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  • Hand with credit card about to tap on NFC contactless phone to pay

Accepting payments on a phone: what are your Tap to Pay options?

How do you accept contactless card payments on your phone? Compare the many Tap to Pay apps available in the UK.

Emily Sorensen2025-03-19T15:03:24+00:00Published: March 19th, 2025|Tags: Adyen, Contactless, Dojo, Mobile Payments, Monzo, myPOS, NFC, Revolut, Square UK, Stripe, SumUp, Tap-on-Phone, Tide, Tyl by NatWest, Viva Wallet, Zettle|
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Zettle review (ex-iZettle): easy card readers and app for small businesses

Zettle accepts credit and debit cards on the go, but is it the best card reader in the UK? Here's our expert take.

Emily Sorensen2025-02-12T09:21:50+00:00Published: February 28th, 2024|Tags: Chip and PIN, NFC, Zettle|
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What is softPOS (or Tap to Pay) and how does it work?

How does softPOS work? What is the definition of it? We explain the term, technology and issues around 'Tap to Pay'.

Emily Sorensen2024-12-17T11:36:36+00:00Published: December 16th, 2024|Tags: Contactless, Mobile Payments, NFC, Tap-on-Phone|
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What is a contactless payment?

What's the meaning of contactless payment? We look at the definition, technology, options and how they work for all parties.

Emmanuel Charpentier2023-07-26T19:34:43+01:00Published: May 31st, 2023|Tags: Contactless, NFC|
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What is NFC? Near-field communication payments explained

Learn about the meaning and purpose of NFC. How does it function during a contactless payment? Here are the ins and outs of the technology.

Adriana Capasso2023-05-31T18:26:03+01:00Published: April 1st, 2022|Tags: Contactless, NFC|
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How to accept payments without contact with the customer

How can merchants accept card payments while avoiding physical touch? We list remote payments and contactless methods with a card machine.

Emily Sorensen2023-04-03T23:07:06+01:00Published: April 2nd, 2020|Tags: Contactless, Mobile Payments, NFC, Payment Link|
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Contactless mobile payments explained

There are now many ways to accept contactless payments with a smartphone. We explain the different mobile contactless solutions in the UK.

Oliver Wastie2022-04-01T17:22:08+01:00Published: December 20th, 2013|Tags: Contactless, NFC|
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Predicted growth of use of mobile wallet and NFC payments

NFC and mobile wallet payments around the world are expected to surge in line with the growth in smartphones, as customers become more used to mobile payments.

Jamie Roberts2022-04-01T17:15:00+01:00Published: May 23rd, 2013|Tags: Mobile Wallets, NFC|
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Google Wallet – should you accept it in your store?

When Google Wallet launched, it was marketed as the solution that would bring together the mobile phone and the wallet. How is that working out?

Istvan Fekete2022-04-01T17:01:03+01:00Published: November 25th, 2014|Tags: Contactless, Mobile Wallets, NFC|
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Norway embracing NFC, BLE and QR payments?

Norwegians hardly use cash anymore when paying for anything with their debit or credit cards. So why bother with a mobile wallet or QR codes?

Anne Taylor2022-02-24T20:16:17+00:00Published: May 23rd, 2014|Tags: NFC, QR Codes|
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Ingenico card terminals: what’s new about the Move 5000 and Axium D7?

Ingenico has a new card machine range, including Move 5000. We compare key differences between the new models.

Emmanuel Charpentier2022-01-12T09:46:04+00:00Published: June 21st, 2019|Tags: Chip and PIN, Ingenico, NFC|
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Payleven alternatives in the UK

Payleven merged with SumUp in 2016. We've updated our list of Payleven alternatives to show the similar card readers.

Joey H Martens2020-10-21T17:49:52+01:00Published: June 20th, 2019|Tags: Chip and PIN, NFC, Payleven, PayPal UK, Square UK, SumUp, Worldpay, Zettle|
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