Credit card processing in Edmonton, AB
Edmonton is Alberta's capital and the supply base for the oil sands to the north, and it calls itself Canada's festival city for its summer calendar of fringe, folk and heritage events.
Edmonton business, from Whyte Avenue to 124 Street
Whyte Avenue, 124 Street and downtown hold restaurants, bars and boutiques, and a huge shopping mall on the west side draws tourists.
Oil sands contractors and suppliers sell to other businesses, and the university brings students.
Business districts: Whyte Avenue · 124 Street · Ice District · Old Strathcona · West Edmonton Mall area · Chinatown
Commercial corridors: Whyte Avenue (82 Avenue) · Jasper Avenue · 124 Street · 104 Street · 118 Avenue · Calgary Trail · Stony Plain Road · 137 Avenue · Gateway Boulevard
Surcharges, discounts and Edmonton
Under FCAC's national guidance, Whyte Avenue bars in Edmonton can pass on credit card costs up to 2.4% or cost, whichever is lower, once the processor has written notice and customers are told before paying; never on debit or prepaid.
Province-by-province surcharge table · confirm current rules before acting
Which pricing suits festival vendors?
Oil sands suppliers should use pre-authorized debit and commercial card data. Festival vendors need mobile terminals. Whyte Avenue bars need tabs.
POS for Whyte Avenue bars, oil sands suppliers and more
- Festival vendors
- Mobile terminals with offline mode, set up around how festival vendors in Edmonton sell.
- Whyte Avenue bars
- Tabs and tip adjustment, set up around how Whyte Avenue bars in Edmonton sell.
- Oil sands suppliers
- Invoicing and pre-authorized debit, set up around how oil sands suppliers in Edmonton sell.
Send one statement. Every fee named, back, usually within 4 hours.
It is free, there is nothing to sign and nothing to cancel. We read your current merchant statement line by line, name every fee on it — including the ones buried in the fee schedule — work out your true effective rate, and send the written analysis back, usually within 4 hours. Do not want to wait? Call 1-888-705-7896 and we will read your statement with you on the call in about 5 minutes.
Common questions in Edmonton
Mobile terminals and a peak warning to the provider.
GST only.
Up to 2.4% and cost, with notice and disclosure.
Pre-authorized debit.