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
Vend review UK: one of the better POS systems for retail
Solid and usable - Vend has a lot to offer retail stores. It offers a wide range of features, and starting at £69 a month, you get a lot for your money.
Clover POS review: streamlined design, divergent costs
Our rating Clover offers minimalist-looking, multifunctional payment terminals - and myriads of fees to consider. Clover is an out-of-the-box EPOS solution [...]
TouchBistro review: user-friendly restaurant EPOS with thorough support
Our rating Very user-friendly iPad EPOS for restaurants, at a reasonable price. TouchBistro is an award-winning EPOS provider specialising in the [...]
iZettle Pro review: solid hospitality EPOS for the budget-minded
Our rating Safe EPOS choice for food, drink and hospitality. 1.25% card fee with iZettle Reader. Cloud-based iZettle Pro (formerly Intelligentpos) [...]
Shopify POS UK review – good, if it’s right for what you need
Our rating Shopify POS allows you to connect the face-to-face sales experience with an integrated Shopify terminal, superb product management and ease of [...]
Is iPad the best solution for cloud-based point of sale (POS) systems?
In simple terms, a point of sale (POS) system can be defined as "a computerised network in which checkout terminals are connected and operated [...]
Compare card readers
Five best card machines for small businesses in the UK
There's a much wider choice of card machines today than just a few years ago. While before, you had to do with a chunky [...]
Square vs iZettle vs SumUp: compare the three best UK card readers
It’s easier than ever to accept credit and debit cards in the UK. Forget the costly card machines of yore. Instead, check out these contactless [...]
iZettle Reader 2 – what’s new?
A green button instead of blue - that seems to be the only visible change with the iZettle Reader 2, which has just been [...]
Card machines
TransferWise review: transparent, low-cost way to send money abroad
Our evaluation TransferWise is an online service for sending and receiving transfers from abroad, saving you high bank fees. [...]
Ingenico vs. Verifone: who will be global leader in the payments market?
Together, Ingenico and Verifone process 80% of all card machine payments in the world. As historical pioneers in credit card terminals, [...]
SumUp 3G review – an uncomplicated card machine
Our rating Standalone, compact device for card payments on the go. Simple to get started, no lock-in and no monthly [...]
What kinds of businesses are restricted with Square, PayPal, iZettle and SumUp?
Not all merchants can use the card terminals from Square, iZettle, SumUp or PayPal. This may come as a surprise, but [...]
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Virtual terminal reviews
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Cardholder not present payments
How to take payments over the phone
Regardless of what business you're in, taking payments over the telephone is becoming increasingly important if: You offer delivery on your [...]
Is it safe to take payments over the phone?
Security is a major consideration for most small business, and liability for fraudulent activity could come back to bite you if [...]
What is a virtual terminal?
Simply put, a virtual terminal is a secure web page in your internet browser where you can process card payments online. [...]
Card not present transactions – the absolute basics for merchants
Crudely speaking, there are two ways to process card payments: electronically through chip, swipe or contactless, and through keyed entry. The [...]
