Checkout.com added published pricing: Authentication variable fee

Checkout.com publishes Authentication variable fee (Gateway fees): Gateway fees are fixed fees incurred on actions (authentication, authorization, void, and refund, for example) across the payment lifecycle.More specifically:Authentication fees are charged for determining whether a payment is being carrie…

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Provider: Checkout.com
Change type: ADDED
Category: PRICING
Detected: 2026-10-25
Impact: MEDIUM (heuristic competitive importance)
Confidence: HIGH (heuristic signal confidence)

Evidence and sources

DOCUMENTATION — https://www.checkout.com/docs/business-operations/use-the-dashboard/payment-activity/view-payment-fees
DOCUMENTATION · retrieved 2026-10-25
Gateway fees are fixed fees incurred on actions (authentication, authorization, void, and refund, for example) across the payment lifecycle.More specifically:Authentication fees are charged for determining whether a payment is being carried out by the legitimate cardholder. This includes authentication via the Checkout.com Standalone (Sessions) API.Authorization fee is applied for authorized card payments.

This change was detected by comparing facts extracted from public documentation between collections. It records that documentation changed, not that the capability is generally available.

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