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The Pricing:
Keep More of Your Profits

Tattoo parlor with male tattoo artist tattooing forearm of customer and female artist tattooing back of other customer. Flash art framed on wall. AI generated image.

Near-Zero Model

Maximum Margin Protection

This pricing model reverts the tattoo industry back to its roots.
By utilizing a Dual-Pricing/Cash Discount model, you offer a discount to those paying cash. For those who choose credit, they offset their own credit card rewards by covering the processing fee themselves. You get 100% of your service price.

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Protect Your Bottom Line: Offset up to 95% of total processing costs by shifting the expense of rewards cards back to the cardholder.

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Total Wallet Coverage: Unlike other cost-cutting models, Near-Zero ensures no customer is turned away, regardless of their preferred payment method.

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Automated Compliance: Our technology handles the real-time math and required signage, keeping your business compliant with all network rules.

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10 & 10 Model

The Transparent Path

Don’t want to pass the fee to the customer? No problem. We offer a transparent Interchange Plus model at IC + 0.10% and $0.10 per transaction. No hidden markups, just the facts. Interested in seeing your savings? Check out our Savings Calculator or upload your current statement for a detailed analysis.

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Simple Fixed Margin: Pay exactly what the banks charge, plus a fixed 0.10% + $0.10 per authorization.

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Stop the "High-Risk" Tax: Don't let banks use your industry label as an excuse to price gouge; we lock in a 0.10% markup to shield you from the inflated fees and arbitrary hikes typical of the "high-risk" space.

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Locked-In Stability: Benefit from the recent Visa/Mastercard settlement which guarantees that interchange rates will not increase for the next few years.

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No Contracts. 100% Transparent Rates.
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The Hardware:
Why the Clover Flex is the Industry Standard

The Clover Flex isn’t just a credit card machine, it’s a booth-side companion designed for the way you actually work.

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The "High Risk" Reality

You’ve probably heard other processors call the tattoo industry "high risk". Let’s be real about the reason why:
It isn’t about the artists. It’s about not knowing who could walk through your doors. To a bank, a walk-in business with high-ticket transactions is a business they deem an unpredictable financial exposure.
We don’t see your business as a financial liability. We partner with FiServ, a processor with a rock-solid reputation in the tattoo industry. They understand the nuance of your business, which means fewer frozen funds and more stability for your shop.

Transparency Notes

In the spirit of Radical Honesty, here is what you need to know before you sign:

Clover is Proprietary

Clover hardware requires a monthly software subscription (to keep your features running and secure). Additionally, Clover devices are "locked" to the processor they are bought from—they are non-transferable. If you leave us, you can't take the physical machine to a different company.

The FiServ Rate Hike

FiServ tends to raise their base rates more often than smaller players. However, Socorro Payments proactively monitors these and will always "opt out" of rate increases on your behalf whenever possible. If we don't catch it, call us and we will put your rate back.
NOTE: The Near-Zero Model is not affected by rate hikes

The Socorro Promise: If you purchase your Clover equipment through us, we promise never to 'hostage' your hardware. Should you ever decide to move your processing elsewhere, we will promptly process any request to release your terminal's serial number. We want you to stay with Socorro because of our service, not because you're trapped by a terminal.