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Announcement! Beware of Merchant Service Interchange Fee Padding

It has been observed that in recent months some merchant service providers are adding additional charges to their hard costs and passing these onto the merchant.  This is known as "padding".

This is why Merchant Statement Analysis is providing a key merchant rate analysis service which reveals these practices and helps businesses save money.

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