For certain industries, such as catering and entertainment, the rates may be different.
Complaint mode of sudden increase of POS machine rate:
1, contact the POS service provider.
First of all, you can contact the POS service provider to find out the reasons and specific standards for the rate increase. If the service provider can't give a reasonable explanation or provide corresponding proof, it can ask it to refund the increased fee. If the service provider does not agree, you can complain to the higher authorities;
2. Complain to the superior department
If you can't get a satisfactory solution after contacting the POS service provider, you can complain to its superior department. Specifically, you can complain to the People's Bank of China or the Payment and Clearing Association. When making a complaint, you need to provide relevant evidence, such as proof of the increase in the rate of POS machines, transaction records, etc.
Step 3 Seek legal aid
If the above two methods can't solve the problem, you can seek legal aid. You can choose to bring a lawsuit to the court and ask the POS service provider to refund the rising fees and compensate the related losses. Before prosecution, relevant evidence and materials need to be prepared.
Legal basis:
Criminal law of the people's Republic of China
Article 225
The crime of illegal business operation violates the provisions of the state and commits one of the following illegal business operations, disrupting the market order, and if the circumstances are serious, it shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than five years or criminal detention, and shall also, or shall only, be fined not less than one time but not more than five times the illegal income; If the circumstances are especially serious, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than five years, and shall also be fined not less than one time but not more than five times for illegal gains or confiscation of property:
(a) without permission, the franchise, monopoly of goods or other goods restricted by laws and administrative regulations;
(2) buying and selling import and export licenses, import and export certificates of origin and other business licenses or approval documents stipulated by laws and administrative regulations;
(three) without the approval of the relevant competent departments of the state, illegally engaged in securities, futures, insurance business, or illegally engaged in fund payment and settlement business;
(four) other illegal business activities that seriously disrupt the market order.