Technology

The recent collapse of Maplin and Toys ‘R’ Us leaves us in little doubt that we’re experiencing a difficult retail environment.  However, Ambreen Khasru, director at myPOS, believes there are huge opportunities for micro-retailers and SMEs to thrive.  Here, she … Continued

We haven’t written about the wider card reader market (or mobile point of sale market) for a couple of years. The market has been a little static and there’s been too much going on elsewhere with EU interchange reductions, corporate … Continued

Theres been a few developments in the Pay As You Go (“PAYG”) card acceptance market since our last update back in December (“Cheapest mPOS?”).  Theres some new product including the free card reader from iZettle, some we haven’t explored before … Continued

We are frequently asked “Who has the cheapest mPOS device?” and much as I hate inconclusive answers…….”It depends“.  Most merchants choose mPOS by brand (love or hate PayPal?) or by cost.  Cost is not always obvious because of the numerous … Continued

Can you believe its been over a year since we last blogged about Mobile Point of Sale (“mPOS”), when we predicted the beginning of a price war ?  Whats actually transpired has been more like a skirmish than a war with limited … Continued

Lukas Krohn-Grimberghe, Managing Director UK of mobile payment company SumUp, explains how mobile payments technology transforms small businesses and boosts their sales.

With great fanfare, last week Zapp announced the support of a number of high street banks and building societies for its mobile payments solution including Santander, HSBC, Nationwide, First Direct and Metro Bank. But does yet another mobile payments method … Continued

A new mobile payments study from PayPal and the the US National Cyber Security Alliance finds that a majority of Americans are comfortable with the idea of using their biometric information instead of passwords and PIN numbers

Accepting cards online is relatively simple, you just need to put together a few basic building blocks, in addition to the obvious website and a business bank account.