What do I need to do in order to enable a Catholic Church to receive credit cards?
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We are looking for a way to collect money more efficiently for our renovation project…Is there a fee to register so that we can accept credit card payments?? (we are non-profit…)
Grace
We are looking for a way to collect money more efficiently for our renovation project…Is there a fee to register so that we can accept credit card payments?? (we are non-profit…)
Grace
Tags: Catholic Cards, Catholic Church, Money
March 20th, 2009 at 3:07 pm
Philip
You can use PayPal and add a “Donate Now” button…it’s free to use this service…
If you don’t want to use PayPal, you will have to sign up with a credit card merchant, which can costs hundreds of dollars.
March 23rd, 2009 at 12:18 am
Vera
Contact your bank. They can probably put in touch with a credit card processor, if they aren’t one themselves. Or ask a local small business who clears their credit cards and call them.
March 25th, 2009 at 12:17 am
Jill
You need to run that one through the church hierarchy.
March 25th, 2009 at 3:17 pm
Kathy
Most banks have a section called “Merchant Services”. Yes there is a fee for processing each credit card. It varies with volume of credit cards used, and whether the credit card number is “swiped” into a machine or just entered manually, and whether the CSV is captured at the same time. The fee also varies with the type of credit card. American Express is one of the more expensive cards (which is why some merchants accept only Mastercard and Visa).
Although there is a fee for each transaction, if you had credit cards, you would improve your cash flow.
March 28th, 2009 at 10:38 am
Arlene
If you would like more answers, consider asking around this site as well…