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Here at takepayments, we specialise in making it easy for independent businesses, just like yours, to take card payments. It's that simple.
Overview
Location
United Kingdom, England, Manchester
Employees
201-500
Phone
+44 1606 566600
Founded date
1995
Mentions in press and media 9
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| Jun 18, 2024 | Global Payments snaps up UK payments firm Takepayments | US payment processing giant Global Payments has acquired a UK payments business called Takepayments, according to a Companies House filing. The deal is said to value the Stockport-based business at more than $250m. Global Payments is an Atl... |
| Jan 28, 2020 | Card Terminal and Electronic Point of Sale Firm Payzone Rebrands as “Fintech” Firm Takepayments | Takepayments is the now the new company name for Payzone’s card terminal and electronic point of sale (EPOS) business. The firm has relaunched as a new Fintech company this year in order to disrupt the existing card payments industry and pe... |
| Dec 6, 2019 | The Key Tools and Technologies New Businesses Should Invest In | 1 shares Share Tweet Pin LinkedIn When starting a new business there are a great many things to do, and even more expenses. It can be difficult to know what should be the priority in terms of time and resources. Over-investing too earl... |
| You have two weeks left to register for self-assessment | Research from leading card payments provider takepayments has uncovered a startling reality: two-thirds of sole traders in the UK are in the dark about the impending self-assessment tax return deadline, according to a recent survey. Only 3 ... | |
| Mobile payments have overtaken cash as the most popular way to pay | With the recent launch of Apple’s Tap to Pay function, research from digital payment provider, takepayments, suggests that the UK has become a contactless-first economy. A survey of over 1,000 UK consumers has revealed that Apple Pay and co... | |
| No check, please! 8% of restaurant diners admit to bolting without paying | A survey that took in 1,500 diners across the UK has found that restaurants are frequently falling victim to unscrupulous diners who scarper without paying, and London is the worst for it. The data, collated by card payment solutions provid... | |
| AI voice scammers are posing as loved ones to steal your money — here’s a foolproof trick to stop attacks | Here’s how to thwart a real-life attack of the clones. Artificial intelligence’s light-speed advancement has made people easy prey for the increasingly prevalent AI voice scams. Fortunately, techsperts have revealed a foolproof way to diffe... | |
| Cash or card? Going all-in on one could cost restaurants | We all know the old saying — cash is king. And while cash transactions declined following the pandemic — leading many to speculate that the UK was becoming a cashless society — research from takepayments suggests cash is making a comeback a... |
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FAQ about takepayments
When was takepayments founded?
takepayments was founded in 1995.
What has the press written about takepayments?
Parsers VC has collected 9 articles mentioning takepayments, among them “Global Payments snaps up UK payments firm Takepayments” (Jun 18, 2024) and “Card Terminal and Electronic Point of Sale Firm Payzone Rebrands as “Fintech” Firm Takepayments” (Jan 28, 2020).
Is takepayments still active?
Yes, takepayments is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Aug 28, 2025.