94% of B2B Suppliers Say Efficient Payments Boost Profits — But Mastercard's Research Misses One Question

94% of B2B Suppliers Say Efficient Payments Boost Profits — But Mastercard's Research Misses One Question

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Published on: 15/05/2026

New Mastercard research confirms efficient payments drive profitability. But there's a question nobody's asking — what about the fee on top of it?

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OpenAI's 4% ChatGPT Checkout Fee Just Made AI the Most Expensive Sales Channel a Merchant Can Use

OpenAI's 4% ChatGPT Checkout Fee Just Made AI the Most Expensive Sales Channel a Merchant Can Use

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Published on: 13/05/2026

OpenAI now charges Shopify merchants 4% on every ChatGPT checkout sale. Stack it with payment processing fees and you're losing 10% per transaction.

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Uber's "Shop for Me," Cash App + Square, and the Hidden Fee Stack of the Everything-App Economy

Uber's "Shop for Me," Cash App + Square, and the Hidden Fee Stack of the Everything-App Economy

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Published on: 11/05/2026

Uber, Block, Cash App, and Square just merged into one commerce ecosystem. Every transaction = more fees. Here's how merchants protect their margin.

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