Interchange fee levels
The Visa Europe Board has agreed certain changes to consumer Intra-regional Interchange Reimbursement Fees. The relevant information is as follows:
Visa Europe Intra-regional Consumer Interchange Reimbursement Fees - effective as at 11 March 2009
Transaction environment |
Interchange fees |
Credit & deferred debit |
Immediate debit |
Card Present |
Contactless Low Value Payment |
0.50% |
€ 0.06 |
|
EMV Chip |
0.50% |
€ 0.15 |
|
Electronic Authorisation (EA) |
0.60% |
€ 0.16 |
|
Electronic Data Capture (EDC) |
0.70% |
€ 0.22 |
|
Airline * |
0.75% |
n/a |
|
Non-Electronic |
0.75% |
€ 0.22 |
|
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Card Not Present |
Secure Electronic Commerce |
0.50% |
€ 0.15 |
|
Card Not Present (CVV2) |
0.60% |
€ 0.16 |
|
Recurring Transactions |
0.60% |
€ 0.16 |
|
Card Not Present (CNP) |
0.70% |
€ 0.22 |
|
Airline * |
0.75% |
n/a |
|
Non-Electronic |
0.75% |
€ 0.22 |
* Consumer Airline transactions are eligible for all other Consumer incentive fees if they meet the qualification criteria. |
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