Merchant Levels

1

TIER 1
Amex

- Merchants processing 2,500,000 transactions pa.
Discover

- Merchants processing 6,000,000 transactions pa.
- Any Merchant deemed by another Payment Brand to be tier 1.
JCB

- Merchants processing 1,000,000 transactions pa.
- Any Merchant that has been compromised.
Mastercard

- Merchants processing 6,000,000 transactions pa.
- Any Merchant deemed by another Payment Brand to be tier 1.
- Quarterly Scan by ASV.
VISA Europe

- Merchants processing 6,000,000 transactions pa.
- Any Merchant that has been compromised.

2

TIER 2
Amex

- Merchants processing 50,000 to 2,500,000 transactions pa.
Discover

- Merchants processing 1,000,000 to 6,000,000 transactions pa.
- Any Merchant deemed by another Payment Brand to be tier 2.
JCB

- Merchants processing less than 1,000,000 transactions pa.
Mastercard

- Merchants processing 1,000,000 to 6,000,000 ecommerce transactions pa.
- Any Merchant deemed by another Payment Brand to be tier 2.
VISA Europe

- Merchants processing 1,000,000 to 6,000,000 transactions pa.

3

TIER 3
Amex
- Merchants processing less than 50,000 transactions pa.
Discover

- Merchants processing 20,000 to 1,000,000 transactions pa.
- Any Merchant deemed by another Payment Brand to be tier 3.
JCB

N/A.
Mastercard

- Merchants processing 20,000 to 1,000,000 ecommerce transactions pa.
- Any Merchant deemed by another Payment Brand to be tier 3.
VISA Europe

- Merchants processing 20,000 to 1,000,000 ecommerce transactions pa.

4

TIER 4
Amex

N/A.
Discover

- All other Discover Merchants.
JCB

N/A.
Mastercard

- All other Mastercard Merchants.
VISA Europe

- All other VISA merchants.
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