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CROSS-BORDER SALE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-04-03
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Banking
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- cross border assessment fee
1, record 1, English, cross%20border%20assessment%20fee
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- foreign transaction charge 2, record 1, English, foreign%20transaction%20charge
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In 2005, both VISA and MasterCard implemented additional fees for purchases made outside a credit card's country of origin known as a "cross-border assessment" or "foreign transaction charge" : these fees are a percentage of the original dollar amount of the sale that is then charged in addition to the sale amount. These fees are often shown as a separate line on a customer statement following the original charge. 2, record 1, English, - cross%20border%20assessment%20fee
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Banque
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- frais d'évaluation transfrontaliers
1, record 1, French, frais%20d%27%C3%A9valuation%20transfrontaliers
masculine noun, plural
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les frais d'évaluation de MasterCard de 0,064 % et les frais d'évaluation transfrontaliers MasterCard sont de 0,30 %. 1, record 1, French, - frais%20d%27%C3%A9valuation%20transfrontaliers
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2009-07-21
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Banking
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- foreign transaction charge
1, record 2, English, foreign%20transaction%20charge
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In 2005, both Visa and MasterCard implemented additional fees for purchases made outside a credit card's country of origin. Known as a "cross-border assessment" or "foreign transaction charge", these fees are a percentage of the original dollar amount of the sale that is then charged in addition to the sale amount. 1, record 2, English, - foreign%20transaction%20charge
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Banque
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- frais de transaction à l'étranger
1, record 2, French, frais%20de%20transaction%20%C3%A0%20l%27%C3%A9tranger
correct, masculine noun, plural
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Frais de transaction à l'étranger (seront convertis en devise canadienne selon les règles applicables de MasterCard® International): 2,95 %. 1, record 2, French, - frais%20de%20transaction%20%C3%A0%20l%27%C3%A9tranger
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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