iZettle review – Simple yet feature rich card payment solution for small businesses
iZettle is handy for accepting credit cards on the go. But is the competition better? Read our iZettle review.
PayPal Here UK review – Does it beat iZettle and SumUp?
Our rating 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, PayPal's [...]
SumUp review – Affordable, no-fuss way to take card payments
Latest Chip & PIN technology reader with the most affordable flat rate at 1.95%.
SumUp Air discount – £30 off
When SumUp launched its original Chip and Sign card reader in the UK, the company offered free card readers. The new Air reader is a more sophisticated card reader than the previous models, utilizing the latest Bluetooth technology to connect to a smartphone or tablet, as well as accepting contactless cards and [...]
Five questions to SumUp co-founder Marc-Alexander Christ
SumUp has been on a mission to make face-to-face payments easier and cheaper. With an app on a smartphone or tablet that connects to a nimble card reader, small businesses can accept card payments anywhere. After merging with Payleven, SumUp has become a leading contender in the UK. We sat down with [...]
Payleven review – Convenient Chip & PIN card reader
Payleven allows you to use a smartphone or tablet to accept card payments. No monthly fees, but what’s the catch? Read the full review here!
iZettle vs. SumUp vs. Payleven
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 [...]
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 top five iPad POS Systems for the UK
Apple’s iPad has proven itself as a perfect platform for web-based point of sale (POS) systems. The devices are sleek and reliable and offer great battery life. Web-based POS opens up simple and economical store and transaction management to businesses of all sizes, with a minimal need for any upfront [...]
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 [...]