Expressed Consent

Back in April 2019, Mastercard rolled out new regulations that affect negative option billing merchants. A negative option billing merchant provides a consumer with a sample of a physical product at no cost or nominal cost. The consumer agrees to an ongoing subscription after which the merchant ships the product on a recurring basis and charges the consumer full price. Below are articles that explain the reuglations more in-depth and they explain how you can remain compliant with Mastercard while processing in the negative-option billing space.