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The Scheme Fee Reckoning: Why Capped Interchange Never Landed
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The Scheme Fee Reckoning: Why Capped Interchange Never Landed

Interchange was capped across Europe in 2015. Scheme fees weren't — and regulators now say they quietly absorbed the savings merchants were promised.

18 August 20269 min read
Theis NordahlTheis NordahlFounder & CEO
The VAMP Merchant Playbook: What Changes April 1, 2026
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The VAMP Merchant Playbook: What Changes April 1, 2026

Visa's Acquirer Monitoring Program tightens sharply in April 2026. Here's the new math, the acquirer-level trap merchants miss, and why blocking more transactions can backfire.

7 August 20268 min read
Theis NordahlTheis NordahlFounder & CEO
PSD3 and PSR: What Merchants Actually Need to Change
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PSD3 and PSR: What Merchants Actually Need to Change

The EU's new payments package moves conduct rules into a directly applicable regulation. Here's what changes in your PSP contracts, checkout flow, and dispute process — and by when.

6 August 202611 min read
Theis NordahlTheis NordahlFounder & CEO
Cost+ docs are now built for AI-assisted integration
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Cost+ docs are now built for AI-assisted integration

Cost+ documentation now includes copy-ready AI prompts, markdown-native pages, and a dedicated AI hub to speed up how developers integrate IC++ pricing.

28 July 20265 min read
Theis NordahlTheis NordahlFounder & CEO
Low Cost, High Quality, Still Human: How Cost+ Approaches Support
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Low Cost, High Quality, Still Human: How Cost+ Approaches Support

Cost+ wants to be one of the most affordable payment providers in the EU and UK without cutting corners on support. Here's how IC++ pricing and a lean team make that possible.

17 July 20265 min read
Theis NordahlTheis NordahlFounder & CEO
Save Now, Buy Later didn't fail. It was built on the wrong rails.
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Save Now, Buy Later didn't fail. It was built on the wrong rails.

Europe's SNBL startups died not from lack of demand, but from unit economics broken by card rails. A2A changes the maths completely — and makes the credit-free alternative worth building properly.

29 May 20265 min read
Theis NordahlTheis NordahlFounder & CEO