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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
7D14D30D
Apr 21Apr 28May 04
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
Last refresh · 04 May 2026

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