Lloyds Accept

Our card payments service

 

This summary shows our charges for card payments, and other important information about our service.

You can use this to compare our service with other providers, to find the best deal for you.

We are required to provide this information by the Payment Systems Regulator.

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This summary shows our charges for card payments, and other important information about our service.

You can use this to compare our service with other providers, to find the best deal for you.

We are required to provide this information by the Payment Systems Regulator.

Your costs for accepting common individual card payments5

Mastercard

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UK-based card

Debit2

Credit3

Business4

UK-based card

In person6

Debit2

1.5% + 20p

Credit3

1.5% + 20p

Business4

2.0% + 20p

UK-based card

Online/phone7

Debit2

1.5% + 20p

Credit3

1.5% + 20p

Business4

2.0% + 20p

Visa

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UK-based card

Debit2

Credit3

Business4

UK-based card

In person6

Debit2

1.5% + 20p

Credit3

1.5% + 20p

Business4

2.0% + 20p

UK-based card

Online/phone7

Debit2

1.5% + 20p

Credit3

1.5% + 20p

Business4

2.0% + 20p

Additional charges per transaction

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Authorisation fee

0p

Other potential transaction charges

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Chargeback fee

£20.00

Retrieval fee

N/A

Example

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If your customer uses a Mastercard personal debit card in person to purchase a £10 item, you would pay:

35p

(1.5% of £10 + 20p)

+ 0p

(authorisation fee)

= 35p

If your customer uses a VISA personal credit card online or by phone to purchase a £10 item, you would pay:

35p

(1.5% of £10 + 20p)

+ 0p

(authorisation fee)

= 35p

Other monthly charges

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Point-of-sale terminal (per terminal per month)

N/A

Gateway8

N/A

PCI DSS service fee9

N/A

Minimum monthly service charge (MMSC)10

£0.00

Other details

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Settlement time

3 business days

Payment brands accepted

VISA

Mastercard

American Express

Discover (Diners)

  1. The proportion of your transactions represented by each card type.
  2. Personal debit cards.
  3. Personal credit cards.
  4. Business debit cards.
  5. These are the most commonly used cards for most merchants. You pay us a percentage of each card payment you receive. This varies depending on the type of card. You may also accept other brand and types, which may cost more. You'll be able to find the cards you accept in your transaction information.
  6. A card payment where the card, cardholder and merchant are all in the same place.
  7. A card payment where the card, cardholder and merchant are not all in the same place.
  8. A service for capturing and transferring payment data.
  9. Charges relating to your compliance with card security and anti-fraud standards.
  10. Amount payable if your monthly transaction charges do not meet a minimum agreed amount.

EU and international cards will be charged a transaction fee of 3% + 20p.

For further information about pricing, please see Lloyds Accept interchange rates (PDF, 347KB) and simplified interchange rates table (PDF, 185KB).

 

Apply if you:

  • have a Lloyds Bank or Bank of Scotland business account
  • aren't already taking payments with us
  • want to take payments on your mobile or send payment links to customers
  • have an estimated annual card turnover up to £100,000.

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Are you likely to take over £100,000 in card payments each year?

Lloyds Accept is mainly for smaller businesses. For your turnover, you may find options that could cost you less.

But you can still apply if you prefer:

  • the features of this product
  • the flexibility of pay-as-you-go.