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Understanding Dual Pricing and Surge Charge Systems

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Written by Aryan M
Updated over 4 months ago

Dual Pricing

Definition: Two prices are displayed for an item—one for cash payments (lower) and another for card payments (higher) to factor in transaction fees.

Examples:

POS

Customer Screen:

Receipt:

Surcharge

Definition: A single price is displayed, with an additional fee added for certain payment methods (e.g., card). The additional fee is added directly on the pinpad.

Examples:

POS:

Customer Screen:

Receipt:

Key Differences

Feature

Dual Pricing

Surge Charge

Display

Two prices (cash/card)

Price + surcharge

Receipt

Shows chosen price

Adds Merchant Fees

Why These Systems?

  • Offset card processing fees

  • Transparency for customers

  • Encourage cash payments

Choose cash for lower prices or card for convenience.

How do I enable it?

Talk to one of our team member to enable it and set the percentage for either.


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