The battle of payments in Denmark: is Dankort losing traction?
How is Denmark's national debit card faring against international competition and mobile payments? Statistics tell a complicated story of change.
The battle of Brazil’s card payment market
The Brazilian market of card readers is one of the most exciting at the moment. Companies are fighting for a slice of the sector, estimated to have released over 300 models so far and paved the way for two successful IPOs this year. Yet not so long ago, local [...]
Small, cash-loving businesses in Italy may finally be ready for card payments
There’s an odd relationship going on between the Italian people, the past and the future. In a country where entrepreneurs and merchants are still reluctant to accept card payments (and customers to pay by card), what we may call a passion for smartphones could finally soothe this conservative attitude. [...]
Getting paid on the go in Norway: Nets and iZettle compete for mPOS market
On average each Norwegian citizen paid by card 369 times in 2014, beaten only by Iceland in the worldwide ranking. With fewer Norwegians carrying cash, even the smallest of vendors find that not accepting card payments is hurting the bottom line – badly. But before we look at the market [...]
SumUp offers the first mobile POS system in Switzerland
Small and mobile businesses in Switzerland got a new option for accepting card payments: the SumUp app installed on their smartphone or tablet. Combined with the PIN+ card reader, small businesses can accept debit and credit cards using the latest Bluetooth connectivity and a Wifi or 3G/4G connection to process the transaction. The [...]
Mobile payments in the Netherlands: alternatives for small businesses
The Netherland's mobile payment market just got “agglomerated” in the fall of 2014, when Swedish iZettle stepped in as the fourth mobile payment service provider, joining Payleven, SumUp, and Adyen Shuttle. For small business owners, sole traders, non-profits or individuals who want to accept debit and credit cards without the [...]
The mobile payment race in France: mobile card readers
Europeans are becoming more and more used to using plastic cards for everyday items. In some countries it’s now quite possible to get through a day and even week without using cash at all. According to Euromonitor International’s recent consumer payments study, card payments are expected to be more popular than [...]
Germany's mobile card readers: iZettle and SumUp in the lead
A late bloomer in credit card payments, Germany is now embracing mobile card readers. It is one of the leading countries in the world in technological innovation, yet when it comes to payments, Germany has been among the most conservative in Europe, holding on to the cash economy. True, the [...]
Could mPOS solutions boost card transactions in cash-loving Italy?
Italians are a people who are strongly attached to their cash, but is that culture about to change? Convenient mobile terminals combined with new payment-related legislation might just be the catalysts that finally make card transactions the norm for small business in Italy. Cash still king in Italy - for now [...]
Card payment in Ireland: Are mobile terminals the answer for small businesses?
Accepting debit and credit cards in Ireland is mandatory nowadays. Even though some street vendors are still taking only cash in hand, when it comes to formal business and professional services, you can buy almost anything across the country without one single note in your pocket. And this is true [...]