Payments which are made with a Visa credit or debit card and which have the fee_type set to rent_surcharge must adhere to Visa's surcharge pricing policy outlined below.

Merchant requirements:

  • Merchant must be on blended pricing
  • Merchant must be based in the United States (rent surcharge is not supported in Canada)
  • Merchant must have MCC 6513
  • Merchant must be registered with Visa

Transaction requirements:

  • Method of payment must be one of credit or debit
  • Transaction must be card not present (i.e. web transaction)

Fee Requirements:

  • The surcharge fees must be disclosed to the payer at time of payment
  • Payer must be able to opt out of the transaction
  • Rent amount and surcharge fees must be processed as a single transaction and completed as a purchase
  • Maximum fee amount for credit cards must not exceed 4%
  • Maximum fee amount for debit cards must not exceed $10.00 USD