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  • GoCardless direct bank payment

GoCardless review: popular platform for smooth direct bank payments

Is GoCardless any good for a small business? How does it work? We tested the product and review costs, service and features in detail.

Emily Sorensen2025-02-12T09:32:38+00:00Published: March 4th, 2024|Tags: Account-to-Account Payments, Direct Debit, GoCardless, Recurring Payments|
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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.

Emily Sorensen2024-01-23T14:32:05+00:00Published: April 27th, 2020|Tags: Payment Link, PayPal UK|
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Stripe payments review: worth it for a small UK business?

Should a small ecommerce website consider using Stripe as their online gateway? How easy is it? We review features, pricing and customer service.

Emily Sorensen2024-01-07T16:09:51+00:00Published: August 11th, 2020|Tags: Payment Gateway, Stripe|
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Revolut online payments review: convenient for cross-border businesses

How do Revolut's online payments work? What are the features and costs of the payment requests and online checkout? We look at pros and cons.

Emily Sorensen2023-11-30T22:21:01+00:00Published: February 7th, 2021|Tags: Mobile Payments, Payment Gateway, Payment Link, Revolut|
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Revolut invoice review: simple, efficient billing for on-the-go merchants

Revolut's invoicing for companies and freelancers is easy for app users, but might lack advanced extras. Here's our experience of the product.

Emily Sorensen2023-11-30T22:10:45+00:00Published: November 30th, 2023|Tags: Invoices, Revolut|
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Square Invoices review: the easiest low-cost way to send invoices

Square Invoices offers more than just basic features at no monthly cost. For just pay a card fee, you can send different kinds of invoices.

Emily Sorensen2023-10-30T17:09:52+00:00Published: October 30th, 2023|Tags: Invoices, Square UK|
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Tide Invoicing review: no-frills e-invoices through a business account

Are Tide Business' invoices worth using? We tested the banking app's invoicing features for an honest opinion about its value for money.

Emily Sorensen2023-10-27T14:36:42+01:00Published: October 25th, 2023|Tags: Invoices, Tide|
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Square Online Checkout review: feature-rich payment links for any purpose

We tested Square's unique stab at pay-by-link called Online Checkout. Create unlimited, fixed payment links for free - but what are the limitations?

Emily Sorensen2023-03-03T12:25:45+00:00Published: February 10th, 2021|Tags: Mobile Payments, Payment Link, QR Codes, Square UK|
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SumUp Payment Links review: easy transaction links and QR codes from app

SumUp's mobile payments let customers pay on their phone via a link or QR code. How does it work and does the low cost mean there are flaws?

Emily Sorensen2022-12-13T13:21:44+00:00Published: December 31st, 2020|Tags: Mobile Payments, Payment Link, QR Codes, SumUp|
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SumUp Invoices review: surprisingly complete for a free system

SumUp's invoice software is a simple way for freelancers and small companies to bill clients. Does it have all the features you need? Any trade-offs?

Emily Sorensen2022-02-03T14:11:30+00:00Published: February 3rd, 2022|Tags: Invoices, SumUp|
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Takepayments Pay by Link review: browser-based, custom payment links

Are payment links from Takepayments worth the monthly fee? We tested the features, took screenshots and share our insights.

Emily Sorensen2022-01-26T14:20:13+00:00Published: March 11th, 2021|Tags: Payment Link, Takepayments|
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  • Worldpay Pay By Link UK review

Worldpay Pay by Link review: traditional payment links ideal for email invoices

Not all business would like Worldpay Pay by Link. Based on fees and the web-only features, who should consider the service?

Emily Sorensen2022-01-25T17:41:42+00:00Published: February 11th, 2021|Tags: Payment Link, Worldpay|
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