Helcim Reduces In-Person Credit Card Processing Rate by 10 Basis Points to 1.83% + 8¢
What happened
Between the Jul 1, 2024 and Oct 1, 2024 captures of Helcim's pricing page, Pulse recorded one change: Average in-person credit card processing rate decreased from 1.93% + 8¢ to 1.83% + 8¢ (10 basis points reduction). Pulse files it as a pricing change (price decrease) with a downward direction.
Helcim's previous recorded change was "Helcim Smart Terminal Financing Plan Now Offers 12 Monthly Payments of $29, Down from 5 Payments of $68" (Q2 2024). Helcim has been tracked since 2025-11-11.
In the same window Shopify and Stripe also changed their Finance & Accounting pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
- — · PriceChanged1.93% + 8¢1.83% + 8¢
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Price | 1.93% + 8¢ | 1.83% + 8¢ | Changed |
Values as written on Helcim's public pricing page in the two captures Pulse compared; where the page states no number, the cells give the wording before and after.
Evidence
The two captures Pulse comparedFull-page captures of Helcim's pricing page (helcim.com) from Jul 1, 2024 and Oct 1, 2024; the change is marked near the top of the page, where "1.93% + 8¢" becomes "1.83% + 8¢".
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Helcim, the last 90 days
Full history- Q3 2025increaseHelcim Increases Smart Terminal Monthly Payment by 6.7% to $32/mo
- Q1 2025improvedHelcim Introduces Free Next Business Day Deposits for Credit and Debit Card Payments
- Q4 2024packagingHelcim Introduces New Fees: +10¢ for Tap to Pay on iPhone and +0.4% for Recurring Payments Transactions
- Q3 2024decreaseHelcim Reduces In-Person Credit Card Processing Rate by 10 Basis Points to 1.83% + 8¢ · this change
- Q2 2024packagingHelcim Smart Terminal Financing Plan Now Offers 12 Monthly Payments of $29, Down from 5 Payments of $68
Across Finance & Accounting in the same window
All Finance & Accounting changes- ShopifyOct 28Shopify drops free Shopify Academy courses perk from all four pricing plans
- ShopifyOct 26Shopify rewrites POS comparison, adds customer profiles and returns rows
- ShopifyOct 23Shopify simplifies in-person sales messaging, adds plan comparison rows
- StripeOct 19Stripe Data Pipeline adds Postgres database sync tier
- ShopifyOct 16Shopify cuts Grow to $79 and Advanced to $299, reversing D288 hike
Questions about this change
Did Helcim raise prices in October 2024?
No — prices went down. Between Jul 1, 2024 and Oct 1, 2024 Helcim's pricing page showed 1 price cut: 1.93% + 8¢ → 1.83% + 8¢ (changed).
What changed on Helcim's pricing page between Jul 1, 2024 and Oct 1, 2024?
Price: 1.93% + 8¢ → 1.83% + 8¢, changed. Pulse compared the captures it took on Jul 1, 2024 and Oct 1, 2024; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does Helcim change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 1 other pricing-page change for Helcim in the 90 days before this one; the previous change was "Helcim Smart Terminal Financing Plan Now Offers 12 Monthly Payments of $29, Down from 5 Payments of $68" in Q2 2024; Helcim has been tracked since 2025-11-11.