iZettle and other Point of Sale Applications: Helping UK Entrepreneurship The ever changing face of technology is giving a helping hand to the thousands of people in the UK who have discovered their entrepreneurial spirit and decided to set up their own business. Increasing entrepreneurship is also a key goal [...]
Square Register is something rather unique: a cloud-based point of sale system for Apple and Android devices that’s completely free. It allows small businesses to track all of their payments in a simple and intuitive way. It has plenty to offer too. Here are the key features: The ability to [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Processing card-present transactions is pretty straightforward when the buyer, the cardholder, walks into the store in person and purchases goods (or services). Things, however, get complicated for transactions completed over the Internet, mail, fax or by phone. Such a situation is called card (or cardholder) not present (CNP) and represents a problem [...]
iZettle is helping lots of small businesses grow. We interviewed Emma Cornes, an aspiring businesswoman and a creative bag designer, about how the iZettle has helped her business in practice. Her story is an inspiration for those considering starting up a business. Read our full interview with Emma below. Tell [...]
When iZettle first launched a few years ago, it was compatible only with the iPad, iPhone, and iPod Touch. Since then, the service has added several countries in Europe and beyond, but it has only gained compatibility with Android devices. No Windows Phone, no BlackBerry. The same applies for iZettle's main competitors [...]
Owning an iZettle Chip and PIN card reader and using the app on your smartphone or tablet is just the first step toward growing your business. Now that you have made the decision to accept card payments with an app, you can start gathering more data than ever and use [...]
Since the financial crisis of 2008, it’s become much harder for small businesses to find funding and loans. Although banks are now beginning to lend money more readily once again, it’s arguably still not as easy to fund business expansion and boost cash flow than it once was. This [...]
Accepting digital money without having to pay hefty fees to third-party players — such as banks — has become a reality in the UK. Thanks to a lucrative partnership with BitPay, SumUp users can now accept Bitcoin as a payment option without any transaction fees - at least until the end [...]