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January 22, 2021

How Payment Links Can Help you Thrive Throughout Lockdown

With payment links, you can take payments that are safe, hygienic and convenient.

January 19, 2021

Introducing Tap to Pay

Pomelo Pay introduces a revolutionary way of taking card payments for phones with their new Tap to Pay feature

January 15, 2021

8 Digital Marketing Tips for Small Businesses in 2021

With the Covid pandemic and lockdown, learning how to navigate the digital world has become less of a “nice-to-have” and more of a necessity.

January 8, 2021

Why QR Codes are the Future

With regular UK lockdowns, small businesses need an alternative to accepting payments and doing business. QR codes are a key part of helping businesses adapt to new regulations.

January 1, 2021

How Do I Pay VAT?

What is VAT? Do I need to register? How do I pay? In this post, we cover the basics so you know what to do with VAT.

December 25, 2020

How a Street Food Vendor from Kingston Market Boosted Revenue by 10% with Pomelo Pay

Read how Tom from Phoreal is growing his Vietnamese street food stall through lockdown.

December 22, 2020

News Flash! Pomelo Pay Introduces 0% Processing Offer

Pomelo Pay has expanded its Covid-19 proof payment support to SMEs with an unlimited processing offer.

December 18, 2020

6 Festive Ideas to Promote Your Coffee Shop (that work in 2020!)

What are some ways to promote your coffee shop during the festive period that work in 2020? We've got 6!

December 14, 2020

5 Reasons Why Your Business Should Be Using Payment Links

Payment links are a great solution for taking payments remotely, such as over the phone or when the customer is at home. The perfect way to keep everyone safe.

December 4, 2020

Top 5 Short Term Financing Options for Your Business

Every small business owner reaches a moment where they need to find funding. 💸 Here are 5 of the best financing options.

December 1, 2020

Coming Soon: Our New Improved Online Shop

We've updated our online Shop, giving you even more ways to sell

November 27, 2020

Best Business Bank Account for Contractors

A contractor’s business bank account is an essential part of the working toolkit. Here's a list with some of the best business bank accounts for contractors.

November 20, 2020

4 Steps to Sell Online for Free

Selling your products online allows you to remain open and stay in business throughout lockdown.

November 13, 2020

How to Get Started with Merchant QR Code Payments

If you are considering implementing QR codes in your business and want to know where and how to get started, you’ve come to the right place.

November 6, 2020

5 of the Cheapest Card Payment Machines in the UK

Sometimes, the best card machine is one that doesn’t charge an arm and a leg whenever you make a sale. 🦵

October 30, 2020

A Guide to Online Payment Processing

When you first start accepting payments as a business, it’s worth familiarising yourself with a few of the payment terms.

October 30, 2020

Introducing Test Mode - A Faster Way to Try Us Out

3 great reasons why you should try us in Test Mode today

October 23, 2020

4 Steps to Get Started with Social Media for Business

Social media acts as a bridge between the offline and online world. Here's how to get started with social media marketing.

October 16, 2020

Can I Accept Card Payments Online For Free?

Taking payments online is more important now than ever. 💻

October 9, 2020

5 Reasons to Use an mPOS (Mobile POS)?

A mobile Point of Sale (mPOS) will help you create the smoothest payment experience possible for your customers.

October 2, 2020

What Are the Invoice Requirements in the UK?

When you first start taking on clients and accepting payments, following the correct invoice requirements will save you a lot of time and energy down the road.

September 25, 2020

How to Pick the Best POS System for Your Business

POS (Point of Sale) systems are an integral part of managing your business. 🏧

September 20, 2020

What is Pomelo Pay and how can it help my business?

Pomelo Pay is a payment provider offering a secure, simple and hassle-free way to take payments in an instant.

September 18, 2020

Top Ways to Get Involved with Recycle Week

What are some ways you plan on getting involved with Recycle Week? ♻

September 11, 2020

7 Tips to Help Grow your Restaurant or Cafe Online

As the world shifts online, it’s likely you’ve been considering making your business more digital-friendly too. 📲

September 4, 2020

How to Get Started with Mobile Ordering

With the world becoming increasingly digital, mobile ordering is becoming increasingly relevant. 📲

August 28, 2020

Start Accepting Pre-Orders with Pomelo Pay

Now with pre-orders your customers can order food and beverage online and in advance!

August 21, 2020

16 Great Resources for Your Coffee Shop

Having the right resources makes managing a business a whole lot easier, especially when it comes to a fully-functioning busy coffee shop.

August 14, 2020

How to Take Card Payments with Your Phone

Thanks to advances in technology and the development of the payments industry, taking card payments by phone is now possible.

August 7, 2020

How We’re Sorting Cash Flow Issues for Small Businesses

Poor cash flow management is the main reason 80-90% of small businesses fail. Here’s how Pomelo Pay is helping small businesses manage cash flow.

July 31, 2020

How Can an App for Card Payments Benefit my Business?

Thanks to mobile payment apps, you can now accept payments with your phone!

July 24, 2020

Plastic Free July: Steps Towards a Greener Business

Participating in Plastic Free July is a great way to get create a greener, more sustainable business.

July 17, 2020

7 Advantages of Using an Online Ordering System

How can you take orders and deliver your food and beverages all while maintaining a safe distance? Luckily, there is a solution: online ordering systems.

July 10, 2020

3 On-the-Go Payment Options for Small Businesses

If your business doesn’t have a physical location, how do you accept payments on-the-go? We put together three methods small businesses can accept payments while travelling.

July 9, 2020

Eat Out to Help Out: How does the New Scheme Work?

Rishi Sunak has just announced a new Eat Out to Help Out scheme to incentivise people to eat out, thereby supporting restaurants, pubs and other food businesses as well as their 1.8 million employees.

July 2, 2020

Government Advice on Reopening Pubs and Restaurants Safely

As part of the response to the question of when can restaurants reopen, the government has recently published an extensive advisory guide for pubs and restaurants reopening so that they can help keep customers safe while the Coronavirus is still active.

June 30, 2020

How Restaurants are Handling Covid to Survive

Here’s how savvy restaurants are handling Covid to survive, and how you can too. Our top tips will help you keep your doors open, staff morale up, and customers happy.

June 16, 2020

A Better Checkout Experience with Google Pay

Instant and secure checkout on your payment page with the improved Google Pay integration.

June 11, 2020

Free Menu Maker

Pomelo Pay’s online menu creator will help make your restaurant safe for reopening post-lockdown.

June 8, 2020

Create a Free Online Shop with Pomelo Shop

No website? No problem! Pomelo Pay’s new improved Shop helps small businesses sell online.

June 5, 2020

Why QR Code Payments are Great for Business

Here are a few reasons why QR codes are great for your business.

Announcement
May 18, 2020

How the Bounce Back Loan is Helping Small Businesses

As lockdown persists, small businesses struggling with cash flow are still not receiving the loans they need.

Announcement
May 7, 2020

9 Reasons to Use Pomelo Pay for Taking Card Payments

We know these are challenging times for small businesses which is why we want to make it as easy as possible for you to take payments from your customers.

Inspiration
April 30, 2020

Obstacles Chinese Students Face When Paying Tuition Fees

In the UK, 31% of non-EU students come from China. That’s 120,000 students in British universities today.

Tutorials
April 30, 2020

How Universities Can Catch up with the Chinese Banking System

Chinese students are faced with quite a few obstacles when the time comes for them to pay their university fees.

April 21, 2020

5 Ways the UK Government is Helping SMEs with Covid-19

On the 23rd of March of 2020, the government ordered all cafes, pubs and non-essential businesses to shut down for at least 3 weeks in order to contain the spread of the coronavirus.

April 1, 2020

Are card machines going to disappear?

Cards are replacing cash at a colossal speed: almost two in five payments were made by debit cards in 2018.

April 1, 2020

Why You Don’t Need a Mobile Card Reader to Accept Payments

As a business, accepting card payments is a must.

March 31, 2020

5 ways to save money on business transactions

Expensive business transactions can take a large cut out of a business’ profits.

March 19, 2020

Why Going Cashless is Better for the Environment

Have you ever thought about the environmental cost of your payment methods?

March 6, 2020

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