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Cartes Bancaires Acceptance (France Only)

What is the Cartes Bancaires scheme?
How are Cartes Bancaires scheme fees set?
How can I start accepting payments through the Cartes Bancaires scheme?
Which are the supported transaction types with Cartes Bancaires Scheme?

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Cartes Bancaires Acceptance (France Only)

What is the Cartes Bancaires scheme?

Cartes Bancaires (CB) is the local scheme in France. Most of the cards issued in France are dual badged with Visa or Mastercard.

1 min readUpdated Sep 22, 2026

How are Cartes Bancaires scheme fees set?

Scheme and interchange fees are driven by variables such as the card level (e.g. platinum / commercial), country of merchant, issuer, merchant segment,…

1 min readUpdated Sep 22, 2026

How can I start accepting payments through the Cartes Bancaires scheme?

If you are utilizing the Contactless Transactions feature and operate under 1 SIRET (physical location) you will be automatically enabled to accept Cartes…

1 min readUpdated Sep 22, 2026

Which are the supported transaction types with Cartes Bancaires Scheme?

The Supported Transaction types with Cartes Bancaires scheme are:

1 min readUpdated Sep 22, 2026