In 2019 there will be the first significant changes in interchange fees since the EU’s 2015 intervention to cut consumer credit and debit fees. Some of these changes will be beneficial for merchants, some not. The first of these is … Continued
In 2015, Laura launched her new business: a bespoke wedding invitation design studio. It was her first business and everything proved a steep learning curve. Early on, she bought a mobile point of sale device (also called a card reader) … Continued
Last month the Payment Systems Regulator launched a review of the UK card acquiring market in order to assess whether it’s working well for merchants.
With non-secure transaction fees creeping up, I conducted a small investigation to discover which acquirers represent the best value for merchants.
In this article, I’m going to look at five popular sales channels for merchant services. I’ll touch on how competitive their pricing is and quickly explain whether or not I’d recommend you use it.
In this article, we’ll look at some of the alternatives to PayPal, which do exactly the same thing but at a much cheaper price.
Another January and yet another card processing fee increase from the acquirers. Why this time? Simply put, because their card scheme fees are going up.
Card processing fees certainly had their ups and downs in 2015 and we had expected 2016 to be relatively quiet. Not so.
Most new businesses still go to their high street bank for card processing services without realising this is the most expensive place to go and that the exact same product is available elsewhere at a fraction of the price. Here’s a … Continued
Terminal hire agreements are the most contentious issue for merchants judging by the complaints and calls for help we get.
