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Why Elavon?

Elavon is the innovative, secure, and global partner for your payment processing needs, whether you do business online, mobile, or in-person. For more than 25 years, Elavon has been a leader in payment processing, leveraging the world’s best technologies for our clients from large worldwide enterprises, to locally owned small businesses.

Tiered Pricing Exclusively For Costco Members

In-Person and On-The-Go

1.10%1

plus 12 cents per qualified swipe or chip transaction.

Online

1.90%1

plus 25 cents per qualified transaction.

What are your benefits

No annual fee

No batch fees

No additional authorization fees

No cancellation fee or early termination fees

No reporting fees

Cost saving analysis

No application fee for Executive Members2

No statement fees for Executive Members2

What is Costco?

Costco is a membership warehouse club, dedicated to bringing members incredible value on quality, brand-name merchandise. Its operating philosophy has remained simple: keep costs down and pass the savings on to members. How does Costco do this? With its large membership base and tremendous buying power, combined with a never-ending quest for efficiency.

You'll appreciate the quality and value of the products and services you find at Costco..

Costco Executive Members Could Save an Average of $2,016 per Year!3

We Put You First. Always.

Transparent member pricing

No batch, reporting, annual, or early termination fees

24/7 Customer Care and dedicated support

Safe-T security services to help protect card data

In-Person

In today’s world you can run your business from anywhere – a storefront, online, over the phone, a truck, or wherever your customers go. We have the resources to help your business easily accept payments. Our vast selection of terminals and equipment allow you to accept the various forms of payment your customers may prefer, including:

Smart/Chip cards (EMV)

Mobile wallets (Apple Pay™, Google Pay™, Samsung 
Pay™)

Credit and debit swiped cards

Online

eCommerce contributes more than half of total retail sales. Take advantage of online shopping and give your customers the convenient, secure and flexible online payment options they expect. We can help you quickly implement a solution that includes recurring payments, hosted payment pages, pay-by-link, buy buttons, shopping carts, mobile wallets, billing and invoicing, and more.

On-The-Go

When it comes to mobile solutions, Elavon has you covered. Smartphone and tablet compatible software gives you full payment mobility without sacrificing security. All of our mobile payment solutions incorporate Elavon’s security measures and encryption technology to help protect your customers’ card data.

Customer Reviews

"I want to just take a moment to let you know that my experience yesterday with my customer account manager was very positive. She was knowledgeable, courteous, professional, helpful, pleasant, and more. She is a real asset to your company and your team. Keep up the good work."

Ken Ahroni
Lucky Break Wishbone Corp

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Disclosures

  1. Visa/Mastercard/Discover service is sponsored through Elavon. Rates listed are for qualified card transactions. Lodging (at 1.79% plus 20 cents) payments are not eligible for the in-person qualified rate. Additional rate tiers and costs apply to non-qualified transactions. A monthly minimum charge of $20 applies when total monthly transaction fees and per-item charges are less than $20 per month. A $25 Application Fee and $4.95 Monthly Statement Fees apply for non-Executive Members. Rates and fees may change without notice. Rate and acceptance are subject to underwriting and business approval. This rate is for U.S. Costco members only. Call Elavon at 1-800-551-0951 for all terms and conditions.

  2. Executive Members do not pay an application fee or monthly statement fee. Non-Executive Members pay a $25 application fee and $4.95 monthly statement fee.

  3. Estimated savings are calculated on annual processing rates and are based on Elavon's analysis of The Strawhecker Group’s industry data survey in payment processing services as of December 2024 on net revenue from merchants of a similar size and type compared to the portfolio. Actual savings will depend on business type, card type, and manner of card acceptance and volume of transactions. Non-Executive Members pay an Application Fee and Monthly Statement Fees. Services provided by Elavon.