It can be difficult to know what questions to ask when choosing a card terminal for your business. Here are 20 good ones to get you started. Equipment 1. How does accepting cards fit with how I trade? Consider your location. If you’re out and about, reception and coverage may [...]
As most London taxi drivers will know by now, a new Transport for London (TfL) mandate will make it a requirement for all black cabs to accept card and contactless payments from October 2016. Not all drivers are overjoyed by this regulation, but it's not worth losing any sleep over. We take a look at how [...]
Forget clunky cash registers. iPad based POS systems are a growing trend among the millions of retail outlets, restaurants, gyms and other customer-facing businesses across the globe. They offer more flexibility, more saleability and lower start up costs than traditional POS equipment. iPad POS can also be synonymous with your [...]
Although cash has always been the usual method of payment for London’s famous black cabs, from October 2016 you will be able to take a ride in any of the approximately 22’500 licensed iconic vehicles and pay using your credit or debit card. As of early 2016, only around 50% of [...]
Payleven has merged with SumUp since this article was written. Payleven no longer accepts new customers. SumUp is at present not offering phone payments. PayPal might not need any further introduction. Loved and hated, the industry leader in online payments has a fair share of the UK over the [...]
Security is a major consideration for most small business, and liability for fraudulent activity could come back to bite you if you do not meet the strict standards of the Payment Card Industry. However, with the right security processes in place, taking payments over the phone is extremely safe for [...]
It is becoming increasingly important for small businesses to be able to accept manual payments. Manual payments are transactions that are completed without the card holder present, for example if you take a booking, reservation or order for a product over the telephone. However, in order to take a manual [...]
Regardless of what business you are in and whether you sell a product or a service, the ability to take payments over the telephone is becoming increasingly important. This is particularly true if: You offer delivery on your products. Your business is mobile/operates on the go. You sell a service [...]
Our rating[star rating="4.5" numeric="yes"] Latest Chip & PIN and contactless card reader with a flat rate at 2.75%. For small businesses, entrepreneurs and sole traders wanting to accept payments by credit and debit card, SumUp offers an affordable and hassle-free solution. Its Air card reader can be used as a pay-as-you-go, [...]
Our rating[star rating="3.5" numeric="yes"] The Albert EFTPOS tablet offers time-saving technology that improves the Point of Sale (POS) experience for customers and businesses alike. Albert EFTPOS is an innovative approach to POS solutions, offering payment flexibility and business tools such as stock management and a variety of productivity apps. [...]