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Online acquiring cost calculator

Enter payment turnover, the acquiring percentage rate, the number of transactions, and the payment gateway's fee per transaction. The calculator works out the total cost.

Result

Total cost

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This calculation is for informational purposes only and does not replace advice from a qualified professional. Formulas and rates may not fit your exact situation — double-check the figures before making decisions.

How it is calculated

Total cost = turnover × acquiring rate ÷ 100 + number of transactions × gateway fee per transaction. Online acquiring often has two independent providers in one chain — the acquiring bank, which takes a percentage of turnover, and the payment gateway (aggregator), which can additionally charge a fixed fee for each processed transaction.

The fixed gateway fee inflates cost especially noticeably with a large number of small payments — a business with many transactions at a low average ticket can end up with a higher total cost than one with the same turnover but fewer, larger payments.

Some providers already fold the gateway fee into a single percentage with no separate fixed part — in that case use the separate acquiring fee calculator with just the percentage rate; this one is for a scheme with two distinct cost components.

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