You can set up recurring statement billing to take fee amounts from a Merchant’s balance by setting up a monthly billing statement. Statement Billing helps with monthly reconciliation by tracking each fee as a statement entry before consolidating by fee type into a single statement bill. This tutorial walks you through the steps to create a new recurring billing schedule.
Objective
Create a recurring billing schedule that withdraw fees from a Merchant account.
Audience
Facilitators
Referrers
Environment
Portal (Sandbox)
Portal (Production)
Prerequisites
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Warnings
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Warning: Do not create or apply surcharges, as legal complications can occur. Visa and MasterCard specifically prohibit the application of surcharges to cardholders on their respective card brand networks. |
Tips
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Tip: A recurring statement billing can be an alternative to a transaction fee, because statement billing allows for easier reconciliation each month. For more information on transaction fees, see Set Up Transaction Fees. |
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Tip: If you’re unsure of how much to charge for a specific fee type, refer to the Visa and MasterCard card brand network guidelines. |
Additional Resources
For more information about different statement and net billing structures, see Billing.
For more information about different statement billing statuses, see Statement Billing Statuses.
Set Up Merchant Monthly Statement Billing
Set Up a Monthly Statement Billing for a Group of Merchants
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1. Open the Group Profile
2. Add a Billing Schedule to the Group Profile
Result: The new billing schedule appears on the Billing Schedules tab on the Group Profile page, and fees will be collected from the Merchants in the group based on the billing schedule settings. |
Set Up a Monthly Statement Billing for an Individual Merchant
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1. Open the Merchant Profile
2. Add a Billing Schedule to the Merchant Profile
Result: The new billing schedule appears on the Billing Schedules tab on the Merchant Profile page, and fees will be collected from the Merchant based on the billing schedule settings. |
Next Steps
After adding the new billing schedule, review the following use case guides for additional information on related topics:
Set Up Transaction Fees:Set up transaction fees for a Merchant account or group.
Enable Transaction Event Alerts:Create an email alert that will trigger when you or one of your users create or update a transaction.
Conclusion
After the billing schedule is created, it will automatically trigger at the scheduled intervals.
References
Click the links or items below to access any of the following pages:
Groups page [Referrer][Facilitator]
Group Profile page [Referrer][Facilitator]
Merchants page [Referrer][Facilitator]
Merchant Profile page [Referrer][Facilitator]