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January 2026 Card Brand Updates 

 

Summary of January 2026 Card Brand & Debit Network Organization Changes
This notice is to inform you that effective January 2026, qualification criteria categories may be changed.

 


Mastercard 

Mastercard Undefined Auth Fee:

Effective January 1, 2026, Mastercard will increase the existing fee for all approved authorizations submitted through Mastercard network identified as Undefined from 0.25% to 0.30% and increase the minimum fixed fee from $0.04 to $0.05.

 

Mastercard Mail/Telephone Order Fee:

Effective January 2026, Mastercard will start to calculate the existing mail/telephone order fee based on authorization volume rather than clearing volumes. This change shifts the fee assessment from cleared transactions to all authorizations, including both approved and declined. In addition, Mastercard is introducing a fee cap of $75 on declined transactions over $500.00.

 


Actualizaciones de la marca de tarjeta para enero de 2026

 

Resumen de los cambios de la marca de tarjeta y la organización de redes de débito para enero de 2026
Este aviso es para informarle que, a partir de enero de 2026, las categorías de criterios de calificación pueden modificarse.

 


Mastercard

Mastercard Undefined Auth Fee:

A partir del 1 de enero de 2026, Mastercard aumentará del 0.25 % al 0.30 % el cargo existente para todas las autorizaciones aprobadas que se envíen a través de la red Mastercard y se identifiquen como No definidas, y aumentará el cargo fijo mínimo de $0.04 a $0.05.

 

Mastercard Mail/Telephone Order Fee:

A partir de enero de 2026, Mastercard comenzará a calcular el cargo existente de pedido por correo/teléfono en función del volumen de autorización en lugar de los volúmenes de aprobación. Este cambio traslada la evaluación de cargos de las transacciones aprobadas a todas las autorizaciones, incluidas las aprobadas y rechazadas. Además, Mastercard introducirá un límite de cargos de $75 en transacciones rechazadas de más de $500.00.

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