Payment Industry

I haven’t written about the card reader market for some time and I thought it was about time I revisited the subject.

In this guide, I’ll cover different types of PDQs, accepted payments, costs and purchase options.

Some businesses are deemed ‘high-risk’ and require specialised merchant accounts. In this article, I’ll look at why businesses are classified as high-risk.

In this review, I’ll give you a brief overview of Barclays before evaluating its products, pricing and service. Let’s get started.

In this article, I’ll look at third-party processors in more detail and discuss their advantages, disadvantages and optimal use cases.

In this article, I’ll explain what businesses have to pay in order to accept card payments and then discuss how to find and buy the most competitive merchant service deals.

Square is a California-based mobile card reader provider that launched in the US back in 2010. But it took seven years until it launched in the UK.

Imagine you’re standing at a supermarket checkout, the cashier scans all your shopping and gives you the total. You tap your credit card on the card terminal and the till whirs for a couple of seconds before printing you out … Continued

In this article, I’ll cover common cancellation fees, the Consumer Credit Act, the practicalities of cancellation, dodgy contract terms and some extra things to look out for.

Worldpay went from under-valued subsidiary to Europe’s largest private equity buy-out in 2010. But has this all been good for its UK customers?