Card machines for your small business

Credit card machines offer a seamless payment acceptance and comply with high industry standards, which in turn, minimises the potential for fraudulent transactions. They have also become increasingly affordable, lead to fewer cash-related errors and offer customers better satisfaction through a hassle-free, safer and more hygienic payment experience and reduced waiting times at queues.

Card machines offer a seamless payment acceptance and comply with high industry standards, which in turn, minimises the potential for fraudulent transactions. They have also become increasingly affordable, lead to fewer cash-related errors and offer customers better satisfaction through a hassle-free, safer and more hygienic payment experience and reduced waiting times at queues.

A small business needs a POS terminal that can accept all types of payments - contactless, Chip&PIN and magstripe, depending on the industry that you’re in and your unique needs. However, the myPOS Go portable card reader has proven time and again to be small but versatile, catering to most small merchants’ payment acceptance needs.

First, you'll have to input the payment amount in the card payment machine, your customer will then either insert, swipe or hover/tap the card over the device. The card information will be read and if there are sufficient funds in the customer’s account, the payment will be accepted and will be instantly transferred to your free merchant account.

You can print a paper receipt If your device is equipped with a printer, and if not, you can send a digital receipt to your customer via SMS or email.

Follow those steps to start using the myPOS merchant services:
Step 1. Sign up for the account and download the app
Step 2. Online identification using the app
Step 3. Merchant verification
Step 4. Connecting your mobile payment terminal and business card to the account
Step 5. You are now ready!

myPOS payment terminals start from as little as 29 GBP with the myPOS Go. However, you always have the option to choose a more sophisticated device such as the myPOS Carbon which goes for 189 GBP. Catering to a wide spectrum of businesses, all POS devices and their pricing and fees are perfectly suited for any small or medium sized merchant.

Choosing a credit card reader for your business will depend on your unique business needs. For example, if you’re looking for a device that offers you access to different apps, you may opt for a smart device instead of a traditional one. Other criteria to look at are the different types of payments the terminal can accept, their mobility, Internet connectivity, whether your business requires receipts to be printed, PCI compliance for increased security, the price range that you’re comfortable with, and more.

Although some of the most popular card readers are mobile ones, you can also choose between a portable card machine, countertop devices, ePOS systems, unattended devices as well as the myPOS Glass softPOS app, which turns your Android smartphone into a POS device.