2.9% + $0.30 sounds reasonable, right? But your actual number all-in: 7%. 7% seems to be the going-rate for allowing startups to operate. It’s the rate to get access to investors via an accelerator. It’s also become the rate to simply transact. Here’s the math taken from a real-world example: Real company example doing $250,000 / month with $25 average ticket size. Card processing fees - 2.9% = $7,250 - 30¢ × 10K charges = $3,000 - Intl/FX surcharges = $1,500 $11,750 all-in, 4.7% effective rate Disputes: $3,000 200 a month (2% dispute rate) at $15 14% win rate so $4,300 more in revenue claws back Billing/Subscriptions Platform Fee: $1,750 (0.7% of every recurring charge) Other: $250 Total: $16,750/month. That’s OVER $200,000 PER YEAR IN FEES. Interchange is what every processor needs to pay their underlying bank and card networks. This is typically 2%. So… the processor's profit margin: 71% (or 5% on an absolute basis) Bolt's profit margin is only about 1% on an absolute basis. That’s an 80% reduction. 100% off of billing fees (it’s free) 100% of fees returned on refunds 66.6% off of chargeback fees ~60% off of the payment margin. Ready to switch? Message me now: ryan@boltapp(dot)com

I am thrilled to share that we've promoted @HaydenMcternan to @Bolt's VP of Sales. Many Bolters will recognize his name as Hayden was one of our pivotal AEs who took us from $1m to $40m ARR. Hayden left upon my departure and rejoined on my return. Perhaps the best sales leader I've worked with, he is a warrior, hyper-intelligent, and able to find the win-win in every deal. Bolt will be a powerhouse once again under his leadership ⚡️💪 Anyone ready for a lower-cost, higher-converting, and founder-first payments partner, shoot him a note right now! hmcternan@boltapp [dot] com