A surcharge can be applied to Debit Purchase transactions with or without cashback, where the card has been swiped or inserted on the terminal. The surcharge amount will be added to the total amount displayed on the screen after all other amounts have been entered (e.g. Tip, Cashback). The table below illustrates how this might work in practice.
Debit Transaction Amount |
Tip Amount |
Cashback Amount |
Surcharge Amount |
Total Amount Displayed |
$10.00 |
$1.00 |
$10.00 |
$0.50 |
$21.50 |
$10.00 |
$1.00 |
$0.00 |
$0.50 |
$11.50 |
$10.00 |
$0.00 |
$10.00 |
$0.50 |
$20.50 |
$10.00 |
$0.00 |
$0.00 |
$0.50 |
$10.50 |
Configure the Surcharge parameters in the Edit Terminal menu.
Surcharge is applicable to the following debit transactions:
Purchase
o Swiped
o Inserted
Surcharge is NOT applicable to the following debit transactions:
Refund
Correction
Purchase
o Tapped (Contactless)
A transaction that is below the minimum amount or above the maximum amount that you have configured.