Disclaimer
The legal and accuracy footnotes that apply to every page on this site.
Not financial advice
The content on PaymentGatewayCost.com is informational, comparative cost reporting. It is not financial, tax, legal, or regulatory advice. Decisions about payment-gateway procurement, switching costs, or contract terms should be reviewed with a qualified advisor familiar with your specific business circumstances.
Rates change
- Every rate on this site was verified on the date stamped on the page footer ('Last verified June 2026' at time of writing).
- Vendors revise pricing without notice. The Stripe 17 Jun 2025 two-tier dispute-fee restructure is the canonical example.
- Always confirm the live rate on the vendor's own pricing page before signing a contract.
- Vendor source URLs are linked from every vendor page so you can verify the current rate in one click.
No affiliate relationships
PaymentGatewayCost.com does not run affiliate links to any payment gateway listed on this site. We do not accept sponsored placements. We do not sell merchant enquiries to vendors. Our editorial independence is the entire reason this site exists; see about for the full statement.
Accuracy commitment
- Quarterly full re-verification of every vendor rate.
- Per-vendor watch-list re-check on any announced pricing change.
- Source URL and verification date stamped on every page.
- Per-vendor source bibliography in /methodology/.
- Despite this process, errors can occur. We commit to correcting any factual error within 5 business days of a credible correction received.
Illustrative examples
Worked cost scenarios on this site are labelled “(illustrative example, not a real company)” throughout. They exist to make pricing models concrete; they do not represent any specific merchant's data and should not be used as a benchmark.
Quote-only vendors
Vendors who do not publish a public rate card carry a QUOTE ONLY badge on every page where they appear. We do not invent or infer rates for these vendors. Reported merchant bands are clearly labelled as reported, not as published rates.
Corrections
Email corrections to oliver@digitalsignet.com with the page URL, the disputed claim, and a source citation. We re-verify within 5 business days.