“Historically, PayPal has priced in the slipstream of Mastercard and Visa. As a weaker network, it had to. So, its price hike is a watershed moment. Merchant-acceptance fees for PayPal Checkout, Pay with Venmo, PayPal Credit, Pay in 4, PayPal with Rewards, and Checkout with crypto, will all increase to a rich 3.49% and 49 cents per transaction (4.3% on a $60 purchase) from an already healthy 2.9% plus 30 cents per transaction.”

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