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Best payment apps for small businesses

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By Dom Walbanke on Small Business UK – Advice and Ideas for UK Small Businesses and SMEs

The number of providers offering payment services to UK small businesses has exploded.

Many of these are app-based solutions, which offer businesses a simple and cost-effective way to start accepting customer purchases, whether they’re contactless card payments or even bank-to-bank transfers.

These payment apps are essential for small businesses and customers alike, making it easy for both parties to complete quick but secure transactions. With more consumers choosing to pay via contactless and suppliers invoicing online, businesses no matter how small need to be ready to process transactions.

>See also: Best mobile phone payment for self-employed

Payment apps for small businesses 

You can use payment apps to make bank transfers, mobile payments, online card payments and point of sale payments.

This list includes payment gateway apps and point of sale (POS) payment apps. If you work in brick-and-mortar retail or are taking more than £10,000 per month, a more substantial payment solution, such as a card reader, might be a better option.

Here’s our pick of the best payment apps for small businesses.

WorldFirst

GoCardless

Wallestar
Worldpay

Square

Takepayments

Online payment gateway apps
 

Price
No monthly fee

Transaction fee
30p to £4 (+0.50 currency conversion)

Set-up fee
None

Terminal
None

WorldFirst is bringing down the cost of

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How small businesses can use Lightricks BoostApps to market on a budget

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Originally written by Partner Content on Small Business
Small businesses need to become widely visible to attract paying customers. However, it can be tough to compete against larger enterprises that have long established their brands and have gained loyal followings especially since SMBs often have meagre budgets set aside for marketing.
Often, SMBs take it upon themselves to create their marketing assets, whether it’s building their own websites, designing and writing content or managing social media campaigns.
Over a third of business owners in the UK say that attracting new customers is their biggest challenge. Content creation tool developer, Lightricks, also revealed a study that shows 72pc of business leaders believe they’re falling short of their marketing goals, even if they’re spending half of their time tending to their campaigns.
As such, SMBs must be able to find efficient ways on how to build their brands. Fortunately, they can take advantage of social media marketing in order to reach out to the right audiences quickly and cheaply.
Tools are now increasingly becoming available. Solutions like Lightricks’ BoostApps suite, for example, features easy-to-use content creation apps that help SMBs increase their engagement and sales.
The apps enable SMBs, one-man-show entrepreneurs and micro-influencers to generate visual content compelling

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