iZettle vs. Square vs. SumUp
It is a close race between the most popular mobile card readers in the UK. Check out this comparison to find the one that fits your needs.
Point of Sale
The top five iPad POS systems for the UK
The iPad has proven itself a perfect platform for web-based point of sale (POS) systems. It's sleek and reliable and offers great battery life. Web-based POS systems enable simple and economical shop and payment [...]
iZettle Pro (Intelligentpos) review: reliable and affordable ePOS
Our rating Safe ePOS software choice for food & drink and hospitality. 1.25% transaction fee when integrated with iZettle card reader. The only UK company to make the “Best POS” [...]
Square Point of Sale review UK: free but worthwhile?
Our rating The most comprehensive free POS app for iOS and Android in the UK, with the caveat that you can only take cards with the Square Reader. [...]
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Payleven alternatives in the UK
Mobile payment companies Payleven and SumUp merged in April 2016. The combined company now trades under the name SumUp. While existing merchants are not affected by the merger, we [...]
PayPal vs iZettle – which offers the best card reader service?
PayPal Here has certainly improved since it was launched in the UK five years ago, but the question is: how does it compare with iZettle Reader? Both of these [...]
Fee scales of iZettle and PayPal — how do they compare?
How do the sliding scale of the two companies compare? Given your monthly sales volume, which should you choose?
Card machines
Payleven alternatives in the UK
Mobile payment companies Payleven and SumUp merged in April 2016. The combined company now trades under the name SumUp. While existing [...]
Ten reasons to get a card machine for iPhone
Now that everyone’s got a smartphone, it’s no surprise the payment industry is going mobile in a big way. Just like [...]
What is card interchange?
Card interchange is a complicated and sometimes vexatious topic. Everyone seems to have their own agenda when talking or writing about [...]
Top 10 tips for avoiding chargebacks
What exactly is a ‘chargeback’? Why are they best avoided? And how do you best do this? We explain the what, [...]
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Virtual terminal
PayPal phone payments review – what you need to know
Are account holds and poor customer service deal-breakers, or is there a good reason for PayPal to snap up market share in the UK virtual terminal segment? Although PayPal doesn't offer the [...]
Square virtual terminal review: phone payments the simplest way possible
Square's Virtual Terminal is straightforward to set up and use immediately. And then you only need to key in basic details for each payment. Square customers automatically have access to a virtual terminal [...]
Worldpay virtual terminal review – what you need to know
Our rating Worldpay is getting more flexible and offers better options for seasonal and small businesses. Fees are still not transparent and they're open to negotiation, but overall, Worldpay is easing [...]