Credit card processing in Laval, QC
Laval, on an island north of Montreal, is a suburban city of shopping centres, family businesses and a biotech cluster, all under Quebec's ban on card fees.
Laval business, from Centropolis to Carrefour Laval area
Carrefour Laval and Centropolis hold retail and restaurants, and industrial parks house distributors and biotech firms.
Many families pay by Interac, and restaurants serve a diverse population.
Business districts: Centropolis · Carrefour Laval area · Chomedey · Sainte-Rose · Laval-des-Rapides · Industrial parks
Commercial corridors: Boulevard Saint-Martin Ouest · Boulevard Curé-Labelle · Boulevard des Laurentides · Boulevard Le Corbusier · Boulevard Daniel-Johnson
Passing on card costs in Laval
Laval businesses fall under Quebec's rule: the OPC says merchants cannot charge fees for debit or credit card payments, and a posted notice does not make such a fee lawful.
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Which pricing suits Centropolis restaurants?
Retailers should cut costs through interchange-plus and Interac priced per transaction. Distributors should use pre-authorized debit. Restaurants benefit from quick batching.
POS for shopping-centre retailers, distributors and more
- Centropolis restaurants
- Pay-at-table and tip adjustment, set up around how Centropolis restaurants in Laval sell.
- Shopping-centre retailers
- Fast lanes and French receipts, set up around how shopping-centre retailers in Laval sell.
- Distributors
- Invoicing and pre-authorized debit, set up around how distributors in Laval 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.
Laval merchant questions
Laval businesses fall under Quebec's rule: the OPC says merchants cannot charge fees for debit or credit card payments, and a posted notice does not make such a fee lawful.
Transparent pricing, Interac per transaction and fewer junk fees.
Pre-authorized debit.
Set French as the default.