Small and medium-sized business owners looking for a mobile point of sale (mPOS) solution now have an increasing number of options to choose from. This review takes a closer look at the PayMate Chip & PIN terminal from Payatrader and compares it to the Swedish iZettle Chip & PIN reader, which [...]
After disrupting the European mPOS market with its free card reader Lite, mobile payment processor iZettle is at it again. Whereas the simplified Lite card reader, introduced in February 2015, was a calculated step back with its audio jack cable and no display of its own, the newly launched Pro [...]
Our rating[star rating="3.5" numeric="yes"] PayPal Here offers an interesting pay as you go solution for face to face payments, though not the most competitive in the market. Highs: No lock-in or monthly fees, also allows you to send electronic invoices. Lows: Complex fee structure and least competitive fees. PayPal Here, [...]
Two recent reports on the cost to the economy of late payments and the inability to take payments by card have again shown the potential as well as the need for low-cost and flexible mobile point of sale devices, such as those offered by iZettle, Payleven and SumUp. This analysis [...]
According to the Charity Commission, the regulator for charities in England and Wales, there are over 150,000 registered charities and their annual income totalled more than £61 billion in 2013. The need for raising money at both the organisational and individual level is self evident, and as the UK becomes [...]
The leader in the mobile point of sale race in the UK, iZettle, offers easy integration with small business accounting software Xero. What does this mean, and what are the benefits for small businesses? One of the advantages offered by mPOS (mobile point of sale) applications like iZettle is that it allows small [...]
It’s now easier than ever to accept credit and debit cards in the UK. Forget costly card machines. You can now get a Chip & PIN card device – a contactless one, even – that’s able to process payments with a smartphone or tablet, via the use of a free [...]
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 [...]
Numerous iZettle reviews have mentioned the long list of positive benefits of the iZettle chip & PIN system for accepting credit and debit card payments, which is rapidly transforming the business landscape. However, one subject that continually causes confusion and is the source of some negative iZettle review comments and [...]
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 [...]