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Samsung’s long-awaited push into the UK market for mobile payments is finally over. The world’s largest Smartphone maker faces stiff competition with launch of contactless system in UK. Samsung Pay was originally due to be launched last year, and after many delays the app will be available from the 17th…

“Rip off” card fees will be banned from 2018 in the UK as the Government has announced that paying by card will be free for consumers from 2018. All consumer-facing credit and debit fees, which can be as high as 21 per cent, will be outlawed from 2018 under an…

September 2017 saw the tenth anniversary of contactless or “touch and go” payments in the UK, and companies and banks are now spending more and more time researching exploratory ways to make the technology even faster, whilst introducing new diverse payment solutions. Everywhere you look in society now, contactless technology…

What are the Advantages of a Small Business Accepting Card Payments? As we fast approach 2018, you may be considering accepting card payments. Maybe you are currently putting together an extensive business plan, or you’re already running your own business and you’re weighing up the benefits of how card payments…

In Proud a relaxed, welcoming drinking bar in Camden, sits an unassuming gadget which the locals refer to as “Fingopay.” Perched on the bar itself, and linked to a very small screen. This biometric gadget looks more suited to a local GP Surgery than a pub, but it’s not designed…

June 1967 saw the World’s first ATM machine launched and heralded a transformation in the way people obtained and used cash. Fast forward five decades, and it is still going strong and June 2017 saw the site of the world’s first cash machine turned into gold to commemorate the 50th…

Wireless Terminal Solutions are proud to have featured in Hollyoaks this week. Fans of the popular Channel 4 drama may have seen our mobile card machine in the episode which aired on Monday 9th January 2017, where Amy Barnes (played by  Ashley Slanina-Davies) is receiving a payment at the cafe…

The popularity in contactless technology is showing no signs of slowing down. Reports show that in London, almost 50% of card payments under £30 are now contactless.  The amount being spent by customers rose by 163%. London leads the way with the popular contactless technology. Outside London, Manchester was the…

Contactless technology; no need for costly Wi-Fi- secure payment systems; increased revenue – these all sound good to an exhibitor attending a food festival, right? They sound good to the organisers of the Foodies Festival too, which is why the Media Company have appointed Wireless Terminal Solutions as the official…