If you’d like a customer to pay by link/invoice, this is a steep 2.5%, higher than Square’s 1.9%. You can purchase a bundle with the reader and dock together (charges it all day) which costs £68 + VAT for the first reader.įor in person transactions (contactless, mobile, and chip and PIN), they charge the same as Zettle - 1.75%. If you purchase any additional readers, they’ll cost £59 + VAT each. Zettle’s card reader costs £29 + VAT for your first reader. Counter service hospitality businesses, like food trucks.Sellers at physical stores/market stalls/pop up shops who take lots of small payments.Square’s pricing is transparent, so you won’t find any hidden extra fees (like fees for processing American Express payments or PCI compliance fees) and you’re not locked into any pricey contracts. If you need to manually key in card details (like when taking payments over the phone with a virtual terminal) then the processing rate is 2.5%. If you operate online, these payments are 1.4% + 25p for UK cards, going up to 2.5% + 25p for non-UK cards. You can expect to pay 1.75% per in person transaction (contactless, mobile, and chip and PIN). The transaction fees are amongst the more expensive on our list, but for lower volume businesses this is fine for a starting off point. The Square POS app / Square for Restaurants software is completely free. Square’s card reader is one of the cheapest options on the market currently, at £19 + VAT. Service providers with low card sales volume - you can take payments for products you sell in addition to your main service.Dropshipping firms - Square’s inventory management system is detailed and easy-to-use.SmartPay Anywhere Card Reader by Barclaycard

Square card payment machine