The Revolut reader does not require a contract, but you do have to remain a Revolut business banking customer. Revolut Reader Addons & Accessories Overall, Zettle’s fees are among the lowest in the industry. However, you’re still advised to compare them against the other options including more traditional machines. Zettle Set-Up & Monthly Fees

Shopify’s plans are month to month, although they do offer annual or biennial plans. They offer a 10% discount on annual plans and a 20% discount on biennial plans, when they are paid upfront. Shopify WisePad 3 Addons & Accessories Moreover, the fact you do not need a contract to get started and there are no ongoing costs besides transaction fees, makes Zettle a top choice when it comes to mobile credit card machines for small businesses. Finally, there is also an extra charge for accepting AMEX cards. Worldpay Mobile Addons & AccessoriesSumUp: Best range of machines for almost any type of small business. Also offers lower processing rate of just 1.69%. Connectivity through built in SIM providing coverage over O2, Vodafone and EE. WiFi is also built in

This makes them the cheapest flat fee option in the UK market. This is great for businesses that are unsure how much they’re going to be processing each month or businesses that process variable amounts per month (e.g. seasonal businesses). The Barclaycard Anywhere is a good cheap option, so long as you don’t need any of the additional functionality of rivals such as Zettle, Square or SumUP. Tide is one of the leading free business bank account providers in the UK. And they’ve just recently launched two new card readers. Their standard model and their Plus model. The Barclaycard Anywhere card reader has some of the lowest transaction fees out there at just 1.6%. However, it should be noted they do not accept AMEX cards. Barclaycard Anywhere Setup & Monthly Fees

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Best for customer service: Worldpay is currently the only company that offers customer support 24/7 365 days a year (including Christmas Day) primarily from their UK based call centre. Before you can connect a terminal to a merchant account, you have to add the terminal to your terminal estate. You can do this manually for a single terminal or add a batch of terminals by uploading a batch file to your partner portal. This guide will show how to do it with a single terminal. They operate a pay as you go model, so there are no monthly fees or contract. Barclaycard Anywhere Addons & Accessories This makes the Zettle card reader one of the more competitively priced in UK market at this time, but not as cheap as Square. Zettle Transaction Fees