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How Much $ Can Surcharging/NCA Save You? Funny You Should Ask…

May 14, 2021 3:30:00 PM / by Thomas Greenman posted in Surcharging, EdgeServ POS, Non-Cash Adjustment

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Finding ways to save money in your business can be a real challenge.

One of the methods Skurla’s has in it’s toolbox is surcharging or non-cash adjustment (NCA for short). It is a simple way of passing on (or sharing) the costs of credit card processing to customers  who don’t want to pay cash. Our point of sale system can automatically add a fee of  up to 3.99% to all card based transactions. The end result is that a majority of your credit card fees are eliminated or drastically reduced.

Well then, you ask, how much can surcharging/NCA save me?

The answer: Take your current monthly credit card fees - multiply that by 12. That’s your yearly savings! 🤣

But seriously, while NCA can’t always remove ALL of your fees, it can reduce the majority of them.  Even more if you are a business that doesn’t take tips. Couple that with a free or heavily subsidized, feature rich POS, and you may just be laughing all the way to bank.

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Surcharging and Cash Discounting Explained

Jul 21, 2020 12:49:09 PM / by Lynn Skurla Perkins posted in Heartland Restaurant, Surcharging, Cash Discounting

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Heartland recently shared this article with us, and we thought it would be helpful to share with you too:

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Would Customers Mind Paying a Convenience Fee?

Jun 29, 2020 3:46:45 PM / by Lynn Skurla Perkins posted in Surcharging, Credit Card Fees, Convenience Fees

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During the pandemic, it is now common to see convenience fees in many industries and businesses - for grocery delivery and pickup, restaurant delivery and pickup, to help cover increased overhead costs for sanitizing and other regulation.

The other "convenience fee" that is becoming more mainstream is a fee for the convenience of using a credit card.  In technical terms, it is called surcharging, but many business owners think of it as a fee passed on to the customer for the convenience of using a credit card vs paying in cash.  Typical fees charged are 3.99%.  On a $10 sale that translates to roughly .40 cents per transaction.   

While this seems like a relatively small amount, for a business when you add that up over all your credit card transactions, now we are talking some real money.  For a customer with $50,000 in monthly credit card sales, this translates into ~ $2,000 savings in credit card fees per month or $24,000 per year!  Now that gets a person's attention.  

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Cash Discounting Lessons from a New Payment Partner

Feb 13, 2020 4:21:01 PM / by Lynn Skurla Perkins posted in Payment Processing, Surcharging, Cash Discounting, Cash Discounts

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This is an ongoing series of articles about cash discounting and surcharging programs.

I recently returned from a conference and attended a session by Clearent to learn more about this hot topic in the payment world.  The number one take away from this conference - you need to follow the rules very carefully - and work with a partner that knows what they are doing!

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