iZettle are now offering a free "lite" version of their card reader if you open an iZettle account.
It's similar to the Paypal version, and the card processing fees are very competitive. It's great if you want to take payments on a market stall or similar situations.
It's similar to the Paypal version, and the card processing fees are very competitive. It's great if you want to take payments on a market stall or similar situations.
Double-check how the Royal mail show your address here: - royalmail.com/fin…ode
I found at my previous address (which was a flat) they wanted
Flat 32 Northchurch,
XXXX Street
rather than
Flat 32,
Northchurch,
XXXX Street
very subtle difference, but can be enough to confuse these computer databases! :-)
Do you have to be a registered business or can you have one for Personal use? Like mates paying you?
You can register as an individual but I don't think you will get the card reader for free. If you're a sole trader/partnership/limited company then the card reader is free
, what exactly are their rates and which type of cards is it debit or credit cards as well)?
izettle.com/gb/…ing
help.izettle.com
Never does any harm to look yourself.
BUT . . . I want to take transactions over the phone (payment for people booking at my holiday cottages) - any recommendations?
Heated anyway.
izettle have an app for smartphones if you have one itunes.apple.com/gb/…t=8
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World pay zinc offer phone payments. Their service is very similar to izettle. The only annoyance is their iPhone app where you have to type your fully username (email address) and password in each time for each transaction... Ok it only take 20 seconds, but surely it could be replaced with a 4-5 digit pin code to speed things up
Thanks for the suggestion. WorldPay Zinc requires that you buy the card reader whereas with Intuit Pay it's an optional extra. This is relevant to me as I only ever plan to receive payments over the phone.
Thanks all for your suggestions.
+1
Daily deposits with iZettle if required, or you can set days
Business account - sole trader, limited company etc
When you say daily deposits, does this mean money goes into your izettle account which you then withdraw from (in a similar style to Paypal).
Yes I believe so
2 working days.
I've been using iZettle since July 2014 and it seems to work like this;
Take payments on
Monday - banked Weds.
Tuesday - banked Thurs
Weds - banked Friday
Thursday - banked Monday
Friday - banked Tuesday
Their rates are 2.75% dropping to around 1.9% the more you take. I simply charge a 50p transaction fee and my customers are fine with that.
There is an app (I use the Android app) that you use in conjunction with the card reader, via bluetooth and the internet. It has a card slot at the bottom, for the chip n pin, and a swipe reader at the top.
I have only ever used the swipe reader once, and when you use it, the screen on your phone becomes a signature board where the customer has to sign using their finger. Doing transactions via the swipe has a £25 maximum card limit. The funds from this type of transaction can take up to 5 working days.
(iZettle Pro card reader)
Hope this helps.
When you sign up to iZettle, you "nominate" a bank account you have to receive your money. You do this by transferring £1 into your iZettle account to verify your bank.
Once verified, you can start taking payments, and the funds are transferred automatically into your bank without any intervention form you.
If it's the black one that is probably the "pro" version.
Does it look like this?
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Ah right. Good luck with it
You are not even applying for credit and they plan on doing a full credit check on you. Not worth it if you are just using this as spare.
great deal though! i just signed up!