The Hidden Tax Killing Your Profit Margins Every credit card swipe costs you money. A lot of money. Traditional payment processors eat 2-3% of every transaction. That's before monthly fees, chargeback costs, and PCI compliance expenses. For a business processing $500,000 annually, you're handing over $10,000-$15,000 just to accept payments. In 2026, merchants are waking up to a brutal truth: interchange fees are a legacy tax from a centralized banking system built in the 197