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Now operating in Ireland, Netherlands & Benelux

The processing fees you pay, itemized.

Ribeiro Partners runs a structured statement-analysis program for European businesses. We read your existing merchant agreement, identify what you're being charged and why, and match you to a processor that's actually priced for your volume.

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Multi-processor partner network across
Tier 1 European Acquirers· ISO Programs· Direct Bank Partners· Modern PSPs· SMB Specialists· Cross-Border Acquirers· Interchange-Plus Processors· Online Payment Gateways· Tier 1 European Acquirers· ISO Programs· Direct Bank Partners· Modern PSPs· SMB Specialists· Cross-Border Acquirers· Interchange-Plus Processors· Online Payment Gateways·
€8.4M
Annual processing volume analyzed
38%
Average effective rate reduction
12 mins
Average analysis turnaround
€0
Cost to merchant — ever
The problem

Most European SMBs have no idea what they're actually paying.

Merchant statements are designed to be unreadable. Effective rates get hidden behind interchange categories, scheme fees, monthly minimums, PCI surcharges, and authorisation fees that don't appear on the headline rate.

Most business owners signed their contract years ago, never renegotiated, and assume the rate they remember is the rate they're paying. It almost never is.

We built our analysis to surface every line. The conversation starts from the same numbers — yours.

Sample statement, redacted
Volume processed€42,180.00
Quoted rate1.49%
Card processing fees€628.48
Interchange differential€89.20
Scheme fees (Visa/MC)€41.05
Authorisation fees€18.20
PCI compliance€19.50
Terminal rental€32.00
Monthly minimum top-up€12.85
Effective rate2.06%
Difference vs. quoted+38%
How it works

Three steps. No long calls. No pressure.

We've reduced the entire process to something you can do during a coffee break.

Step one

Send your statement

Email us your most recent processing statement, or upload it through the merchant portal. Any provider, any format. We read statements from every major European acquirer, bank-distributed merchant services program, and modern PSP.

Step two

Receive your analysis

Within twelve minutes during business hours, you receive a personalized comparison. Every fee on your current statement, line by line. Every alternative we'd recommend, with year-1 and year-3 projections based on your actual volume.

Step three

Decide on your terms

If the numbers don't work for you, throw them away. If they do, we coordinate the switch — paperwork, terminal logistics, settlement transition. Most merchants are processing on the new rate within ten business days.

Recent analyses

What our merchants typically save.

Real anonymized analyses from the last quarter. Industries vary. Volumes vary. The pattern doesn't.

Hospitality · Dublin
Restaurant group
€68,000 monthly volume across two locations
Effective rate2.34%
Monthly fees€1,591
New effective rate1.42%
New monthly fees€966
Annual saving €7,500
Retail · Amsterdam
Independent grocery
€34,000 monthly volume, single location
Effective rate1.89%
Monthly fees€642
New effective rate1.18%
New monthly fees€401
Annual saving €2,892
Services · Cork
Veterinary practice
€19,000 monthly volume, mostly card-not-present
Effective rate2.71%
Monthly fees€515
New effective rate1.55%
New monthly fees€295
Annual saving €2,640
Merchant feedback

What our analyses sound like, in their words.

1 / 3

"I'd been with the same processor for nine years. I assumed I was on a fair rate because nobody had ever told me otherwise. The Ribeiro analysis showed me I was paying €8,400 a year more than I needed to. They walked me through the new contract line by line before I signed anything."

CB
Owner
Independent café group, Dublin

"What surprised me was the lack of pressure. They sent the analysis, walked me through it on a fifteen-minute call, and said 'if the numbers don't work, no hard feelings.' Most processors I've dealt with start with hard sell. Ribeiro doesn't operate that way."

MV
Director
Retail chain, Netherlands

"My accountant had been telling me for two years that my processing fees seemed high but neither of us could decode the statement. Ribeiro decoded it in twelve minutes. Turned out we were being charged for three line items that shouldn't have applied to a card-present retail business at all."

AO
Founder
Speciality food retailer, Cork

"The handover was the best part. They coordinated the terminal swap, the settlement migration, and even called the previous provider to cancel the contract on our behalf. We didn't lose a single transaction during the switch. It was honestly the cleanest vendor change I've done in fifteen years of running the business."

JD
Operations Director
Hospitality group, Galway

"I sent them a statement on a Tuesday afternoon and had a personalized comparison waiting in my inbox before I left the shop. The interactive calculator they built into it let me run scenarios for what happens if our volume grows in summer. That was the moment I knew these guys were operating differently."

SK
Owner
Garden centre, Wicklow

"What sold me wasn't the savings, it was the honesty. They told me one of our locations was actually priced fairly already and only switched the other two. Most brokers would have moved everything regardless. The fact that they didn't is why I've referred four other businesses to them."

PR
Managing Director
Multi-site retail, Limerick
What's different

We don't sell rates. We sell clarity.

The merchant acquiring industry is built on confusion. Most brokers profit when you don't fully understand what you're being charged. We profit when you do — because the numbers speak for themselves.

Multi-processor partner network

We're authorized partners across eight processors and acquirers. We're never trying to fit you to one product — we're matching you to the one that actually fits your volume profile.

Statement-first methodology

The conversation starts with your statement, not our pitch. Until we've read your actual fees, we have nothing useful to say.

Free for merchants. Always.

Our processor partners pay us. You don't. There's no analysis fee, no consulting fee, no setup fee, and no penalty if you decide to stay where you are.

Built for European SMBs

We focus on Ireland, the Netherlands, and Benelux. We know the dominant processors in each market, the legacy contract patterns, and the local interchange dynamics.

Side-by-side, your numbers
Current effective rate2.06%
Optimized rate1.34%
Annual volume€506,160
Current annual cost€10,427
Optimized annual cost€6,783
Year 1 saving€3,644
3-year projection€11,489
Sample analysisUpdated for your statement

Twelve minutes. One statement. Zero commitment.

Send us your most recent processing statement. We'll read it, analyze it, and send back a personalized comparison. If the numbers don't work, the conversation ends there. No pitch deck, no sales follow-up, no obligation.

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