2.9% + $0.30 sounds reasonable, right? But your actual number all-in: 7%. 7% seems to be the going-rate for allowing startups to operate. It’s the rate to get access to investors via an accelerator. It’s also become the rate to simply transact. Here’s the math taken from a real-world example: Real company example doing $250,000 / month with $25 average ticket size. Card processing fees - 2.9% = $7,250 - 30¢ × 10K charges = $3,000 - Intl/FX surcharges = $1,500 $11,750 all-in, 4.7% effective rate Disputes: $3,000 200 a month (2% dispute rate) at $15 14% win rate so $4,300 more in revenue claws back Billing/Subscriptions Platform Fee: $1,750 (0.7% of every recurring charge) Other: $250 Total: $16,750/month. That’s OVER $200,000 PER YEAR IN FEES. Interchange is what every processor needs to pay their underlying bank and card networks. This is typically 2%. So… the processor's profit margin: 71% (or 5% on an absolute basis) Bolt's profit margin is only about 1% on an absolute basis. That’s an 80% reduction. 100% off of billing fees (it’s free) 100% of fees returned on refunds 66.6% off of chargeback fees ~60% off of the payment margin. Ready to switch? Message me now: ryan@boltapp(dot)com

We made WooCommerce's Staff Picks list. 7 years partnering with WooCommerce to give merchants a higher-converting checkout that matches the flexibility they've built their store around.

Bolt's MCP connector is live. Full docs, implementation support, and test plans are live today. Point your coding agent at help.bolt.com (see the AI tab) and watch how far it gets. More features coming over the next few weeks.

I am thrilled to share that we've promoted @HaydenMcternan to @Bolt's VP of Sales. Many Bolters will recognize his name as Hayden was one of our pivotal AEs who took us from $1m to $40m ARR. Hayden left upon my departure and rejoined on my return. Perhaps the best sales leader I've worked with, he is a warrior, hyper-intelligent, and able to find the win-win in every deal. Bolt will be a powerhouse once again under his leadership ⚡️💪 Anyone ready for a lower-cost, higher-converting, and founder-first payments partner, shoot him a note right now! hmcternan@boltapp [dot] com

Did you know that your payment processor keeps their fees whenever you issue refunds? Switch to Bolt, and have your fees returned on refunds.

Bolt is ready - Self-serve onboarding - Subscriptions - Connect for marketplaces - 100m+ Bolt IDs - 100% fraud coverage - Every popular developer SDK - Fully managed checkout or embeddable components Make the switch ⚡️

MAJOR UPDATE: BOLT IS NOW 100% SELF-SERVE. Integrate with any agentic coding tool in < 3 hours. LOWEST PRICES in market. 2.5% + $0.30, discounts w/ volume. Go to bolt(.)com ➡ click "get started" ⚡️⚡️⚡️

After firing his own HR team, Ryan Breslow tells Celia Walden why he believes workplace ‘entitlement’, complaining and ‘work theatre’ are holding companies back – and why he thinks common sense should take HR’s place. Read the full interview at the link below ⬇️ telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/08…

Branded an "anti-woke hero", Ryan Breslow warns that entitled employees who have abandoned common sense will be the death of every company “Listen, HR wields a lot of power in an organisation, and some people can wield power judiciously, of course. But when you have unqualified people holding a lot of that power...” Read the full interview ⤵️ telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/08…

Thank you The Telegraph for this in-depth interview. 1700 comments and growing... all in agreement. It's great to see this HR replacement movement spreading across the internet, memes, and even shows/movies! Link below 👇

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