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.
Paymentsense vs iZettle – which is best for your small business?
Paymentsense or iZettle? Customer reviews reveal significant flaws with one of them. We compare important differences in costs, fees and services.
How Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) works for a small business merchant
How does Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) work for a small business? We look at the different types, costs and how merchants can get started.
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?
Starling vs. Anna Money for business: superb support, very different accounts
Which is best for small businesses & sole traders: ANNA Money or Starling Bank? Compare app features, current accounts, pricing and customer service.
Are online payments safe? How can you sell securely online?
How safe are online payments? The stats are not bad for online merchants, but it's essential to know which security measures you need online.
How to take payments over the phone
Taking payments over the phone is important for many businesses in the UK, but how do you actually do it?
Can I take credit card payments over the phone? What do UK regulations say?
Are phone payments legal in the UK? What are the regulations for businesses? We explain the key rules governing over-the-phone transactions.
Is it safe to take payments over the phone?
How safe are phone payments? Generally quite safe. We cover the most important ways to protect yourself from card fraud.
Worldpay or Payzone? Similar services, not the same strengths
Is Payzone or Worldpay best? Their terminals and payment solutions are similar, but their pros and cons are very different.
BigCommerce vs. Shopify: similar plans, but payments can be deal-breaker
Shopify and BigCommerce have very similar ecommerce plans, but payments can get pricey with the wrong choice.
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.
Worldpay vs. iZettle: two very different payment services
Is iZettle or Worldpay best for your business? Here's what merchants should know about these very different services.
Vend and Shopify, one or both together? Considerations for serious retailers
We compare Vend's POS and Shopify's ecommerce for retailers - and how well the Vend POS + Shopify integration works.
Does Stripe offer a virtual terminal? How does it work?
With Stripe, you can activate a virtual credit card terminal - but it's not so simple. How do Stripe phone payments work? What are the alternatives?
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.
iZettle lowers UK rate, bids farewell to sliding scale
As of September 2017, iZettle simplified their transaction fees to one fixed 1.75% fee for all card payments and sales volumes.
Coronavirus can be transmitted via payment terminal buttons and banknotes
Money is the ultimate carrier of coronavirus, and this is true for both cash and card machines. Here's what the research says and how to minimise spread.
Multichannel vs. omnichannel – what’s the difference?
What's the meaning of omnichannel vs multichannel retail? We look at definition, examples and the combined ecommerce and in-store approach to sales.
iZettle & Windows Phone 8: why does it lack support?
When iZettle first launched a few years ago, it was compatible only with the iPad, iPhone, and iPod Touch. Since then, the service has added several countries in Europe and beyond, but it has only gained compatibility with Android devices. No Windows Phone, no BlackBerry. The same applies for iZettle's main [...]