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  • Best card machine for taxi drivers

Best card machines for taxi drivers and private hire cabs

By Emily Sorensen|2019-11-24T13:57:26+00:00October 28th, 2019|

We've carefully selected the 7 best card terminals for UK- and London-based cab drivers, private hire taxis and fleet owners.

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  • Payzone or Worldpay

Worldpay or Payzone? Similar services, not the same strengths

By Emily Sorensen|2019-10-15T11:42:21+00:00September 22nd, 2019|Tags: Worldpay|

Is Payzone or Worldpay best? Their terminals and payment solutions are similar, but their pros and cons are very different.

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  • card machine for mobile hairdresser

Best card machines for self-employed hairdressers, stylists and barbers

By Emily Sorensen|2019-11-30T10:34:51+00:00September 12th, 2019|Tags: iZettle, Square, SumUp, Worldpay|

We cover the best card machines in the UK for self-employed hairdressers and barbers working with clients on-the-go or in-salon.

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  • Worldpay vs iZettle

Worldpay vs. iZettle: two very different payment services

By Emily Sorensen|2019-10-15T11:47:07+00:00August 16th, 2019|Tags: iZettle, Worldpay|

Is iZettle or Worldpay best for your business? Here's what merchants should know about these very different services.

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  • Ingenico Move 5000 review

Ingenico card terminals: what’s new about the Move 5000 and Axium D7?

By Emmanuel Charpentier|2019-10-15T14:46:47+00:00June 21st, 2019|Tags: Chip and PIN, NFC|

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

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  • myPOS Mini vs SumUp 3G compared

myPOS or SumUp? Convenient card machines, different systems

By Emily Sorensen|2019-11-30T10:31:17+00:00March 8th, 2019|Tags: myPOS, SumUp|

What's best: myPOS Mini or SumUp 3G? The card machines are similar, but settlement and fees are very different. We compare the two.

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  • Paymentsense and iZettle card machines compared

Paymentsense vs iZettle – which is best for your small business?

By Emily Sorensen|2019-10-29T12:55:32+00:00October 25th, 2018|Tags: iZettle|

Paymentsense and iZettle are two very different services. Paymentsense is a traditional merchant service provider that opens a unique merchant account for you to process payments through. They will charge monthly fees, transaction fees and other costs, and you commit to an ongoing contract. iZettle, using the aggregator model, [...]

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