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ETA CPP Certification CPP101 500 Questions Payment Processing Fees PCI Compliance POS Systems Exam Q&A 2026

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This document is a comprehensive and in-depth study guide for the ETA Certified Payments Professional (CPP) certification, featuring over 500 structured questions and verified answers. It thoroughly covers core payment processing topics including interchange fees, card brand assessments, PCI compliance, EMV chip technology, ACH transactions, chargebacks, merchant risk monitoring, and the full authorization-to-settlement lifecycle. The guide provides a detailed understanding of the payments ecosystem by explaining the roles of issuing banks, acquiring banks, payment processors, and card networks such as Visa and MasterCard. It also explores operational processes like batching, clearing and settlement, discount rates, and pricing models including Interchange Plus and Tiered pricing. These insights make it highly valuable for both exam preparation and real-world application in the financial services and payments industry. This material is particularly relevant for students enrolled in Financial Technology (FinTech), Banking and Finance, Payment Systems, Business Administration, E-commerce, and Risk Management courses. It is also highly beneficial for professionals such as payment consultants, merchant service providers, compliance officers, fraud analysts, and sales representatives working within the payments sector. The study guide aligns with the official ETA CPP Body of Knowledge and is closely linked to foundational resources such as the ETA Certified Payments Professional (CPP) Exam Content Outline and industry-standard electronic payments training materials. It serves as both a complete exam preparation tool and a long-term reference for understanding modern digital payment infrastructures. Keywords: payment processing, interchange fees, PCI compliance, EMV chip cards, ACH network, chargebacks, merchant accounts, authorization process, POS systems, card not present transactions, discount rate, batch processing, AVS verification, acquiring bank, payment gateway, risk management

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NABU, APF and FANF - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔MasterCard implemented a new

fee, the Network Access and Brand Usage fee (NABU). And following right

on the heels of the MasterCard announcement, on July 1, 2009 Visa

implemented their U.S. Acquirer Processing Fee (APF).


Card brand dues and assessments - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔In addition to

Interchange, each card brand includes additional fees based on the

transaction amount and per transaction. These fees are called dues and

,assessments and typically range from 0.105% - 0.45% on the transaction

amount [ $0.0025 - $0.04.] Like interchange, assessments are exactly the

same for all credit card processors and no processor can give you a lower

rate or a better deal on assessments.


AVS and switch fees - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔The fee is charged when your

business utilizes the Address Verification Service to check that the address

provided by a cardholder matches the address on file with the credit card

company.


Authorization fee - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔The voice authorization fee applies

when you use a telephone dial-up service for transaction authorization. A

fee is charged for each call that is made. Voice authorization is useful in the

event your terminal or software malfunctions or your internet connection

isn't working.


Batch fee - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔A fee that is charged when you settle your daily

transactions (also known as the batch) with your credit card processor. If

you have no credit card transactions to settle on a particular day, you are

not charged this fee.

,Clearing and settlement fees - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔clearing denotes all activities

from the time a commitment is made for a transaction until it is settled.


Chargeback and representment fees - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔In short, a

chargeback is a reversal of funds transferred.


Statement or reporting fees - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Fees that are charged for

receiving statements or reports.


Rewards Cards - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔A cashback reward program is an

incentive program operated by credit card companies where a percentage

of the amount spent is paid back to the card holder.


Card Not Present transactions - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔A card not present

transaction (CNP, MO/TO, Mail Order / Telephone Order, MOTOEC) is a

payment card transaction made where the cardholder does not or cannot

physically present the card for a merchant's visual examination at the time

that an order is given and payment effected.


Quick Service Restaurants (QSR) - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔a specific type of

restaurant that serves fast food cuisine and has minimal table service.




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, Emerging Markets - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔countries in the process of rapid

growth & industrialization


Level 1 Data - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Level I purchasing card data includes the

same information captured during a traditional credit card purchase

transaction. This includes: total purchase amount, date, merchant category

code and supplier/retailer name.


Level 2 Data - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Level II purchasing card data includes the

same information captured at Level I, plus the following: sales tax amount,

customer's accounting code, merchant's tax ID number, applicable minority

- and women-owned business status and sales outlet ZIP code.


Level 3 Data - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Level III purchasing card data includes the

same information captured at Levels I and II, plus the following: quantities,

product codes, product descriptions, ship to ZIP, freight amount, duty

amount, order/ticket number, unit of measure, extended item amount,

discount indicator, discount amount, net/gross indicator, tax rate applied,

tax type applied, debit or credit indicator and alternate tax identifier.


Discount Rate (Credit/Debit) - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔The discount rate is the fee

paid by merchants to credit card processors as a fee associated with

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