Is your card payment machine still compliant?

Is your card payment machine still compliant?

On January 1st 2018, a number of card payment machines became non PCI compliant. In simple terms, the affected devices no longer meet the latest card scheme requirements and must therefore be removed and replaced with newer models. Who is affected? Any merchant using...
What you need to know about the new surcharge ban

What you need to know about the new surcharge ban

Due to new legislation and with the exception of commercial cards, from 13th January 2018businesses in the EU will no longer be allowed to apply surcharges to card payments. News of this change has prompted many questions for business owners; “How can we reduce the...
Are you due a ‘Payments MOT’?

Are you due a ‘Payments MOT’?

We take a closer look at how the latest changes to credit and debit card charges are affecting car garages in the UK.   The process of simply getting paid and ensuring you are able to do so in the most beneficial and flexible way possible is not always easy. The...
One in four UK card payments now contactless

One in four UK card payments now contactless

325 million purchases were made using contactless debit and credit cards in November 2016, accounting for 25% of all card payments in the month. The rise in contactless payments led to a record £2.9 billion being spent using the technology in November. This is an...