Stop silent downgrade fees.

margin/down detects when missing metadata causes card payments to downgrade—and silently cost you more. We find it, flag it, and fix it.

10–60bpsRecovered Per Transaction
LiveReal-Time Intervention
Calculate Your Savings

See your potential recovery from downgrade prevention

Calculate Your Potential Savings

Estimated Annual Savings
€13,000
Basis Points Recovered
1.3 bps
* Estimates shown reflect optimistic scenarios based on best-performing merchant profiles. Typical savings range from 60-80% of shown values. Actual results depend on merchant profile, processor setup, and market conditions. Contact us for a personalized assessment.

How margin/down Works

01

Interchange Misfires

We scan for capture errors, missing AVS, bad MCCs, and Level 2/3 eligibility gaps that downgrade card transactions to unqualified tiers.

02

Inline API Safeguards

Deploy real-time checks in your PSP or payment gateway. Stop costly transactions before they settle at a downgraded rate.

03

Autofix Logic

Push corrected metadata before authorization. Guide engineers or ops with prebuilt fix maps for each processor.

Impact Analysis

Before vs. After margin/down

Interchange Downgrade Prevention

Downgrade Rate
+60.0%
Without margin/
5.0%
With margin/
2.0%
Average Interchange Rate
+15.4%
Without margin/
0.65%
With margin/
0.55%
Annual Cost on €100M Volume
+15.4%
Without margin/
€650,000
With margin/
€550,000
Qualified Transaction Rate
+11.8%
Without margin/
85%
With margin/
95%
Integration

Prevent downgrades in real-time

Integration Preview

Add margin/down to your payment processing flow to detect and prevent interchange downgrades before they cost you money.

// Webhook integration
POST https://api.margin.io/webhooks/downgrade-check
{
  "transaction_id": "txn_123",
  "amount": 10000,
  "currency": "EUR",
  "processor": "stripe",
  "metadata": {
    "avs_result": null,
    "cvv_result": "pass",
    "mcc": "5734"
  }
}

// margin/down responds with metadata fixes
{
  "downgrade_risk": "high",
  "missing_fields": ["avs_result", "level2_data"],
  "recommended_fixes": {
    "avs_result": "Y",
    "level2_data": {
      "tax_amount": 0,
      "customer_reference": "CUST-123"
    }
  }
}
One snippet. Fail-safe by design. Integration takes hours, not sprints.

Downgrades are silent.
We make them actionable.

Realtime Intervention

Configure downgrade blocks or fixes via SDK. Respond before cost hits the ledger, not after.

Dynamic Feedback Loop

Every downgrade fix trains smarter defaults. Over time, you eliminate repeat errors across org and PSP.

Processor-Specific Logic

Each processor has different Level 2/3 requirements. margin/down knows them all and applies the right fixes automatically.

Common Questions About margin/down

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