Merchant swipe fees varied noticeably between credit card brands, with Discover being the cheapest of the four main networks found in the United States. This is according to a custom data table that tried to combine the interchange and assessment fees for payment networks. The source explicitly states it does not include payment processing fees - which is a part of the total merchant processing fee - as each credit card brand structures this differently from one another. The average credit card processing fee, or swipe fee, was 2.24 percent. This means roughly 2.24 percent of the money paid in a transaction goes to the payment network. The actual fee can vary on the terms set by Visa, Mastercard, Discover, and American Express, but also on the merchant category code, or MCC, of the business involved.
Average merchant swipe fees for Visa, Mastercard, Discover, American Express (AmEx) credit cards in the United States in 2022
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The Motley Fool. (September 1, 2023). Average merchant swipe fees for Visa, Mastercard, Discover, American Express (AmEx) credit cards in the United States in 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 31, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1448730/credit-card-merchant-processing-fees-usa/
The Motley Fool. "Average merchant swipe fees for Visa, Mastercard, Discover, American Express (AmEx) credit cards in the United States in 2022." Chart. September 1, 2023. Statista. Accessed October 31, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1448730/credit-card-merchant-processing-fees-usa/
The Motley Fool. (2023). Average merchant swipe fees for Visa, Mastercard, Discover, American Express (AmEx) credit cards in the United States in 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 31, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1448730/credit-card-merchant-processing-fees-usa/
The Motley Fool. "Average Merchant Swipe Fees for Visa, Mastercard, Discover, American Express (Amex) Credit Cards in The United States in 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Sep 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1448730/credit-card-merchant-processing-fees-usa/
The Motley Fool, Average merchant swipe fees for Visa, Mastercard, Discover, American Express (AmEx) credit cards in the United States in 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1448730/credit-card-merchant-processing-fees-usa/ (last visited October 31, 2024)
Average merchant swipe fees for Visa, Mastercard, Discover, American Express (AmEx) credit cards in the United States in 2022 [Graph], The Motley Fool, September 1, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1448730/credit-card-merchant-processing-fees-usa/