Good offer if you are looking at taking card payments for your business.
Currently max fee's are 2.75% per transaction.
Sell smarter iZettle’s point of sale solutions make managing your day-to-day operations easier – so you can sell more and focus on what you love.
Get paid The all-new iZettle Reader takes card and contactless payments in seconds – wherever and whenever.
Grow your business iZettle Advance offers easy access to funding that can help you expand your business in a big way.
Even more free features: Make better business decisions with in-depth sales reports Create relationships with our Customers feature Track individual sales with unlimited staff accounts Email, print or text receipts to customers Get daily deposits Get your sales data automatically sent to Xero for faster bookkeeping
Latest comments (51)
admirable
10 Aug 17#19
I've had the IZettle one, same fees as Paypal but the biggest issue was convincing folk it was ok as most had never heard of IZettle. I now use the Paypal here reader as most folk already have a Paypal account and if not at least they have heard of them. I realise Square is only 1.75% compared to PayPal's 2.75% which means it's only £1 more every £100 so Not a great issue for me.
oneeyedvic to admirable
10 Aug 17#22
So far done over £6000 in last 3 months - mine is a seasonal business though which is why I don't have a 'proper' terminal. I'd rather have £60 in my account than in izettle ;- In all that time not had a single customer to convince that it is 'ok'. In fact most people comment on how cool it is.
If anyone was to comment, I would simply point out that Apple sell them in their shop, so hardly dodgy.... apple.com/uk/…rds
bxboards to admirable
20 Aug 17#49
Yes, same issue here - I got one last year when they were posted at 19 quid here, and people do not like the look of them, it's hard to get someone to swipe their cards when they hear so much about card skimming and have never heard of iZettle....it's obviously legit, but I can appreciate the caution. I haven't tried the Paypal unit as I don't trust them and presumably they make it very easy for you to be scammed?
oneeyedvic to bxboards
21 Aug 17#51
In the last 3 months I have done over £9,000 with Square (similar) Not a single person has queried it or changed their mind after seeing the card reader. Indeed a number of people have said how cool it is and said that it might be useful for them...
I wish people would stop looking at that website. We've changed our practices and who we work with. That particular person was on a deal when we partnered with Worldpay. As I said above, whilst the percentage is high, these types of readers work for certain industries and people and for the iZettle, it's a good price!
Zanderman to Mister_Whippy
20 Aug 17#48
Not sure I understand your last comment - reads as if you ARE handepay, which I assume you're not??
Luckily no minimum contracts and no silly termination fees for this type of card reader...
Mister_Whippy
18 Aug 17#37
Christ, 2.75% is a lot! The company I work for, generally the rates are around 0.8%.
oneeyedvic to Mister_Whippy
18 Aug 17#39
And what's the monthly charge?
For seasonal businesses or low turnover these kind of machines are perfect.
Gentle_Giant to oneeyedvic
18 Aug 17#41
You pay a percentage of what goes through the account, depending on your turnover.
Currently we are paying about 3% on credit and debit card transactions; the exact figures are on the iZettle website somewhere.
Really easy to set up, bank account was added within minutes, and there are accountancy programs that integrate with it, as well as stock control etc.
oneeyedvic to Gentle_Giant
19 Aug 17#42
I am aware of the charges for izettle. I was quoting Mr Whippy who said that the company he works for only charges 0.8%. I don't know of any processing company that is that cheap that doesn't charge a monthly fee and have minimum contracts...
And as I also said, I use Squsre which is 1.75% :-
Gentle_Giant to oneeyedvic
19 Aug 17#44
My apologies. The way the forum software works here makes getting the context difficult sometimes, especially if (like me), you only skim the replies.
Mister_Whippy to oneeyedvic
19 Aug 17#45
Terminal rental + percentage of whatever goes through. Seasonal businesses only pay the terminal when they're not open. Granted, Izettle and the like are better for certain businesses, but it depends what you put through and as I put across, what cheaper in the long run.
Look at Handepay as that's the company.
BLR
11 Aug 17#26
hi i need something like this for my business but ill be taking telephone payments i key in or online..which is best this?
oneeyedvic to BLR
11 Aug 17#28
Yes, I have connected it to a Note 4 and Motorola phone. The Note 4 was wifi only the Motorola on contract.
For customer not present then look at Square or simply
BLR to oneeyedvic
11 Aug 17#29
hi mate thank you,the issue is my business is a tourism company alot of payment processors wont touch us as we do guided tours..will stripe? i signed up to square it seems good but 2.5% would hit us hard as we have tight margins tbh
oneeyedvic to BLR
12 Aug 17#30
Not had any reports of people being turned down for stripe But don't know.
I currently charge an extra 25p and one premises and 50p at another if people want to pay by card. Most people are ok with it - though some do find the cash instead.
That will probably have to change next year as the government are looking at making those charges illegal.
artnada to BLR
19 Aug 17#43
PayPal reader can do card payments like that.
zulakha1109
18 Aug 17#40
i got it free they sent it me at £25 inc vat but never sent invoice for payment been over 6 weeks now
Dj.CUE
27 Jul 17#2
After investigating the fees this isn't a bad deal only major cost would be a printer, can't see many people not wanting a paper receipt at the moment.
Gentle_Giant to Dj.CUE
10 Aug 17#17
The official UK iZettle price for the printer is astronomical, but if you hunt around you can get them a LOT cheaper; I paid less than 50% of the iZettle price via Amazon.
£25 for the reader isnt the cheapest it has been either; they were selling them for £19 last summer.
People looking to expense things for business will be the downside on this.
oneeyedvic to freerangeninja
11 Aug 17#25
Took over £500 over 16 sales today. Not a single person asked for a printed receipt (we don't offer them). Choice is text or email. Majority don't actually want a receipt anyways
mark6226
18 Aug 17#36
I've had the izettle machine for a few years. It's a brilliant way of taking payments. I pair it with the mobile and the payment is made. Quick and easy. The machine cost me £100 and it paid for itself in a few hours work. It's a brilliantly convenient system.
oneeyedvic
28 Jul 17#14
Square is much better - as mentioned rates are lower (1.75% for most transactions) and in bank next day...
Also referral codes available for £1000 worth of fees free :-)
splodgebob to oneeyedvic
18 Aug 17#35
I'm also interested in a referral if you can help...?
Wish I'd bothered to jump in then. Plenty more comments to consider on that thread.
OriginalBaggers
18 Aug 17#33
Is this price available to existing iZettle users? It's not clear from the website (using the link provided) which seems to assume you are new and proceeds to demand loads of information to create an account. don't want to fill all this in only to end up with an infuriating message at the end saying I have to pay double (the usual reward for loyalty it seems!).
bma1445
18 Aug 17#32
Does anyone actually *want* receipt for small transactions?
BLR
12 Aug 17#31
signed up for square and stripe..are they easy to integrate? will have to send em to my iT guy
TheDiscountSeeker
11 Aug 17#27
Forgive the hijack, but I have questions about the Apple Square Reader. Reading the Apple website, it says:
"Accept Apple Pay and chip cards - Square Reader connects via Bluetooth LE to your iPhone or iPad and lets you accept contactless cards, contactless payments such as Apple Pay and chip and PIN cards."
2 Questions:
> Does anyone know if this is able to connect to Android devices as well? > If not, would it work with a "wifi only" ipad mini?
I'm curious. Thanks in advance.
jcwheeler94
27 Jul 17#10
I use the sum up card reader it is just as good but the transaction rate is 1.95% rather than the variable 2.75% of the izettle
r1zla to jcwheeler94
10 Aug 17#23
Same here its a no brainer
thecarpetman
10 Aug 17#21
Decent price for the reader. But i use SumUp and swipe. Never had any issues with either.
miaas
10 Aug 17#20
I used to use izettle but their card reader broke just out of warranty and they couldn't give a monkeys , even though I'd only used it about 4 times. Now use square as they also provide a virtual terminal so can do over the phone transactions.
kevsy
10 Aug 17#18
Worth while looking ionto for easier transactions on eBay or selling other things if you like to sell a fair bit.
MSamiM
10 Aug 17#16
It looks very helpful. I am thinking of getting one soon.
DonXJohnson
28 Jul 17#15
Can you point me in the right direction for one of those referral codes? Thanks
simonspeakeasy
27 Jul 17#13
According to the SquareUp site (their caps): 1.75% PER INSERT, TAP OR SWIPE 2.5% PER KEYED-IN OR ONLINE TRANSACTION
As linked above only a UK seller. I may buy one and have a play around.
Dj.CUE
27 Jul 17#11
They sell the printers for £200+
artnada
27 Jul 17#9
I have one of these, (I'm a cabbie). The machine is very fast at taking payments, especially contactless. The rates are 2.75%. The only real downfall, which some may not like, you will not get the funds in your bank account for 3 business days.
i.e. Take a payment Mon receive Thurs Tues = Fri Weds = Mon Thurs = Tues Fri = Weds Sat = Thurs Sun = Thurs
So be prepared for that. However, that said, my customers do love the fact they can tap and go in a car :smile: IF, and it is a big if, you get it at that price, go for it.
I've a business app in development that would be handy for receipt printing.
GlentoranMark
27 Jul 17#7
Does such a device exist anyone? Something like a Bus Conductors printer?
garethsmith72
27 Jul 17#6
Square up fees are a lot less...
maltloaf_df
27 Jul 17#3
People are very often happy with an emailed receipt. I've been using one of these for months
haritori to maltloaf_df
27 Jul 17#5
Yeah I haven't come across one person who is'nt OK with an emailed receipt. I use the Paypal one though, and as these are portable so the idea is when your out and about, a written receipt book covers those that insist on paper.
MIB15
27 Jul 17#4
Looks good, might get one of these......HOT
donslibi
27 Jul 17#1
Been this price for a while. Don't forget to add VAT to £25
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Currently max fee's are 2.75% per transaction.
Sell smarter
iZettle’s point of sale solutions make managing your day-to-day operations easier – so you can sell more and focus on what you love.
Get paid
The all-new iZettle Reader takes card and contactless payments in seconds – wherever and whenever.
Grow your business
iZettle Advance offers easy access to funding that can help you expand your business in a big way.
Even more free features:
Make better business decisions with in-depth sales reports
Create relationships with our Customers feature
Track individual sales with unlimited staff accounts
Email, print or text receipts to customers
Get daily deposits
Get your sales data automatically sent to Xero for faster bookkeeping
Latest comments (51)
I realise Square is only 1.75% compared to PayPal's 2.75% which means it's only £1 more every £100 so Not a great issue for me.
I'd rather have £60 in my account than in izettle ;-
In all that time not had a single customer to convince that it is 'ok'. In fact most people comment on how cool it is.
If anyone was to comment, I would simply point out that Apple sell them in their shop, so hardly dodgy.... apple.com/uk/…rds
Not a single person has queried it or changed their mind after seeing the card reader. Indeed a number of people have said how cool it is and said that it might be useful for them...
izettle.com/gb/…b19
This is one of my mates thoughts:
simoncoatesphotography.co.uk/han…es/
Luckily no minimum contracts and no silly termination fees for this type of card reader...
For seasonal businesses or low turnover these kind of machines are perfect.
Currently we are paying about 3% on credit and debit card transactions; the exact figures are on the iZettle website somewhere.
Really easy to set up, bank account was added within minutes, and there are accountancy programs that integrate with it, as well as stock control etc.
And as I also said, I use Squsre which is 1.75% :-
Look at Handepay as that's the company.
Also works with my iPad 4 on WiFi only
For online look at stripe:stripe.com/gb/…ing
For customer not present then look at Square or simply
I currently charge an extra 25p and one premises and 50p at another if people want to pay by card. Most people are ok with it - though some do find the cash instead.
That will probably have to change next year as the government are looking at making those charges illegal.
£25 for the reader isnt the cheapest it has been either; they were selling them for £19 last summer.
izettle.com/gb/…JRg
Took over £500 over 16 sales today. Not a single person asked for a printed receipt (we don't offer them). Choice is text or email. Majority don't actually want a receipt anyways
It's a brilliantly convenient system.
Also referral codes available for £1000 worth of fees free :-)
hotukdeals.com/dea…885
Wish I'd bothered to jump in then. Plenty more comments to consider on that thread.
Reading the Apple website, it says:
"Accept Apple Pay and chip cards - Square Reader connects via Bluetooth LE to your iPhone or iPad and lets you accept contactless cards, contactless payments such as Apple Pay and chip and PIN cards."
2 Questions:
> Does anyone know if this is able to connect to Android devices as well?
> If not, would it work with a "wifi only" ipad mini?
I'm curious. Thanks in advance.
1.75% PER INSERT, TAP OR SWIPE
2.5% PER KEYED-IN OR ONLINE TRANSACTION
ebay.co.uk/itm…998?hash=item3ac29e3f6e:g:upQAAOSwqW9ZYFm~
As linked above only a UK seller. I may buy one and have a play around.
i.e. Take a payment
Mon receive Thurs
Tues = Fri
Weds = Mon
Thurs = Tues
Fri = Weds
Sat = Thurs
Sun = Thurs
So be prepared for that. However, that said, my customers do love the fact they can tap and go in a car :smile:
IF, and it is a big if, you get it at that price, go for it.
I've a business app in development that would be handy for receipt printing.