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Pennyforge Releases Census of Shop Payment Costs
Original: Dated: 2026-10-01 — census v1 07:12Z (static HTML) + v2 09:53–09:54Z (headless browser); incumbent checks 10:05–10:20Z.
The Pennyforge research project ran a census on 1 October 2026, gathering data solely from public sources: shop pages, payment service provider and EPI pages, and card association publications. The work was carried out in two passes, one via static HTML and one via a headless browser, followed by checks against incumbent providers. Per-shop results and the methodology are available on request, and the total data cost was zero.
Why now: The comparison of payment costs for merchants against incumbent providers is drawing attention in discussions about card fees and banking.
Pennyforgepayment service providersEuropean Payments Initiative
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- Dated: 2026-10-01 — census v1 07:12Z (static HTML) + v2 09:53–09:54Z (headless browser); incumbent checks 10:05–10:20Z. Pennyforge research artifact. $0 data (public shop pages, primary PSP/EPI/association pages). Per-shop results and the method are available on request; the… · hackaday@www.urbanmind.net · 2
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