Paymentsense Review: UK Features & Fees
Back in 2009, George Karibian and Jan Farrarons decided to set up a payment processing company that supported small businesses. They could see that bank fees were far more favourable to larger corporations than they were to independent SMEs, so the duo saw an opportunity to make a marked change. From its humble beginnings, Paymentsense […]
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10 Best eCommerce Platforms for UK Merchants: The Definitive Comparison
In this blog, I've collected the most popular eCommerce platforms in the UK and put them to the test in this definitive comparison!
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What Are the Best Debit and Credit Card Reader Apps
With so many card reader apps available, it can be difficult to decide which option is best for your business. I've rounded up the best of the bunch.
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Retail Merchant Services Review: Features and Fees
If you haven’t heard of Retail Merchant Services (RMS), their name should be pretty self-explanatory. The Milton Keynes-based payments service provider supplies small and medium sized businesses with affordable card payment solutions. Founded in 2007, it has already signed up over 36,000 merchants across the UK and Ireland in the short time that it has […]
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AIB Merchant Services Review: Features and Fees
Operating out of Dublin, AIB (Allied Irish Bank) is one of the most popular merchant services in the UK - it's one of Ireland's largest providers of payment services. With big-name partners like the First Data Corporation, AIB offers everything you could want in a merchant account. However, with so many merchant services available, is […]
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Lloyds Bank Cardnet Review: Features and Fees
Lloyd’s is one of the biggest names in banking. You may already have one of their debit or credit cards, so you should also consider whether a Lloyds Cardnet merchant account is right for your business. Lloyd’s Bank Cardnet merchant services is actually a joint venture by Lloyds Banking Group and First Data. We’re going […]
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Payzone Review: UK Features and Fees
Payzone is a merchant service provider based in Dublin. Payzone UK was set up in 1995 and has been supporting SMEs in the UK ever since.
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Card Not Present Transactions - What You Should Know
One of the main benefits of using a card is that you don't have to be physically present. Who wants to drag themselves into town to wait in a painfully long queue when you could get a 2 hour delivery from an online retailer? This perk is the reason that online businesses are doing so […]
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What is a Virtual Terminal?
The way we pay for goods and services has changed dramatically over the last few decades. Good old fashioned cash is rapidly approaching death’s door in the UK. Those old £1 coins hidden down the side of the couch are now rendered useless, and it’s not too far-fetched to think that all physical cash will […]
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NetPay Review: UK Features & Fees
NetPay Merchant Services was founded in 2012 by Carl and Nicole Churchill, a couple of technology entrepreneurs who wanted to invigorate the payment service provider market with their passion for innovation. Today, they process over £64 every second and a staggering 2.5 million transactions every month from over 7,000 customers. Sweeping up accolades like the […]
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