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Payzone services at risk after fee rise, Fed warns

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Independent retailers will seriously think twice about providing Payzone services in their stores following the news that the company is increasing its fees by 3.5 per cent from April, the national president of the Federation of Independent Retailers (the Fed) has warned. Letters advising of…

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