Card payment and online processing are the lifeblood of many businesses. Even if you operate a solely bricks and mortar store on the high street and have no online presence, you are inextricably linked to the digital world. We take paying at a card terminal for granted as customers. Just twenty years ago, the majority Read more »
If someone comes into your store and you don’t have a way for them to pay how they want to pay, what are they likely to do? Customers expect flexibility nowadays and if you don’t deliver, you’re in trouble. How we pay for goods has changed dramatically over the last few years and is continuing Read more »
The increasing popularity in card payments has led to observers predicting that they will eventually overtake cash as the preferred mode of payment. Three years ago, the hospitality industry in the UK saw a 6 per cent rise in the use of cashless methods of payment. Operators that did not accept these modes of payment Read more »
One of the big decisions that any business needs to make is what merchant service it uses. This is the portal that handles card payments, whether online or in store. For SMEs, it is a particularly important choice because they generally have a tighter operating budget – getting value for money and all the usability, Read more »
Why Your Small Business Needs to Make It Easy for Customers to Pay Starting a business is easier than ever. Confidence is currently high when it comes to entrepreneurial spirit and endeavour. Many people, from all walks of life, have decided to take the plunge and start a new venture. Some of us are doing Read more »
Rather than asking the question how to take card payments online, should we be asking how do we need to take card payments? And how can we provide customers with a fast and simple ways to pay? We are now dealing with customer data, so a secure card payment gateway is vital when considering how Read more »
If you currently are not taking credit card payments for small business, you might be asking the question should we be. There are many advantages to taking credit card payments for small business. It is not just about the face to face payments side of thing, but taking credit card payments as a small business Read more »
If you are new to telephone credit card processing then it might help if we break down the jargon a little for you. When you are doing your searches or comparisons, one of the first things you will come across is the term Virtual Terminal, so how does this relate to telephone credit card processing? Read more »
Cash is king, this might be the correct term when referring to the importance of cash flow in the overall health of a business, but when it comes to credit card payments online for small business they might feel different. It is so important that credit card payments online for small businesses are available. The Read more »
A small business card payment machine will allow the sale of goods more convienent for customer to pay by accepting card payments. A small business will require a merchant account if not already in place. If you need to set up a merchant account go to https://acceptcardpayments.com/quote/ and we will help you with this part Read more »
There are addition devices that can be used to make a contactless payment such as key fobs Smart Cards and others including Smartphones. However, in this section we have covered payments made when using a card that has contactless payment technology. There are no additional fees for using the contactless payment card however standard fees Read more »
Understanding industry card payment terminology can be confusing, so here at ACP we have put together some simple explanations to key terms used in the card payment industry. Terminology Card holder – The person who the card was issued to or an authorized user of the card and is financially responsible for payments made using Read more »
Every year, Payments UK publishes a series of reports using definitive industry data to give a complete picture of the UK’s payments landscape, across every different payment type. By considering the trends that affect cash, cards, cheques and electronic payments, our expert analysis and forecasts are relied upon by the industry and businesses to help them Read more »
This page contains consumer credit and debt statistics – including statistics on credit card debt, card ownership, fraud, debit cards, bankruptcies and more – compiled by a UK.CreditCards.com research team. Statistics on this page will be updated periodically. Card ownership and use As of October 2016, there were a total of 100.1 million contactless Read more »
