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New Merchant Account

Shopping for a new processor

         

morsee

9:46 pm on Nov 7, 2003 (gmt 0)

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Currently, I have my clients use AuthorizeNet, as it is pretty simple for me to implement and I prefer its function over others I have experience with. But now, with one client, I have run into a roadblock....

We have an authorizeNet account through Costco merchant account (due to their decent rates), but on some end of the spectrum, our merchant processing limit is capped at $150K a month. Thereafter, all cards are denied.

Weve continually, for free, bumped up this limit up till now. Our chargeback rate is less than .01%, yet to bump it up to $200K, we are required to leave a $30K deposit with them, despite our near perfect record. Im not sure if this is due to Nova or Costco or what. Im not in charge of that; Im just the programmer.

Despite this, I can forsee us, within months, reaching $300-500K a month...(wishful thinking perhaps), but we will most definately hit our current cap in the first 3 weeks of the month at our rate.

Anyone out there aware of any merchant accounts we can obtain without leaving a tremendous deposit, which will allow us to handle such major commerce, yet still offer good rates? I know tons of solutions personally, but when it comes to limits with this type of dollar amount, I am truly clueless. I figure we are finally looking for what those huge sites have that process hundreds of thousands to millions a month. Any clues? Preferably a merchant that works with our authnet account we have currently, but well take any solution we can find.

Thanks.

gibbon

2:58 pm on Nov 8, 2003 (gmt 0)

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morsee where are you based?

morsee

6:22 pm on Nov 8, 2003 (gmt 0)

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My client operates out of North Carolina.

alpine

1:16 pm on Nov 10, 2003 (gmt 0)

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Morsee,

Fifth Third bank has been offering ten basis points above interchange, plus 20 cents per transaction.

Paymentech is of course one of the biggest; very professional, but may run you through the ringer on the contract, and fees a bit higher than Fifth Third.

May I ask what rates and fees Costco/Authorizenet is offering?