Asim says payment vendors like Encore exploit defendants with 10% fees
Ibrahim Asim · How we grew our GovTech SaaS from $50k to $350k ARR in the last 12 months · Nov 10, 2022 · at 9:47
Ibrahim Asim, founder of GovTech SaaS company eCorte, criticizes legacy court payment vendors for exorbitant transaction fees.
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“And that's one of the things that these, that the existing payment companies like Encore really take advantage of people because they're charging 10% processing fee.”
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