Card machines & POS systems for small businesses

Clear pricing. Fast payouts. No hard sell.

Compare card machines and POS systems designed for UK small businesses. Whether you’re in a shop, on the move, or trading at events, thepos.co.uk helps you find the right payment setup — quickly and without confusion.
  • Card & contactless payments
  • Apple Pay & Google Pay supported
  • Fast settlement options
  • Trusted UK payment providers

How would you like to accept card payments?

Card machines

A range of fast and secure options. We’ve a machine to suit your business.

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Online payments

We’ve a range of solutions to help your business take payments online.

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POS systems

Make managing your business easier with one of our tPOS systems.

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takepayments, a Global Payments company

Get your money the next working day*

It’s your money so why wait for it? Keep your cash flowing with next day settlement.

5 star customer service

Thousands of customers have already gone online to express their satisfaction with the 5 star service we provide

Short 12 month contract

We won’t tie you in to a long contract, ours is just 12 months.

You’re not on your own

Our Welcome Team will get you transacting quickly and confidently and will be there if you’ve any questions.

Card payment solutions from a partner you can trust

  • We make getting paid easy. Whether you’re looking to accept card payments in-store, online or on the go, we’ve a solution to help.
  • One of our card payment specialists can get a really good understanding of what makes you and your business tick and create a pricing package that works for you.
  • Whether you’re brand new to card payments, or are looking to switch provider, get in touch today and see how we can help.
  • Our UK based Welcome Team can get you up and running confidently, and our Customer Support team are on hand 7 days a week.

Why are we bold enough to say we are the most trusted?

  • It’s all down to our Trustpilot reviews. We are proud to have the highest volume of 4* and 5* reviews compared to other similar card payment providers.
  • This means we can officially say we are the most trusted!
  • Plus, with 94% of our Trustpilot reviews being 5*, we can officially say we are rated Excellent on the trusted reviews platform. 

Terms and conditions apply. 

Businesses will be required to enter into and maintain a separate contract with an acquiring bank nominated by takepayments for the processing of the card transactions. Under the contract with the acquiring bank, transaction charges and other fees will apply.

*This service is available to takepayments Limited customers who are accepted for acquiring services and is subject to the acquirers’ approval and terms & conditions. Your card machine’s banking window function must be performed before the acquirer’s set time in order to receive settlement the next day or next banking day. Transactions processed via Ecommerce pay pages, pay by link and virtual terminals may be subject to different settlement timescales.

#Correct as of December 2025.