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Free ToolChargeback Cost Calculator

The true cost of card processing. For your numbers.

Plug in your monthly volume and vertical. We'll show what you're losing to MDR, chargebacks, dispute fees, and rolling-reserve opportunity cost. Then compare to PYMSTR's 1% flat. Numbers update live.

// 01 · MONTHLY CARD VOLUME
$/mo
per month, in USD
// 02 · VERTICAL
MCC 7995, high-risk
click to override the default
//diagnosis · annual losslive
$654,000
per year on cards
On PYMSTR you'd pay $60,000/year.
You'd keep $594,000.
//diagnosis · itemized at $500,000/month, igaming & sportsbookscompiled
Line itemMonthlyAnnual
Card processing fees (7% MDR)$35,000$420,000
Chargeback losses (2.5%)$12,500$150,000
Dispute fees (~125 disputes × $40)$5,000$60,000
Reserve locked × 8% opp cost ($300,000 at any moment)$2,000$24,000
Card total$54,500$654,000
PYMSTR total (1% flat — no chargebacks, no reserves)$5,000$60,000
on every $100 a customer deposits
on cards you keep$89.10
on PYMSTR you keep$99.00

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Data from publicly-documented Visa/Mastercard schedules and processor disclosures (2026). Estimates based on industry-published averages. Your actual rates may vary; drag the chargeback-rate slider for accuracy. PYMSTR is non-custodial and additive to your existing card processor, not a replacement.