve merchants who were losing money due to unknown processing rate increases. The first story is about a merchant who we asked to test out our beta version of Rate Tracker. He was adamant about not switching processors because he believed he was getting great rates. After using Rate Tracker, he realized that he was actually paying way more than he thought and immediately switched payment processors. The next story is about another merchant who never looked at his statement from his processor. Two years went by without him ever knowing that they raised his rates. That mistake totaled at about $10,000 of additional fees that he was way paying due to not tracking his rates. Our Inspiration Our goal of creating Rate Tracker is to bring transparency into the payments industry so that small business owners can take control over their credit card processing rates. Learn More About Rate Tracker If you are interested in learning more about how Rate Tracker works or to get started, contact us today!

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3 Charges to Look for on a Credit Card Statement

What to Look for on a Credit Card Statement 3 Main Fees to Look for on Your Credit Card Statement 1) Interchange Fees These are the fees that are assessed to your business from the issuing banks that issued cards to your customers. Usually non-negotiable and can be a monthly fee, transaction fee, or what is known as the percentage of gross sales, or discount rate. PCI Noncompliance Fees These fees are important to pay attention to because they are avoidable and can range from $4-$250 a month! On top of that, there’s a liability that exists that if your business is deemed non-compliant and suffers a data breach, you could be held responsible. Learn More About Being PCI Compliant 2) Surcharge Fees Surcharges are an easy way for credit card processors to hide more fees in your bills while they line their pockets. So, if you see the word surcharge on your statement, chances are your costs are inflated, and you’re not being treated fairly by your processor. 3) Price/ Rate Increase This is where Rate Tracker comes in to help! Processors can easily sneak in more charges with an unnecessary rate or price increase in your monthly payments. You unknowingly agree to this by remaining their customer. Rate Track alerts you when this happens so you can take action. Learn More About Rate Tracker If you are a business owner, you need to understand the credit card processing industry in order to keep your hard-earned profits! Contact us today to learn more about how we can help you!

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Why Do Credit Card Processing Rates Increase?

Many business owners rely on credit cards as their income source. As customers pay for their goods and services, they pay with their cards, and each transaction costs the business owner a small percentage. However, there is a lot of confusion around this industry that most business owners do not have the time to fully understand. With this lack of knowledge, it is easy for the credit card processing companies to take advantage of these small business owners. A processor is earning a set amount of profit each month, and they can increase the rates slowly. This lines their pockets and eats away at your profits! How Can Rate Tracker Help Business Owners? Rate tracker is integrated with your bank account securely and safely and will immediately alert you whenever the processing fees are increased. For example, a restaurant owner processing $60,000 per month decided to try Rate Tracker. He found that the processor increased their rates at about .75%, that equates to about $400 a month in extra fees that the business owner really had no idea that he was going to pay. Learn More About Rate Tracker If you would like to learn more about Rate Tracker and how we can help you understand your credit card processing rates, contact us today! Rate Tracker is free to use and 100% secure! Track My Rate!

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What Fees am I Paying and Why?

In most situations, there are 3 people that charge a fee: the card issuing bank or credit union (Interchange,) the card brand (V/MC/Disc/Amex,) and the credit card processor. If your logo is on the card or you’re processing the payment, you’re charging a fee on the transaction. Most business owners are not in a position to negotiate the fees that are charged. So, it does not matter who the processor is; you’re still going to be paying those fees in some way. How Can Rate Tracker Help Small Business Owners? Interchange fees and card brand fees are non-negotiable in most situations and can sometimes fluctuate based on average ticket, types of cards accepted, and how cards are processed. Interchange Fees + Card Brand Fees + Processor Fees = Effective Rate. If there’s a significant increase in the Effective Rate, it usually is because the Processor increased their profit per transaction or per month, ultimately taking more money from the business. Rate Tracker adds value by automatically monitoring the total cost imposed on a business, and immediately catches significant rate or cost increases. Learn More About the Benefits of Rate Tracker If you are interested in learning more about Rate Tracker, continue browsing our website or contact us today! Track My Rate!

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How Did Rate Tracker Get Started?

March 10, 2021/

Rate Tracker was created to start a movement in the payment industry. Small business owners are often taken advantage of by credit card processors because they know that those business…

What Fees am I Paying and Why?

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In most situations, there are 3 people that charge a fee: the card issuing bank or credit union (Interchange,) the card brand (V/MC/Disc/Amex,) and the credit card processor. If your…

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