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Interchange in Plain English

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So what is interchange, in plain English?

Interchange is paid by a merchant’s bank to a customer’s bank or credit union when a merchant chooses to accept a card for payment.

It’s a simple cost of doing business that helps to partially reimburse card issuers for the activities they perform and the risk they take on for each transaction.

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Interchange helps to keep the entire payments system running smoothly – for businesses, and for consumers like you.

 

 

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