Calculator

See how much it's costing you to accept credit cards today.

Enter your volume, average ticket, and current rate. The model compares that to an example cash discounting setup.

Inputs

$120,000
$65

≈ 1,846 card transactions per month

3.00%

Total monthly processing cost ÷ total monthly card volume.

0.45%

Residual cost retained by the merchant under a program structure.

85%

Implied cash & other tender: 15% of sales.

Illustrative output

Estimated annual savings

$36,720

85% reduction in modeled acceptance cost

Monthly processing cost
$3,600
Annual processing cost
$43,200
Estimated program cost / mo
$540
Estimated monthly savings
$3,060

These are estimates only. Your actual results depend on your processing volume, interchange, card mix, processor fees, pricing and program setup.

Important

These are estimates only. Your actual results depend on your processing volume, interchange, card mix, processor fees, pricing and program setup.

Whether you can use a cash discounting or dual pricing program, what disclosures are required, and what setups are allowed all depend on your state, card network rules, your processor and your own setup. Nothing on this site is legal advice, a quote, or a guarantee of savings.

Method

How the model works.

It's simple math, laid out clearly, so you can check it against your own statement.

01Current cost = monthly card volume × current effective rate.
02Transactions = monthly card volume ÷ average ticket.
03The cash-preference share moves volume from the card price to the cash price.
04Program cost applies a lower rate to the card volume that remains.
05Estimated savings = current cost minus the example program cost.
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