Challenges The management of merchant service fees associated with accepting credit card payments had become too costly for Ohio University to sustain. To avoid raising tuition, the business office needed a solution that could balance the convenience for students paying tuition and fees using a credit or debit card with the cost of accepting these types of payments. Solution Ohio University selected the SmartPay solution from Transact Payments, which allows the university the flexibility to manage merchant service fees as they desire - either absorbing the entire fee, a portion of the fee, or passing it on to the student. This flexibility allowed the business office to find their desired balance between service fee cost and providing students payment options. Additionally

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