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  • payment link providers UK

9 best payment link providers in the UK

What are the best payment links for small businesses? We review pay-by-link solutions for remote card payments by email, SMS and social media.

By Emily Sorensen|2023-03-02T21:54:03+00:00March 2nd, 2023|Tags: Adyen, Airwallex, Monzo, Payment Link, PayPal UK, Revolut, Square UK, SumUp, Takepayments, Worldpay, Zettle|
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Virtual terminals in the UK: 5 best for small businesses

What's the best virtual terminal for small businesses in the UK? Some providers are more costly than others.

By Emily Sorensen|2023-01-03T13:09:46+00:00April 7th, 2022|Tags: PayPal UK, Phone Payments, Square UK, SumUp, Takepayments, Worldpay|
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8 best online payment systems for small businesses in the UK

What are the best online payment systems for a small business? We look at the selling tools and fees, weighing up the pros and cons.

By Emily Sorensen|2022-08-23T16:47:32+01:00March 9th, 2022|Tags: Adyen, Click and Collect, Invoices, Payment Gateway, Payment Link, PayPal UK, Revolut, Square UK, Stripe, SumUp, Verifone, Worldpay|
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  • PayPal vs Square virtual terminal

PayPal vs. Square Virtual Terminal: which is best for a small business?

Is PayPal or Square Virtual Terminal best for small businesses? Compare features, costs and service of these popular phone payment solutions.

By Emily Sorensen|2021-08-31T20:00:08+01:00August 31st, 2021|Tags: PayPal UK, Phone Payments, Square UK|
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  • PayPal Business review UK

PayPal Business review: online payments platform with e-account

The PayPal Business account offers a lot of payment and merchant tools, but do the fees justify the service? Is it the be-all of online payments?

By Emily Sorensen|2021-10-15T04:18:24+01:00March 15th, 2021|Tags: Money Transfers, PayPal UK|
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  • Payment solutions in Channel Islands, Isle of Man and British Territories

Overview of payment solutions in Isle of Man, Channel Islands and British Overseas Territories

Which card machines and payment solutions work in British Overseas Territories, Jersey, Guernsey and Isle of Man? Our overview compares options.

By Emily Sorensen|2022-02-09T13:39:04+00:00July 22nd, 2020|Tags: myPOS, PayPal UK, SumUp, Worldpay|
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  • PayPal vs Worldpay

Worldpay vs. PayPal Virtual Terminal: which is best for phone payments?

Is Worldpay or PayPal best for over-the-phone payments? We compare the fees, customer service and user experience.

By Edle Tenden|2020-06-22T16:44:30+01:00June 22nd, 2020|Tags: PayPal UK, Phone Payments, Worldpay|
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PayPal Virtual Terminal review: a complicated price for phone payments

PayPal Virtual Terminal is easy to use for phone payments. The fees are high for small businesses - is the service worth it?

By Emily Sorensen|2021-10-20T08:19:25+01:00June 12th, 2020|Tags: PayPal UK, Phone Payments|
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  • PayPal vs TransferWise

TransferWise vs. PayPal: what’s the cheapest service for foreign transfers?

Is PayPal or TransferWise best for foreign bank transfers? We compare fees to see which is cheapest and the best value.

By Adriana Capasso|2021-12-13T10:41:20+00:00May 7th, 2020|Tags: Money Transfers, PayPal UK, TransferWise|
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  • PayPal Me review

PayPal.Me review: fixed payment link for PayPal transactions

What is PayPal Me used for? It's a pay by link solution for all PayPal users, but there are important limitations apart from the special features.

By Emily Sorensen|2021-02-16T14:00:22+00:00April 27th, 2020|Tags: Payment Link, PayPal UK|
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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.

By Joey H Martens|2020-10-21T17:49:52+01:00June 20th, 2019|Tags: Chip and PIN, NFC, Payleven, PayPal UK, Square UK, SumUp, Worldpay, Zettle|
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  • PayPal Here UK card machine

PayPal Here UK review: how does it compare with iZettle and SumUp?

We put the PayPal Here card reader and payment app to the test. Is the PayPal integration worth the complex fees?

By Emily Sorensen|2021-12-14T16:08:14+00:00April 29th, 2019|Tags: Chip and PIN, PayPal UK, SumUp, Zettle|
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  • PaPal Here compared with iZettle Reader 2

iZettle vs PayPal Here – which is the better card reader?

PayPal Here and iZettle’s card readers are similar in many ways but vary hugely on fees and payment systems. We highlight important differences.

By Edle Tenden|2020-03-15T23:13:51+00:00February 19th, 2019|Tags: PayPal UK, Zettle|
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Fee scales of iZettle and PayPal — how do they compare?

We compared the fees of iZettle Reader and PayPal Here. The winner? That depends on card revenue and the type of cards you accept.

By Emily Sorensen|2020-03-15T23:18:40+00:00February 19th, 2019|Tags: PayPal UK, Zettle|
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What kinds of businesses are restricted with Square, PayPal, iZettle and SumUp?

Not all merchants are approved by Square, iZettle, SumUp or PayPal. What are the restricted businesses, and why is it harder to get approval for them?

By Emily Sorensen|2022-10-30T13:07:54+00:00November 20th, 2018|Tags: PayPal UK, Square UK, SumUp, Zettle|
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PayPal or Payleven – which is better for over-the-phone payments?

We compare PayPal and Payleven virtual terminals for over-the-phone payments in the UK. What are the fees, customer support and access to funds like?

By Dee Primett|2021-04-02T13:58:37+01:00April 4th, 2016|Tags: Payleven, PayPal UK, Phone Payments|
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