Frequently Asked Questions
Why is VISA credit card no longer accepted?
EPOS, a third party agent contracted by the University for on-line payment processing, no longer accepts VISA credit card because the VISA U.S.A. regulations require charging a fixed processing fee for all transactions, regardless of the amount. SFSU has many transactions that are smaller in dollar amount than the fixed fee. It is an unfair burden to ask students, for example, to pay a $20 transaction fee in order to make a $20 credit card charge.
Most CSU campuses with contracted outside vendors for on-line credit card payment processing also do not accept VISA. Fifteen (15) out of twenty-three (23) CSU campuses accept MasterCard, American Express, Discover cards and charge, at least, a 2.9 percent convenience fee.
