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Mobile card readers for small businesses
We can find you the right mobile card machine for your business with low card processing rates.
We’ll work to secure you the shortest mobile card machine contract at the most competitive rates. We believe you don’t need to tie yourself into a card terminal contract for longer than a year unless the rates are significantly lower.
Some of the mobile card machines available through our trusted partners
- A 2.8-inch bold backlit screen
- Embossed PIN pad
- Take EMV Chip & PIN, swipe and contactless payments
- 4G (LTE) and WiFi 2.4 GHz
- PCI PTS 5.x
- PELIUM Tetra Operating System
- 3.5" backlit screen
- Thermal Printer, 30 lines a sec
- Automatic network switching between 4G, 3G, 2G, Dual SIM, Bluetooth and WiFi
Robust mobile card terminal with built in NFC reader.
Castles VEGA 3000MPortable, Mobile - Linux based OS
- 2.4" - 3.5” Color TFT LCD Display
- Printer, 100mm/sec
- Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, 3G, 4G
- AXIUM OS (Android 10 Security OS)
- 5.5" - 6″ HD Touchscreen
- 4G, 3G, GPRS, Bluetooth and WiFi
- Android & PCI PTS V6 compliancy
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What is a mobile card machine?
Also known as a wireless card machine or mobile card reader, a mobile card machine does not require any wires. This enables you to go to your customers to accept chip and pin or contactless payments rather than them having to come to your plugged-in card machine.
They use a SIM card and use the GSM/3G/4G network.
Given their portability, they are often used in hospitality and for businesses that are on the move or visit their customers.
What type of businesses are they most suited to?
Mobile card readers are ideal for hospitality businesses that want to reach their customers outdoors but can’t rely on a Wifi or Bluetooth connection that a portable machine would require. They are also popular with pop-up events and mobile food vans.
Tradespeople are increasingly using them to take customers on-site rather than take cash or wait for a bank transfer.
What is the difference between a mobile and a portable card machine?
Portable card machines use Wifi or Bluetooth to connect and are therefore tied to the base station (they normally don’t have a range beyond 100 meters). Mobile credit card machines are not tied to any specific location as they connect via a SIM card (GSM/3G/4G).
What is the difference between a mobile card machine and a mobile card reader?
Mobile card readers and portable card readers are used interchangeably and are often used to mean the same thing. We regard card readers as those without the need for a merchant account or monthly contract. See the best card readers for small business here.
Features of mobile card machines
- Connect via 3G or 4G
- Very fast operating systems
- Compact and lightweight for portability
- Highest security standards
- Integrated fast thermal receipt printers
- Extended battery life for mobile use
- Touchsceen options on some models
- Typical range up to 100 meters
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Countertop Terminals
They are always connected to a power source as well as a phone line or broadband router.
- Small, compact design
- Connect by broadband or phone
- Fast receipt printing
Portable Terminals
Lightweight, durable and portable card machines that connect via Wi-Fi or Bluetooth.
- Small and lightweight
- Long battery life
- 50m - 100m range via Bluetooth or WiFi
No Contract Card Readers
Accept contactless (NFC) and Chip & Pin payments with a lightweight card reader.
- Low device cost & no monthly contract
- Links to a smartphone for added functionality
- Higher transaction fees
FAQs
They are slightly more expensive than countertops and portable machines. You also have to accept a slight drop in speed as accepting payments over a mobile connection will obviously take a little longer than those using cables or wireless broadband.
Some of the most popular mobile card machines in the UK are Ingenico Move 3500, Move 5000 and Axium DX8000. The PAX 920 (Pro and standard models) is also becoming increasingly popular.
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