Independent UK reviews of the major card payment providers.
Barclaycard Payments
A large UK acquirer used by businesses of all sizes, often bundled with Barclays business banking.
Worldpay
One of the largest global acquirers, with a wide variety of products, pricing structures and contract terms in the UK.
Dojo
A UK-focused card payments provider known for next-day settlement and modern terminals, often used by hospitality and retail.
Teya
Formerly SaltPay - a European payments provider widely used by UK small businesses, particularly hospitality and independent retail.
Lloyds Cardnet
A long-established UK acquirer often used by Lloyds Bank business customers, now operating in partnership with Fiserv.
Elavon
A global acquirer (part of U.S. Bank) serving UK merchants directly and through banks and software partners.
Global Payments
A large international acquirer serving UK merchants directly and through partner banks and software platforms.
SumUp
A pay-as-you-go card payments provider widely used by sole traders, market stalls and small businesses across the UK.
Zettle by PayPal
PayPal-owned pay-as-you-go card reader and POS system, popular with small UK retailers and hospitality businesses.
Square
A US-headquartered provider offering pay-as-you-go card acceptance, integrated POS and online tools, popular with UK SMEs.
Clover
A POS and payments platform owned by Fiserv, distributed in the UK through partner acquirers and resellers.
Paymentsense
A UK card payments provider, part of the same group as Dojo, often used by small to mid-sized hospitality and retail businesses.
takepayments
A UK card payments provider, part of Global Payments, often introduced via local agents to small businesses.
Retail Merchant Services
A UK card payments brand operating in partnership with First Data / Fiserv, distributed largely through field agents.
Trust Payments
A UK and international payments provider offering acquiring, gateway and unified commerce services across in-store and online channels.
EVO Payments
A global acquirer serving UK and European merchants, now part of Global Payments following the 2023 acquisition.
Fiserv (First Data)
A major global processor and acquirer, historically known in the UK as First Data, sitting behind many partner-branded card payment products.
Shopify Payments
Shopify's built-in online card processing service, powered by Stripe under the hood, integrated directly into Shopify stores.
PayPal Checkout
A widely-used online payment method offering PayPal balance, card and Pay in 3 acceptance for UK ecommerce businesses.
Stripe
A developer-focused online payments platform used by UK ecommerce businesses, SaaS companies and marketplaces.
Opayo
A UK-focused payment gateway (formerly Sage Pay), now part of Elavon, used by ecommerce and MOTO merchants.
Adyen
A global unified payments platform used by mid-market and enterprise UK merchants across online, in-store and unified commerce.
Revolut Business Payments
Revolut's card acceptance product for UK businesses, offered alongside its business banking and multi-currency accounts.
Epos Now Payments
Card payment processing bundled with Epos Now's till and POS software, typically sold alongside the EPOS subscription.
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How UK card processing is priced — interchange-plus, blended, IC++ — and what a fair rate looks like.
Explore clusterContracts, exit fees & switching
Contract length, autorenewal, termination clauses and how to switch provider without penalties.
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PCI DSS compliance, Strong Customer Authentication, chargebacks and reserves.
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Terminals, PDQs, portable and mobile card machines — buying guides by business type.
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Gateways, merchant accounts, surcharging law and dynamic currency conversion.
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