Jason has been writing about small business software platforms, services, and financing since 2015. Jason’s expertise has been featured in Yahoo Finance, Time/NextAdvisor, Home Business Magazine, CreditCards.com, GoBankingRates, TheLadders.com, and other publications. He has a bachelor’s degree in Political Science from San Diego State University and currently lives in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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With no monthly minimum fees, no binding contracts or cancellation fees, and a growing number of feature options, it’s clear that iZettle is worth a generous amount of consideration for mobile processing. While iZettle now serves a dozen countries, including Italy, Mexico, Brazil, Sweden, and Germany, we focus on the company’s UK services for this review.
QuickBooks GoPayment (formerly Intuit GoPayment) enables taking payments on the go, and for most merchants, the draw of GoPayment is probably that it syncs with QuickBooks Online. The seamless QuickBooks integration makes it easy for you to keep track of your funds and expenses on the go.
QuickBooks Payments (formerly known as Intuit Merchant Services) is a merchant services provider that’s an internal division of the mammoth financial software company Intuit. The seamless integration with QuickBooks is probably going to be a big draw. You also get invoicing, eCommerce support, and ACH payments at a reasonable cost.
Launched in 2007, Amazon Pay is a payment service provider (PSP) and a subsidiary of mammoth online retailer Amazon.com. The service allows customers to complete purchases, make donations, and set up recurring payments on a merchant’s website by making payments through their Amazon account. Amazon Pay is a simple way to begin accepting credit and debit cards, and the service has mostly positive reviews.
Compatibility with virtually all shopping carts makes 2Checkout a more viable option for many eCommerce merchants than other alternatives (such as Stripe or PayPal). This broad compatibility and wide international availability make the company an excellent choice for those who don’t need to accept card-present transactions.
PayPal is one of the most powerful payment platforms for small businesses — but it’s not right for everyone. Check out our PayPal review for an in-depth look at the features and pricing, and see if PayPal is a good fit for your business!
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