Credit card processing in Windsor, ON
Windsor sits across the river from Detroit, with auto plants, a casino and many American visitors who pay with US cards.
Windsor business, from Downtown Windsor to Via Italia (Erie Street)
Auto manufacturers and suppliers sell to other businesses, and downtown and Erie Street's Via Italia hold restaurants.
American visitors come for dining and the casino, paying with US cards that carry international fees in Canada.
Business districts: Downtown Windsor · Via Italia (Erie Street) · Walkerville · Riverside · Devonshire Mall area · Industrial east end
Commercial corridors: Ouellette Avenue · Wyandotte Street East · Tecumseh Road East · Erie Street East · Dougall Avenue · Walker Road · Huron Church Road
Can you add a card fee in Windsor?
FCAC's national guidance lets auto suppliers in Windsor surcharge credit cards, up to 2.4% and never above cost, after written notice to the processor and with disclosure before payment; Interac and Visa debit are off limits.
The Canadian surcharge guide · check current rules with counsel
Which pricing suits Via Italia restaurants?
Restaurants serving American visitors should see international fees clearly. Auto suppliers should use pre-authorized debit. Currency conversion should be the customer's choice.
POS for auto suppliers, Casino-area shops and more
- Via Italia restaurants
- Tip adjustment and clear receipts for US visitors.
- Auto suppliers
- Invoicing, set up around how auto suppliers in Windsor sell.
- Casino-area shops
- Fast contactless, set up around how Casino-area shops in Windsor 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.
You asked, Windsor edition
Yes, international fees apply in Canada.
Only as their choice, clearly disclosed.
FCAC's national guidance lets auto suppliers in Windsor surcharge credit cards, up to 2.4% and never above cost, after written notice to the processor and with disclosure before payment; Interac and Visa debit are off limits.
Pre-authorized debit.