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About the Author
Brookside Payments
Brookside Payments brings 20+ years of merchant services experience to small and mid-size businesses. We specialize in interchange-plus pricing and dual pricing programs — two of the most transparent pricing models available — with no long-term contracts, no hidden fees, and a local representative who picks up the phone. Our focus is simple: help merchants understand exactly what they're paying and why, then structure a merchant account that works in their favor. Every business deserves honest advice, whether they end up working with us or not.
Published Articles
Industry Insights · April 30, 2026
Naomi’s Architecture Firm Was Paying $42,000 a Year in Xero Stripe Fees. Most of It Was Avoidable.
Industry Insights Naomi Brooks runs a six-person residential architecture practice on the Westside of Atlanta. She works out of a…
Fees & Interchange · April 29, 2026
What Is a Minimum Processing Volume Fee — And Why It’s Not the Same as Your Monthly Minimum
Fees & Interchange You scanned your processing statement. You found a line called MINIMUM PROCESSING VOLUME FEE. Or maybe it…
Industry Insights · April 29, 2026
Daniel Park Processed $42,000 Through Housecall Pro Last Month. He Paid $400 in Fees He Did Not Have To.
Industry Insights The search for how to reduce Housecall Pro payment processing fees almost always begins on the same kind…
Industry Insights · April 28, 2026
Yuki’s Pilates Studio Was Paying Mindbody $1,840 a Month in Card Fees. Half of It Was Avoidable.
Industry Insights Yuki Tanaka runs a reformer pilates studio in suburban Atlanta. Six reformers, two instructors plus herself, classes every…
Fees & Interchange · April 28, 2026
What Is a Processing Commitment Fee — And Why It Differs from Your Monthly Minimum
Source comparison: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau guidance on merchant agreement terms and standard payment processor disclosures. Fees & Interchange You…
Human Nature · April 27, 2026
Charged $124.99 a month. Buried on page 3. Marisol found it 18 months later.
Human Nature Marisol Vega closes her optometry practice in Tampa at six on Wednesdays. Last patient, last frame fitting, last…
Fees & Interchange · April 27, 2026
Discover merchant settlement claim window timeline showing May 18 2026 deadline
Source: discovermerchantsettlement.com · CAPP Inc. v. Discover Financial Services, Case No. 1:23-cv-04676 (N.D. Ill.) The claim window has closed. The…
Fees & Interchange · April 26, 2026
What Is a Batch Fee — And Why the Same $0.25 Costs Some Merchants $730 a Year
Fees & Interchange You see the line on your processing statement. BATCH FEE — $7.50. Or maybe it shows up…
Fees & Interchange · April 25, 2026
Capital One’s Discover Merger Just Raised Your Debit Interchange. Here’s the Math.
Fees & Interchange On May 18, 2025, Capital One closed its $35.3 billion acquisition of Discover Financial Services. The combined…
Fees & Interchange · April 25, 2026
The Visa Level 2 Sunset Was April 17. Most B2B Merchants Have Not Been Told.
Fees & Interchange On April 17, 2026, Visa officially retired its Level 2 interchange program. The Visa Level 2 sunset…