0% Credit Card Processing Fees
For Small Businesses
Business Concept: Pay Zero aims to help small businesses pay zero credit card processing fees (typically 2-3% of transactions) without requiring them to change merchant accounts or pass costs onto customers through surcharges.
How It Works
- Investor Partnership: Accredited investors provide capital seeking fixed income yields
- Fee Coverage: Pay Zero uses 3% of investor funds to cover businesses' credit card processing fees
- Yield Generation: The remaining 97% is deployed through proprietary trading strategies targeting reasonable annual returns (net of all fees and expenses)
- Win-Win Model: Businesses save on fees, investors earn returns
Market Opportunity
- $9 trillion in annual card volume
- $148 billion in processing fees
- 34 million merchants in the US
- 19 million accredited investors
SPV Structure Details
- Legal Formation: Delaware Limited Liability Company
- Bankruptcy Remote: SPVs isolate assets and protect investors from liabilities of other SPVs
- Investor Verification: All investors verified as accredited in compliance with Rule 506(c)
- Minimum Investment: $100,000 per SPV
- Reporting: Quarterly financial statements and annual audited reports
Competitive Advantages
- Proprietary Acquisition: Email-based customer acquisition (90% cheaper than Facebook/Google ads)
- Yield Strategy: Proprietary approach using treasuries and derivatives
- Proven Performance: Backtested trading performance covering 2005-2025
- Operational Efficiency: Lean, AI-augmented operational model
Investment Highlights
- Addressing a $148 billion market opportunity
- Serving 34 million potential merchant customers
- Dual-sided business model creates strong network effects
- Proven trading strategies with 20 years of backtested performance
Andy Greene
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