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Tuesday, 11 July 2023

What is Buy Now, Pay Later? How it works for small businesses

As a small business, upgrading or expanding your payment options is a no-brainer. Giving your customers more ways to pay not only makes your business more accessible, but offering multiple ways to pay can increase revenue by nearly 30%. We all know what the benefits of card are, so let’s look at another payment method that’s been taking the world by storm: Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL).

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The Norman Knight Card Machine

Monday, 10 July 2023

What are Contactless Payments and How Do They Work?

Contactless payments are well and truly on the up. It’s no surprise – they’re literally a one-tap wonder! We’ve even got the stats to back it up. Our data shows that contactless transactions increased by 25% from 2021/22 vs 2022/23*. We also uncovered that 9 out of 10 transactions on our card machines and point of sale (POS) systems were contactless payments.

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Epos Systems

Tuesday, 06 June 2023

What is an EPOS: 11 ways they can benefit your business

We’re all familiar with the old-school tills of yesteryear: that memorable ‘ding’ when the cash register opened, the shop assistant manually inputting the price of each item sold, and some of you might even remember a time when tills were cash only. Flash forward to the present day and such a system can seem pretty prehistoric thanks to the introduction of point-of-sale (POS) till systems. And now, electronic point of sale (EPOS) systems have revolutionised payments further, making them quicker, simpler, and safer than ever before.

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Card Payments Overtake Cash Facebook Min

Thursday, 25 May 2023

6 Benefits of Going Cashless: The Rise of Card Payments

Cash has been the backbone of local businesses for decades, but in today’s society, that’s changing. Consumers are making the move to card payments at a rapid rate: UK Finance’s Payment Markets Report for 2021 found that debit and credit card transactions made up the majority of all payments in the UK, rising to 57%, while cash payments fell by 1.7%. As digital payments are our speciality, let’s dive deeper into the current state of card transactions and what it might mean for the future of cash…

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Email Marketing

Wednesday, 12 April 2023

6 tips on how to create an email newsletter people want to open

Sending out a regular email newsletter is a great way to keep in touch with your customers and remind them what your business has to offer. However, if you want people to actually open and read your newsletters, you need to put some thought into the structure, content, timing, and a lot more. In this article, we'll outline how small businesses can create email newsletters that people will actually look forward to receiving, discuss the benefits of launching one in the first place, and detail the steps to take to ensure your newsletter is as successful as it can be. So, let's get started. If you're anything like me, half of all email marketing you receive will either head straight to the trash or be 'saved' for a later time that, deep down, you know will never come.

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E Wallets

Tuesday, 21 March 2023

What Are Remote Payments and How Do They Work?

In today's modern world, it's more important than ever to offer customers the convenience of being able to pay for goods and services in whichever way they choose, including over the phone and, of course, online. In this article, we'll discuss what remote payments are, how they work, and shine a light on some of the benefits of using them. So, whether you're looking to start taking card payments over the phone or want to add online payment functionality to your website, read on for all the information you need.

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