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by gjsman-1000 822 days ago
The rate depends, but take OnlyFans: They cascade (I.e. spread out) payments across at least 3 providers, and automatically rotate between them to avoid any of them getting a rate too high.

Seems like quite a bit of logistics if it was not really an issue.

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That doesn't really make sense unless they have a way to flag higher-risk charges and route them to a processor that is more risk-tolerant (and usually more expensive). Eg. I could see segmenting the charges for the first month or two into a higher risk bin, and then moving recurring customers into low-risk bins on processors with cheaper rates.
But a rates a rate?
There is a difference between straight up porn and fan-service (OnlyFans) and the adult artwork and erotic educational content on Gumroad. I would be surprised if these suffer from the same amount of chargebacks.