AP+’s small purchase interchange hikes sharpen a national payments pioneer’s decline, while banks narrow vulnerable customers’ choices and collect more dollars from a dying product.
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AP+’s small purchase interchange hikes sharpen a national payments pioneer’s decline, while banks narrow vulnerable customers’ choices and collect more dollars from a dying product.
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AP+’s small purchase interchange hikes sharpen a national payments pioneer’s decline, while banks narrow vulnerable customers’ choices and collect more dollars from a dying product.
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