They apply a surcharge. For example, we are asked whether we agree to pay 1,50 $ or 2 $ more for the service, and we can answer either yes or no. Do they make their profit from that 1,50 $ and do they remit an identifiable portion of that amount for the use of the Interac network? If they only had the machine and the money, those operators would not survive for long, would they? Surely it is thanks to the Interac system or one like it that they are able to operate outside the banking institutions. Do they have to pay an amount that corresponds to a percentage of the cost the consumer is charged at the time?
On April 17th, 2007. See this statement in context.