Card payments made simple

Yes, absolutely. All of our card machines accept contactless payments up to £100, complying with the UK’s current contactless limit for single transactions. Most debit and credit cards from major banks are compatible with our devices, as well as customers looking to pay with their smartphones, such as Apple Pay and Google Pay.

Once your order has been received, our payments team will begin processing your order right away. Typically, you can expect the delivery of your card readers in between 3-5 working days.

Once arrived, you’ll find the set-up to be incredibly quick and easy with our installation guides. However, should you need any additional card payment help, our team will be able to assist.

Which card machine is best depends very much on the needs of the business. At Clear Business, we stock a range of popular card readers, from the Smart Max to the completely mobile Smart Mini.

Following a free consultation with our team, we’ll be happy to discuss options to ensure you get the right machine that best fits your style of working. Most customers opt for a series of different card readers for ultimate flexibility.

It’s also a wise move to have a variety of payment methods available to suit different customer types, and also have backup should a card machine go down.

¹ Next working day. Additional charges may apply.

² One Clear Business Payments account credit available for customers who enter into an agreement for at least 12 months. Maximum account credit is the lower of: 

- your termination charge; 

- your remaining terminal contract liability; and 

- the maximum credit limits listed below, dependent on turnover levels: 

To qualify for this offer, you must provide: 

• your two most recent merchant statements from your previous provider and either 

• a valid cancellation invoice clearly showing your termination charge from your previous supplier and proof of payment by you; or 

• a copy of your terminal contract showing the contracted term for which you remain liable, your most recent terminal invoice and proof of payment for that invoice. 

If the agreement between you and Clear Business is terminated during the initial term (as set out in your agreement) or your monthly card turnover is more than 50% below 1/12th of your estimated annual card turnover, you must repay all amounts credited by Clear Business in full. Offer may be withdrawn at any time.

It's your responsibility to arrange the cancellation of your account with your current payment services supplier, we cannot arrange this on your behalf

3. 9,000 payments customer count taken on 1st May 2025

Based on total transaction volume processed across all customers over a 12-month period between January 1st 2024 to January 1st 2025

Based on The Strawhecker Group's 2025 Real Transaction Metrics Awards, which recognized Worldpay as the 'Best Performing Gateway' and 'Fastest Transactions' for the second consecutive year. https://www.worldpay.com/en-GB/insights/articles/worldpay-wins-best-performing-gateway

This award is based on the GEM Index, which is based on six key areas (gateway minute outage, gateway access, gateway availability, transaction speed, transaction success rate, and authorization rate).

4. The level of funding you could receive is dependent on your average card turnover. Typically, you could receive an advance of up to 2 x your average card turnover, so if you take £10,000 per month on cards you could be eligible for an advance of up to £20,000 in total. 

5. Your advance is automatically repaid from your card revenue. When your customer pays by card either via your card machine or e-commerce site, a small fixed percentage of that transaction is used to repay the advance. This percentage is agreed when you sign up and will stay the same regardless of the transaction value, so you’ll always repay proportionately with your cash flow. This process will continue until the advance is fully repaid.