Smarter for everyone: Intelligent Rate.
0% cost to your institution. 68% of consumers pay less.
Dynamic Fee
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Intelligent Rate prices different cards at their different costs.
Instead of charging a flat rate, Intelligent Rate sets the service fee to correspond to the cost of accepting the card a consumer chooses. For example, consumers who choose rewards cards will cover the extra cost associated with those rewards.

Consumers with low-cost cards pay a lower fee (as low as 0.75%).
Intelligent Rate provides real-time information about savings options. Consumers can reduce their service fee by choosing a lower-cost form of payment, such as a no-frills credit card or a debit card.
Where CardX Works: There’s a CardX solution for every way you accept cards.
CardX Serves Leading Companies:
We’re the #1 name in zero-cost transactions.
“Intelligent Rate is a smarter approach to service fees.
Most cardholders pay less with Intelligent Rate, and all cardholders are informed of lower-cost alternatives.
It's consistent with our mission of helping students and their families make better payment decisions through education and transparency. And it's a true win-win for schools and families alike.”
— Craig Lockwood, PresidentTuition Management Systems
Pricing: No upfront cost and no term contract.
Why Institutions Choose CardX
Zero Cost
When consumers pay with a credit card or debit card, your institution receives 100% of its billed amount. CardX collects the service fee and pays all transaction costs, so you get every dollar you’re due.
Leading Technology
Is your payment solution older than the original iPhone? In Government + Education, most payment providers haven’t kept up with the times. Intelligent Rate is powered by our patent-pending technology that determines card type and cost of acceptance in less than a second. The result is a forward-thinking payment solution that provides the transparent experience today’s consumers expect.
Fair and Friendly
With Intelligent Rate, consumers are responsible for covering only the costs they create, just like with utility bills and other consumer services. In contrast, a flat-rate service fee forces a consumer with a low-cost card, such as a debit card, to subsidize a consumer who prefers a card that’s more costly to accept.
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Eligibility
Intelligent Rate is available in the following merchant category codes:
MCC 9311 – Tax
MCC 9222 – Fines
MCC 9211 – Court Costs
MCC 9399 – Misc. Gov. Services
MCC 8220 – College Tuition
MCC 8244 – Business and Secretarial Schools
MCC 8249 – Trade Schools
MCC 8211 – Elementary and Secondary Schools
Not eligible? Try CardX for Business instead.