Discounted Debit Cards

Businesses should offer discounts for using Debit Cards

[Golden]

I think businesses should offer discounts for using debit cards over credit cards. Or I guess they like sending 5% of those purchases back to the big banks who got stimulus money to continue to charge them and the consumer higher interest rates and higher late fees, etc.

Why not offer a $50 debit card for your business for $40?

[MrHard]

I always just assumed we pay a processing fee on debit card purchases.

If not, I never knew processing through them was free. Great idea.

[LifeinAsia]

...sending 5% of those purchases...

Why not offer a $50 debit card for your business for $40?

So instead of paying 5% (realistically more like 2-3%), you want us to pay 25%?! ($50 is 25% more than $40.) No thanks!

[bwnbwn]

Because there is no difference in a cc and a debit card on a net purchase. Both purchases are done without sliding the card so both fall into the same internet charge.