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At $1 million in annual card volume, that gap translates to roughly $20,000–$25,000 in savings for high-volume merchants who qualify for Adyen's enterprise tier — a number that compounds fast.\n\nFor businesses processing above $10 million annually, Adyen's unified commerce infrastructure becomes the dominant consideration. The platform processed €970 billion in payment volume in 2024, growing 24% year-over-year, and its single-platform architecture spanning online, in-store, and mobile removes the reconciliation complexity that plagues multi-processor setups (Adyen Annual Report, 2025). Adyen requires no third-party gateways, handles acquiring directly in 37 countries, and offers real-time authorization rates that consistently outperform industry averages by 1.5–3 percentage points — small percentages that represent enormous revenue at scale.\n\nStripe's advantage sits firmly in developer experience and startup velocity. 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