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5 stories in the archive.
17 Aug 2026
What card payments really cost a UK or Spanish venue
Interchange is capped for consumer cards in both the UK and Spain, but your bill is interchange plus scheme fees plus your provider's margin. Here is how the pieces fit, where the caps stop, and what to ask for when you compare quotes.
15 Apr 2026
Tap to Pay on iPhone in UK hospitality: the state of play in 2026
Tap to Pay on iPhone has quietly become a real option for UK restaurants and bars. Here is what is different, what is the same as a traditional terminal, and why you still probably want a proper card reader on your main counter.
22 Apr 2024
Event ticketing for bars and nightclubs: a year in
A year after we rolled out events inside the ORDR POS, the punchline is the one we hoped for: when ticketing lives inside the till, every paid ticket becomes a pre-paid table, and the third-party 8–12% fee stays at the venue. Here is what we learned, and where third-party platforms are still the right call.
23 Feb 2023
February 2023 features update
Payment terminals now work across any number of devices and networks, and our pre-payment flow has had a months-long overhaul based on thousands of real orders.
23 Sept 2022
Feature: the perfect payment terminal
Card machines. PDQs. Payment terminals. Whatever you call them, they are the lifeline of hospitality. We wanted one that was fast, reconciled to a bill automatically, and flexible enough for the chaos of a busy service.