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Five questions a former processing executive says to ask before signing
US merchants paid $198.25bn to accept cards last year. The networks' headline rates barely moved. Robert L. Day, who spent a decade selling processing, says the gap is markup you can negotiate.
№ 333 · 21 October 2026
Startup news
Copper lines die on 31 January 2027. Check your card reader
Openreach switches off the analogue phone network in January 2027. Card terminals, fire alarms, lift emergency phones and ADSL broadband all sit on it, and most small firms have made no arrangements.
№ 64 · 12 August 2026