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Vol. VII · Issue 04 · May 2026
The 2026 Merchant Account Index
The merchant accounts worth your business.
Independent reviews of payment processors, point-of-sale systems and merchant accounts — graded on real fees, settlement speed and the support you'll actually receive when something breaks.
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Gross Processing Volume
$284,910.42
▲ 12.4%vs. last 14 days
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Auth rate
98.7%
+0.4 pts
Avg ticket
$84.20
2,418 txns
Effective rate
2.31%
−6 bps
Next deposit · T+1
$41,208.66Tue, May 5
127Accounts Reviewed$890Min Merchant VolumeUpdatedWeekly
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