Articles, short videos, and (soon) a podcast. The goal isn't to sell — it's to make sure that when you do decide to talk to anyone in payments, you walk in knowing what they're saying. Pick anything below to start.
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The page-by-page tour. What every line item is, which ones are interchange, which ones are markup, and which ones should never be there at all. Walked through with a real-shape statement so the lessons stick.
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The base fee on every card transaction. Why it's the floor, who actually keeps it, and how processors mark it up.
Read the article %Why “2.6%” doesn't tell you what you actually pay. The number that matters is the effective rate — and how to calculate it.
Read the article ±Square's 2.6%. Stripe's 2.9% + 30¢. Old-school interchange-plus. When each one wins and when each one quietly loses you money.
Read the article 3Tiered pricing in plain English. Why almost no transaction qualifies as “qualified.” And how to spot it on a statement.
Read the article $Three programs that let you stop absorbing card fees. Where they're allowed, where they're not, and how to roll one out without alienating customers.
Read the article !The 24-hour playbook for getting your money moving and the long-term move for making sure it doesn't happen again.
Read the article §The page-by-page tour. What every line item is, which ones are interchange, which ones are markup, and which ones should never be there at all.
Featured — read aboveA short-form podcast and video series teaching small business owners how payment processing, interchange, POS systems, statement reviews, and processor red flags actually work — without the industry jargon. Each episode is 10–20 minutes. No filler. No sponsor reads. Designed for owners listening between job sites, between tables, or in the truck on the way home.
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