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Simply put, a mobile card terminal allows your customer to pay for their services or purchases from different locations which is great news for the service industry and people who do not accept payments from a stand-alone brick and mortar shop.

Mobile card terminals are often used in restaurants, for example.  A criticism of English restaurants is that payment often needs to be made at the counter, instead of at the customer’s dining table, which many diners would prefer.  A pleasant dining experience can truly be ruined by having to leave your table and queue at a desk to make a payment!  And, of course, a ruined dining experience will usually entail lower or no tips for the staff.

There are many different types of businesses who use a mobile card terminal, in particular businesses that offer a service away from a shop floor.  This includes builders, decorators, plumbers and electricians for example, who conduct their business on the go and in customers’ homes.  These services can really benefit from using a mobile card terminal, making it unnecessary for customers to carry cash or to give their personal details over the telephone.  Having a mobile card terminal could hence even attract more business your way.

Lastly, having a mobile card terminal in a shop demonstrates that you are committed to equality and diversity, by enabling less able people such as those in wheelchairs to pay from anywhere in the shop instead of having to pay at a counter where they may have difficulty.  Again, a great way to attract additional business!