Enabling Credit Card Surcharge or Charity Donations

You can configure the SPI to allow payment service providers to apply multiple service charges to a check before processing payment. Common examples include charitable donations and credit card transaction fees. This feature requires PSP support.

  1. Select the property, click Configuration, and then click Service Charges.
  2. Create service charge records for charitable donations and/or credit card transaction fees.

    Because the Payment Service Provider (PSP) sets the donation and/or fee amount, the service charge must be configured as open (option 1 - ON = Open; OFF = Preset described in Configuring Service Charges).

    Charitable donations are permitted only as non-revenue service charges. Credit card transaction fees can be configured as either non-revenue or revenue service charges.

  3. Click Save.
  4. Select the Enterprise, property, or revenue center, click Setup, and then click Tender Parameters.
  5. On the Configuration tab, set the Donation Service Charge and CC Surcharge Service Charge fields to the corresponding records created in Step 2.
  6. Click Save.
  7. Select the Enterprise, property, or revenue center, click Setup, and then click Control Parameters.
  8. On the Options tab, select the following options (as needed):

    • 75 - Enable Charity Donations Support

    • 76 - Enable a Surcharge to be added to a payment card tender by payment service provider

  9. Click Save.