{"id":3582,"date":"2025-08-28T10:01:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-28T09:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/commercialexperts.com\/uk\/?p=3582"},"modified":"2026-03-11T17:08:27","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T17:08:27","slug":"card-machines-for-small-business","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/commercialexperts.com\/uk\/merchant-accounts\/card-machines-for-small-business\/","title":{"rendered":"Best Card Machines For Your Small Business: 2025 Round-Up"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3582\" class=\"elementor elementor-3582\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-203ed6bc e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"203ed6bc\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62ee8d87 elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"62ee8d87\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Your business needs a card machine that's suited to you and your customers: here's our breakdown of best ones out there.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56a52b39 elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"56a52b39\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\">\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"container\" data-elementor-id=\"7135\" class=\"elementor elementor-7135\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd8505a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"cd8505a\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c726538 elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"c726538\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\"><div class='tfli_author_box'><div class='tfli_author_details'><div class='tfli_author_details_content'><img alt='' src='https:\/\/commercialexperts.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/06\/DSC08189-1-1-e1749120945402.png' srcset='https:\/\/commercialexperts.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/06\/DSC08189-1-1-e1749120945402.png 2x' class='avatar avatar-60 photo avatar-default' height='60' width='60' \/><a href=\"https:\/\/commercialexperts.com\/uk\/authors\/adam-jackson-wright\/\"><h4>Adam Jackson-Wright<\/h4><p>Content Writer<\/p><\/a><\/div><\/div><div class='tfli_post_details'><p>Last updated 11\/03\/2026<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c4d272b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4c4d272b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Ca<\/strong><b>rd machines, <\/b>also known as <b>card readers<\/b> or <b>PDQ machines<\/b>, are essential items for any and every business, and having a good one can make a real difference to how many sales you ultimately make. However, choosing the right card reader for your business can be a tricky job.<\/p>\n<p>While\u00a0<b>card machines<\/b> aren&#8217;t the most glamorous thing to spend your money on, they are an essential part of your business. These days, <a href=\"https:\/\/commercialexperts.com\/uk\/merchant-accounts\/dominance-of-contactless-payments\/\">millions of people use their cards to pay<\/a> for the vast majority of their goods and services, and you don&#8217;t want to be left out in the cold.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>You, then, need a reliable and <b>cost-effective card machine<\/b> to ensure your business is not only able to <b>take card payments<\/b>, but also\u00a0<b>take payments<\/b> quickly and easily.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Card machines<\/strong> come in a variety of shapes and sizes. Some you&#8217;ll see below are <b>portable card machines<\/b>, while others are large and fixed to your business&#8217;s countertop. We&#8217;ve covered all bases in, so you&#8217;ll find a mix of <strong>different types of card machines<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-774ab93 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"774ab93\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Best Card Machine for Small Businesses<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ea096c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5ea096c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Different <b>card machines<\/b> offer different features and benefits, and knowing<strong> which card machine is best<\/strong> for your business isn&#8217;t easy. That&#8217;s why we&#8217;ve done most of the research for you. During our research, we prioritised <b>portability<\/b>, <b>ease of use<\/b>, and <b>adaptability<\/b> as these are the main KPIs of the <b>modern card machine<\/b>.\u00a0<\/p><p>Through our research, we&#8217;ve compiled a list of the <strong>best card machines on the UK market, <\/strong>and the results are in&#8230; \u00a0<\/p><p>According to our research, the <b>Barclaycard Smartpay Touch<\/b> <b>is the best card machine for small businesses<\/b>. Its large touchscreen, intuitive interface, and ability to become a fully-functional all-in-one <a href=\"https:\/\/commercialexperts.com\/uk\/epos-systems\/epos-ultimate-guide\/\">EPOS system<\/a> give it the edge over its competitors. As well as all this, Barclaycard offers variable rates for businesses with higher volumes of sales, so it&#8217;s a great option for both new and established businesses. This all makes it the Commercial Experts&#8217; card machine of choice.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4476a68e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4476a68e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4fe6c9e2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4fe6c9e2\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10a98bf0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"10a98bf0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Best Card Machine for Your Business: Things to Consider<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a78f6a5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3a78f6a5\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a5f5bf7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1a5f5bf7\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5666e365 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5666e365\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7021697 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7021697\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Card Machine Costs<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8a30f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d8a30f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Remember to keep your budget at the front of your mind when choosing your card machine. You have the option to buy your machine outright or rent it with a monthly fee, but there are also things like transaction fees and payout times to consider.<\/p><p>As you&#8217;ll see on this list, card machines typically cost between \u00a340 and \u00a3180 to buy and between \u00a320 and \u00a330 per month to rent. Transaction fees, meanwhile, are usually between 1.5% and 1.75%. All of these things were considered by us, and you will need to do the same.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5899efdc e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5899efdc\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-406a20de e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"406a20de\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-231150b5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"231150b5\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a94952d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3a94952d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What industry is your business in?<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3408f046 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3408f046\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Different card machines work better in certain industries. Some card machines, for example, will be more suited to businesses in which staff are taking payments on the go.\u00a0<\/p><p>While we consider the <b>Barclaycard Smartpay touch<\/b> to be the best card machine available, the <b>takepayments Plus<\/b> is a close second as it offers similar functionality. Other strong choices include the <b>Zettle Reader 2 <\/b>and the <b>SumUp Air<\/b>, which are both great, cheaper options for smaller businesses that operate on the go.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41281426 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"41281426\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14eb5161 elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"14eb5161\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\">\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"container\" data-elementor-id=\"7381\" class=\"elementor elementor-7381\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33b14af3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"33b14af3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6286b0c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6286b0c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What industry are you in?<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3aa5869b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3aa5869b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b515c27 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7b515c27\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Please select the industry that you trade within. 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class=\"row-striping\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Barclaycard Smartpay Touch<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">\u00a329\/mo (rental)<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">1.6%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Takepayments Plus<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Available on request <\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Available on request<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Square Terminal<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">\u00a3149<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">1.75%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Sumup Air<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">\u00a325 starting price<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">1.69%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Zettle Reader 2<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">\u00a349<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">1.75%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Dojo Go <\/td><td class=\"column-2\">\u00a320\/mo (rental)<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">1.4%-1.8%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-8\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">PayPal Terminal<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">\u00a3149<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">1.75%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-2 from cache --><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab7b493 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ab7b493\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36d71be e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"36d71be\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d5cae49 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d5cae49\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df13787 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"df13787\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"301\" height=\"301\" src=\"https:\/\/commercialexperts.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/10\/barclaycard-reader.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-13034\" alt=\"Barclaycard Touch Reader\" srcset=\"https:\/\/commercialexperts.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/10\/barclaycard-reader.png 301w, https:\/\/commercialexperts.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/10\/barclaycard-reader-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 301px) 100vw, 301px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1e00e3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a1e00e3\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a6cded0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a6cded0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1. The Barclaycard Smartpay Touch: Our No.1 Pick<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10224a2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"10224a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Manage stock, take customer bookings, and view sales reports - all on one simple portable device. <br><br><b>Price: \u00a329 rental fee<\/b><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8cbaef e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c8cbaef\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e948e06 as-button elementor-mobile-align-justify elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"e948e06\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/commercialexperts.com\/uk\/merchant-accounts\/Apply\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Get a Quote<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1a6e10 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a1a6e10\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-812d219 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"812d219\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ae8729 pro-con elementor-align-left elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"6ae8729\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-thumbs-up\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Pros<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-369671b elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"369671b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-check-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">EPOS software<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-check-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Competitive rates<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-check-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Perfect if you already bank with Barclays<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c051d13 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c051d13\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d7afed con-pro elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"9d7afed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-thumbs-down\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Cons<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30aed0d elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"30aed0d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-times-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Contract required<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-times-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Monthly rental fee<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d9d7ace elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d9d7ace\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Barclaycard Smartpay Touch: At a Glance<\/h3><div><ul><li>12-month contract.<\/li><li>\u00a329 monthly rental.<\/li><li>customisable transaction fees.<\/li><li>All-in-one EPOS system.<\/li><li>4G connectivity as standard.<\/li><\/ul><\/div><p>The <strong>Smartpay Touch<\/strong> offers more than the average <strong>mobile card machine<\/strong>. Its large touchscreen and intuitive interface make it a good choice for businesses seeking a <strong>modern payment solution<\/strong> with added benefits. Its screen allows you to manage stock, <strong>take customer bookings<\/strong>, and view real-time, <strong>insightful sales reports<\/strong>. These added features essentially make the card machine an <strong>all-in-one EPOS system<\/strong> that your staff can carry around with them.<\/p><p>The <strong>Smartpay Touch<\/strong> comes with a <b>minimum 12-month contract<\/b> duration with no initial charges. What you do pay is the monthly rental fee, which is <b>\u00a329 per month plus VAT<\/b>. <b>Transaction fees<\/b> are then customisable, with your rate depending on your specific circumstances.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86f8d6d as-button elementor-mobile-align-center elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"86f8d6d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/commercialexperts.com\/uk\/merchant-accounts\/Apply\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Get a Quote<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed3eeff e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ed3eeff\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7eeab7a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7eeab7a\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b3221d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7b3221d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a546c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3a546c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"301\" height=\"301\" src=\"https:\/\/commercialexperts.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/10\/takepayments-terminal-1.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-13020\" alt=\"Takepayments Card Reader\" srcset=\"https:\/\/commercialexperts.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/10\/takepayments-terminal-1.png 301w, https:\/\/commercialexperts.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/10\/takepayments-terminal-1-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 301px) 100vw, 301px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24bbacc e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"24bbacc\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea08b1e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ea08b1e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2. The Takepayments Plus: A Close Second<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2470c3d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2470c3d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Useful features like split payments, inventory management, and detailed transaction reporting. <br><br><b>Price: Available on request<\/b><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87dcc89 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"87dcc89\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57eb0be as-button elementor-mobile-align-justify elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"57eb0be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/commercialexperts.com\/uk\/merchant-accounts\/Apply\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Get a Quote<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08811bb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"08811bb\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-061306b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"061306b\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eebd21c pro-con elementor-align-left elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"eebd21c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-thumbs-up\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Pros<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d555f27 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"d555f27\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-check-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">High-quality software<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-check-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Easy to set up<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-check-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Able to process cash payments<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-053e347 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"053e347\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67e1bf6 con-pro elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"67e1bf6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-thumbs-down\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Cons<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9881bff elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"9881bff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-times-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">No transparent fees<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-times-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Requirement for a contract<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56f31f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"56f31f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Takepayments Plus: At a Glance<\/h3><ul><li>Quick to set up.<\/li><li>12-month contract.<\/li><li>Cash payments.<\/li><li>Print receipts.<\/li><li>Next day settlements.<br \/><br \/><\/li><\/ul><p>As suggested by its name, <b>Takepayments offers multiple ways of taking payments<\/b>. This includes <b>mobile card machines<\/b>, and its most advanced <b>mobile card machine<\/b> is the <b>TakepaymentsPlus<\/b>. Like many of the other mobile card machines on this list, it comes with enhanced features that make it stack up well even to <b>advanced EPOS hardware<\/b>.\u00a0<\/p><p>It offers all the standard functionalities, plus additional capabilities like <b>split payments<\/b>, <b>inventory management<\/b>, and <b>detailed transaction reporting<\/b>. In terms of cost, Takepayments prefers you to approach the company directly for a quote. So to get a true idea of cost, you\u2019re best heading over to their website.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7103a37 as-button elementor-mobile-align-center elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"7103a37\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/commercialexperts.com\/uk\/merchant-accounts\/Apply\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Get a Quote<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d401e0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0d401e0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27b0937 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"27b0937\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0957244 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0957244\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Want to know more about card processing fees?<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a580651 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a580651\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-904ca67 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"904ca67\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>While we\u2019ve touched on it here, we\u2019ve got a whole page dedicated to the different fees associated with merchant accounts. Check out our full <a href=\"https:\/\/commercialexperts.com\/uk\/merchant-accounts\/card-processing-fees\/\">card processing fees guide<\/a> to find out all you need to know.<\/p><p>You\u2019ll be an expert in no time&#8230;\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61326cb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"61326cb\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d30e4d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5d30e4d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84c1e97 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"84c1e97\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37d069d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"37d069d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/commercialexperts.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/10\/square-terminal.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-12587\" alt=\"Square Terminal\" srcset=\"https:\/\/commercialexperts.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/10\/square-terminal.png 200w, https:\/\/commercialexperts.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/10\/square-terminal-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7451298 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7451298\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2445f6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f2445f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">3. The Square Terminal: Card Payments on a Budget<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8f906b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d8f906b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Packs a punch and lacks the typically expensive commitments associated with other card machines. <br><br><b>Price: \u00a3149 (plus VAT)<\/b><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-065f4c5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"065f4c5\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7b0121 as-button elementor-mobile-align-justify elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"d7b0121\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/commercialexperts.com\/uk\/merchant-accounts\/Apply\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Get a Quote<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-223a21e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"223a21e\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-172c63c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"172c63c\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16ce024 pro-con elementor-align-left elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"16ce024\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-thumbs-up\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Pros<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a350cb elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"5a350cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-check-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">EPOS software<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-check-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">No rental fees<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-check-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">No monthly fees<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3fde18e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3fde18e\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-100c92e con-pro elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"100c92e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-thumbs-down\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Cons<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f690b3b elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"f690b3b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-times-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Expensive transaction fees<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-991754f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"991754f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Square Terminal: At a Glance<\/h3><ul><li>Customisable software<\/li><li>No monthly fees<\/li><li>All-day battery<\/li><li>Prints receipts<\/li><li>Work with accessories<\/li><\/ul><p><br \/>Like the <b>Smartpay Touch<\/b>, the <b>Square Terminal<\/b> comes with what is essentially <b>fully-fledged EPOS software<\/b>. This makes it a good option for businesses that want the <b>EPOS software<\/b> without the typically expensive and bulky hardware. Things like <b>sales reports<\/b>, <b>bookings<\/b>, and other business insights can be accessed straight from the machine. It also comes with a <b>built-in receipt printer<\/b>, which adds to its versatility.<\/p><p>The <b>Square Terminal costs \u00a3149<\/b>, which buys the machine outright. With no <b>card machine rental<\/b> and no monthly fees, all you pay is the 1.75% transaction fee. If you choose to, you can upgrade to <b>Square\u2019s Plus membership<\/b>, which gives you access to extra industry-specific features for \u00a329 per month.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-305d38b as-button elementor-mobile-align-center elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"305d38b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/commercialexperts.com\/uk\/merchant-accounts\/Apply\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Get a Quote<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36cca6a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"36cca6a\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0830bd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c0830bd\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5f612a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a5f612a\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6eaab61 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6eaab61\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/commercialexperts.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/10\/sumup-cardreader.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-12569\" alt=\"Sumup Air Card Reader\" srcset=\"https:\/\/commercialexperts.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/10\/sumup-cardreader.png 200w, https:\/\/commercialexperts.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/10\/sumup-cardreader-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10ed4fb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"10ed4fb\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-82ce5df elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"82ce5df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">4. The Sumup Air: Next Level Portability<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9fc5ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f9fc5ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Modern card payment solution with low up-front cost and no extra fees or monthly payments. <br><br><b>Price: \u00a325 (plus VAT)<\/b><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c021097 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c021097\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc4b43c as-button elementor-mobile-align-justify elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"dc4b43c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/commercialexperts.com\/uk\/merchant-accounts\/Apply\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Get a Quote<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3de2bc4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3de2bc4\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d81c787 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d81c787\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4f5886 pro-con elementor-align-left elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"d4f5886\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-thumbs-up\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Pros<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6802dac elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"6802dac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-check-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">No extra fees or monthly payments<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-check-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Email invoices to a customer<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3cb9370 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3cb9370\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-305f90c con-pro elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"305f90c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-thumbs-down\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Cons<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5545d2b elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"5545d2b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-times-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Unusable without a smartphone or tablet<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4839165 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4839165\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>SumUp Air: At a Glance<\/h3><div><ul><li>Low up-front cost.<\/li><li>Portable.<\/li><li>12-hour battery life.<\/li><li>Easy set-up with a mobile device.<br \/><br \/><\/li><\/ul><\/div><p>Similar to the <b>Square Reader<\/b> explored above, the SumUp Air is a <b>simple<\/b>, <b>small<\/b>, and <b>modern card reader<\/b> that makes the most of its simplicity. Also relying on a <b>connection to a phone or tablet app<\/b>, which can be used to email invoices to a customer, the machine is as <b>customer-friendly<\/b> as its design suggests. Its keypad adds to its usability and makes paying with a PIN quick and easy.\u00a0<\/p><p>It&#8217;s also friendly to your budget; the<b> \u00a325 card reader<\/b> is all you&#8217;ll need to buy, and there are no extra fees or monthly payments. Once the machine is yours, the 1.69% <b>transaction fee<\/b> is all you&#8217;ll ever need to pay.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29feec6 as-button elementor-mobile-align-center elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"29feec6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/commercialexperts.com\/uk\/merchant-accounts\/Apply\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Start Free Quote<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5fce3c1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5fce3c1\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e965aa6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e965aa6\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a9c8ff e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4a9c8ff\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-282f991 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"282f991\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/commercialexperts.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/08\/Zettle-Reader-2.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-13541\" alt=\"Zettle Reader 2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/commercialexperts.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/08\/Zettle-Reader-2.png 300w, https:\/\/commercialexperts.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/08\/Zettle-Reader-2-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-647f540 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"647f540\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9bc255a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9bc255a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">5. The Zettle Reader 2: Set up in No Time<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4caeaf6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4caeaf6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Fast payouts and quick setup time make this reader ideal for smaller start-ups. <br><br><b>Price: \u00a349 (plus VAT)<\/b><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c751b02 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c751b02\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f114bef as-button elementor-mobile-align-justify elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"f114bef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/commercialexperts.com\/uk\/merchant-accounts\/Apply\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Get a Quote<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c81535f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c81535f\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e92c9ba e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e92c9ba\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bddbff3 pro-con elementor-align-left elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"bddbff3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-thumbs-up\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Pros<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84080fa elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"84080fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-check-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Lack of contract<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-check-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Integrate with several EPOS systems<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6af8d58 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6af8d58\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02bf03b con-pro elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"02bf03b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-thumbs-down\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Cons<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5348aa7 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"5348aa7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-times-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">1.75% transaction fee<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73f9bc4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"73f9bc4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Zettle Reader 2: At a Glance<\/h3><ul><li>Quick setup<\/li><li>Connects via Bluetooth<\/li><li>8-hour battery life<\/li><li>Contactless payments in 5 seconds<br \/><br \/><\/li><\/ul><p>Like some of the other <b>card machines<\/b> featured on this list, the <b>Zettle Reader 2<\/b>&#8216;s low cost and lack of contract make it <b>ideal for small businesses<\/b> or start-ups. Once you buy the reader outright, which will cost you a <b>one-off \u00a349<\/b>, you will only pay the 1.75% transaction fee. Although slightly higher than rates available elsewhere, it compares well to other machines that also come with a lack of a contract.\u00a0<\/p><p>The Zettle Reader 2&#8217;s <b>fast payout time<\/b> also compares well to its main competitors (some of which also feature on this list). Its fund transfer time is typically <b>within two working days<\/b>, which puts it days ahead of some of the other machines on the market. This, coupled with its ability to<b> integrate with several EPOS systems<\/b>, makes it a clear contender for your small business.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-942f196 as-button elementor-mobile-align-center elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"942f196\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/commercialexperts.com\/uk\/merchant-accounts\/Apply\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Get a Quote<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e1388a7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1e1388a7\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c9bc635 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6c9bc635\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78ea47fe e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"78ea47fe\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-221dfd80 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"221dfd80\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/commercialexperts.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/08\/dojo-go.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-13522\" alt=\"Dojo Card Reader\" srcset=\"https:\/\/commercialexperts.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/08\/dojo-go.png 300w, https:\/\/commercialexperts.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/08\/dojo-go-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1bb90260 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1bb90260\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c5fa177 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2c5fa177\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">6. The Dojo Go: Master of Speed<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24e1fa96 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"24e1fa96\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Serve more customers at a faster pace, 58% faster than the market average.<br><br><b>Price: \u00a3179 (plus VAT)<\/b><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55946f60 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"55946f60\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35693613 as-button elementor-mobile-align-justify elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"35693613\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/commercialexperts.com\/uk\/merchant-accounts\/Apply\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Get a Quote<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-752d519 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"752d519\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-165c1221 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"165c1221\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57125093 pro-con elementor-align-left elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"57125093\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-thumbs-up\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Pros<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed3542d elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"ed3542d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"pros-list\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-check-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Fast payouts<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-check-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Next day delivery<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-check-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Option to go hardware-free<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3fe944e1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3fe944e1\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-550187a6 con-pro elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"550187a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-thumbs-down\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Cons<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c0bb98 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"1c0bb98\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"cons-list\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-times-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Exit fee help subject to turnover<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a973c05 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3a973c05\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Dojo Go: At a Glance<\/h3><ul><li>10-hour battery life.<\/li><li>Integrated payment options.<\/li><li>User-friendly.<\/li><li>Print receipts.<br \/><br \/><\/li><\/ul><p>The <b>Dojo Go card machine<\/b> offers an <b>easy, portable option<\/b> for your business to <b>take card payments<\/b>. It is a highly functional, highly capable <b>card reader machine<\/b> that is well-placed to slot into many business environments. Where the Dojo Go excels is in its speed; you&#8217;ll be able to serve more customers at a faster pace, <b>58% faster than the market average<\/b>, in fact.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p>It&#8217;s easy to switch too, with Dojo offering to <b>pay up to \u00a33,000 of your exit fees<\/b> with your current <b>card machine provider<\/b>; pretty handy if you&#8217;ve found yourself in a bad deal.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p><b>Dojo&#8217;s transaction fees<\/b> depend on your turnover; <b>smaller businesses<\/b> with an annual turnover of less than \u00a3100,000 pay \u00a339 per month, which covers transactions up to \u00a33,999 turnover per month. Therafter, you pay a flat 1% on any transactions over the \u00a34k monthly threshold.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p>When it comes to the <b>card machine<\/b> itself, you can opt to pay a one-off fee of \u00a3179, which comes with no ongoing cost beyond the transaction fee, or you can choose to break the cost of the card machine into <b>smaller monthly payments<\/b>. These payments will come on top of any transaction fees you pay. You can even opt not to use this <b>card machine<\/b> at all and opt instead to use the <b>Dojo app<\/b>.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f8b2db3 as-button elementor-mobile-align-center elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"6f8b2db3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/commercialexperts.com\/uk\/merchant-accounts\/Apply\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Get a Quote<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f44acac e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f44acac\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71acea9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"71acea9\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dbb4d2b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dbb4d2b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Find out more about how card payments work<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42d04dd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"42d04dd\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ba8f94 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3ba8f94\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If you\u2019re confused about all the jargon you\u2019ve just read, don\u2019t worry. While this article focuses on the <b>best card machines for your business<\/b>, we also have in-depth guides that fully explain all you need to know about <b>taking payments<\/b>. Explore below:\u00a0<\/p><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/commercialexperts.com\/uk\/merchant-accounts\/what-is-a-merchant-account\/\">How do Merchant accounts work?<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/commercialexperts.com\/uk\/merchant-accounts\/how-to-take-online-payments\/\">What are payment gateways?<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/commercialexperts.com\/uk\/merchant-accounts\/taking-card-payments-ultimate-guide\/\">How to take card payments in-person and online<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee1f6a0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ee1f6a0\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8071117 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8071117\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0df686c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0df686c\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1693c13 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1693c13\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"301\" height=\"301\" src=\"https:\/\/commercialexperts.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/10\/zettle-terminal.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-13027\" alt=\"Zettle Card Reader\" srcset=\"https:\/\/commercialexperts.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/10\/zettle-terminal.png 301w, https:\/\/commercialexperts.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/10\/zettle-terminal-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 301px) 100vw, 301px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9def390 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9def390\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0fba910 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0fba910\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">7. PayPal Terminal: All-in-One Solution<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5493678 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5493678\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Competitively priced all-in-one hardware for small businesses.<br><br><b>Price: \u00a3149 (plus VAT)<\/b><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ddbdc8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1ddbdc8\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae298dc as-button elementor-mobile-align-justify elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"ae298dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/commercialexperts.com\/uk\/merchant-accounts\/Apply\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Start Free Quote<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e01508a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e01508a\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-251e42d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"251e42d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a7b7f5 pro-con elementor-align-left elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"6a7b7f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-thumbs-up\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Pros<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2156cad elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"2156cad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-check-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">All-in-one system<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-check-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Competitively priced hardware<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-check-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">No contract required <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c404091 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c404091\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b6aef1 con-pro elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"6b6aef1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-thumbs-down\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Cons<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df6f00e elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"df6f00e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-times-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Expensive transaction fees<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f43c088 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f43c088\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>PayPal Terminal: At a Glance<\/h3><div><ul><li>No requirement for a mobile device<\/li><li>Charges in 90 minutes<\/li><li>All-in-one device<\/li><li>12-hour battery life<\/li><\/ul><\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div><p>The <b>PayPal Terminal<\/b> is the next step up from the <b>Zettle Reader<\/b>. Unlike its smaller cousin, it\u2019s a <b>stand-alone card machine<\/b> that doesn\u2019t rely on the <b>Zettle app<\/b>. Instead, it works independently of the app but still allows you to manage your inventory and view reports with its <b>built-in EPOS software<\/b>. The optional printer means you can <b>print receipts and charge the device all at once<\/b>.<\/p><\/div><p>The <b>card machine<\/b>, at <b>\u00a3149<\/b>, is a competitive price when compared to others on this list with similar functionality. <b>Zettle\u2019s transaction fees<\/b>, however, compare badly. Each payment charges at least 1.75% (sometimes more, depending on the method of payment), so even though there are <b>no rental fees and no monthly fees<\/b>, it could still cost more than you think in the long run.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4416dd as-button elementor-mobile-align-center elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"c4416dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/commercialexperts.com\/uk\/merchant-accounts\/Apply\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Start Free Quote<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a63a32b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a63a32b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"article-ititle\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Are Portable Card Machines Better?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f14b2f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f14b2f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As you\u2019re probably aware, UK businesses are choosing simple, <b>portable card machines<\/b> more and more. Why? Because <b>contactless payments<\/b> have become the <b>dominant payment method in the UK<\/b>, which has led to smaller businesses are adopting smaller, <b>cheaper card machines<\/b> that facilitate this trend <b>without cluttering the shop floor<\/b> or demanding a lot of know-how.\u00a0<\/p><p>If this kind of business is similar to yours, then a <b>portable card machine<\/b> could be ideal for you. In fact, the team at Commercial Experts consider these types of card machines to be a great middle ground between <b>countertop card machines<\/b> (which offer no portability and are typically bulkier) and <b>mobile card machines<\/b> (which have <b>4G capabilities<\/b> but don&#8217;t offer the <b>EPOS features<\/b> of bigger machines).\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aab0179 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"aab0179\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"article-ititle\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How Much Does a Card Machine Cost? <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d43742 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8d43742\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Always keep your budget at the front of your mind when <b>choosing your card machine<\/b>. You have the option to <b>buy a card machine outright<\/b> or rent it with a monthly fee, but there are also things like <b>transaction fees<\/b> and <b>payout times<\/b> to consider.<\/p><h3>Card Machine Costs<\/h3><p>The <b>physical card machine<\/b> you choose will typically <b>cost between \u00a340 and \u00a3180<\/b> to buy and between <b>\u00a320 and \u00a330<\/b> per month to rent. The more advanced the card machine is, the more you will end up paying. If you only need basic functionality, a <b>small mobile card reader <\/b>like the <b>Zettle Reader 2<\/b> or the <b>SumUp Air<\/b> will suit you fine. If, however, you need more functionality, like the abiltiy to check stock levels or print receipts, a more expensive <b>PDQ machine<\/b> will almost certainly be worth the extra investment.\u00a0<\/p><h3>Transaction Fees<\/h3><div><div>Every time a customer chooses to pay with a credit or debit card, you will be subject to a <b>card processing fee<\/b>. These fees are usually charged as a <b>percentage of the transaction<\/b> or sometimes as a <b>percentage plus a fixed fee<\/b>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div>The <b>transaction fee<\/b> is usually small in comparison to the actual transaction, but it can add up to significant amounts, especially when you\u2019re <b>accepting card payments<\/b> exclusively, so make sure you run the maths before committing to a particular <b>card machine<\/b>, especially if it comes with a contract. <b>Transaction fees<\/b> are usually <b>between 1.5% and 1.75%<\/b> but sometimes cost a little less, depending on whether you opt to <b>rent or buy your card machine<\/b>. Suffice to say, it&#8217;s always good to check.\u00a0<\/div><h3>Incidental Fees<\/h3><div><div>As their name suggests, incidental fees are usually paid on a one-time basis when something happens to incur them. This could be a <b>refund fee<\/b> (incurred when you have to<b> refund a customer<\/b> \u2013 usually a fixed fee), a <a href=\"https:\/\/commercialexperts.com\/uk\/merchant-accounts\/credit-card-chargebacks\/\">chargeback fee<\/a> (triggered when a customer is wrongly charged) or an <b>early termination fee<\/b>, where you leave your contract early.\u00a0\u00a0<\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div>The <b>size of the fee<\/b> you have to pay in these situations will depend on what triggered the fee, with some costing significantly more than others. On the plus side, <b>incidental fees<\/b> can usually be mitigated, and while they are more <a href=\"https:\/\/commercialexperts.com\/uk\/merchant-accounts\/card-processing-fees\/\">linked to your bank<\/a> than your actual <b>card machine<\/b>, they are certainly something to be aware of.\u00a0<\/div><\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dece7ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dece7ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Verdict<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1822c5e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1822c5e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>While we consider the <strong>Barclaycard Smartpay<\/strong> <strong>Touch<\/strong> to be the best card machine available, this list is designed to cover all the needs of the <b>modern small business<\/b>, so the best choice for you will ultimately depend on your specific requirements.\u00a0<\/p><p>Whatever your requirements are, we&#8217;re certain that there&#8217;s a <b>card machine <\/b>on this list that will suit you. As we&#8217;ve said, all of the featured <b>card readers here are highly capable, <\/b>with the <b>takepayments Plus<\/b>, <b>Square Terminal<\/b>, and <b>Zettle Reader 2<\/b> all coming closely behind our number one choice.\u00a0<\/p><p>With all the information above, you&#8217;re able to see what <b>different card machines<\/b> offer, as well as how they could work for your business, but if you do want a better understanding of which <b>card machine would best suit your business<\/b>, we can help.\u00a0 Click below to fill in our free form, which we will use to put you in touch with a <b>card machine provider that suits you<\/b>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8115af0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"8115af0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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Its large touchscreen, intuitive interface, and ability to become a <strong>fully-functional all-in-one EPOS system<\/strong> give it the edge over its competitors. As well as all this, <strong>Barclaycard offers variable rates for businesses with higher volumes of sales<\/strong>, so it&#8217;s a great option for both new and established businesses. This all makes it the Commercial Experts&#8217; card machine of choice.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1591\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"2\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1591\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Where can I find a card machine for my business? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-chevron-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-chevron-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1591\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21ce08dc e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"21ce08dc\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f39b095 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1f39b095\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Whatever your requirements are, we&#8217;re certain that there&#8217;s a <strong>card machine on this list that will suit you<\/strong>. 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