Card machine for your mobile business

Take card payments at your customer's door, in their home, or wherever you work - portable, 4G-connected, and no fixed line needed.

Common challenges

  • Losing jobs because clients don't have cash ready
  • Chasing bank transfers or cash after the job is awkward
  • Need a terminal that works anywhere you go
  • Don't want high monthly fees for a small operation
  • Want to look professional when taking payment

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Recommended solutions

PAX A800

Portable/countertop Android terminal with 5.7-inch touchscreen and Payment & POS functionality. Built-in Wi-Fi & 4G connectivity, along with thermal printing. Includes merchant branding on-screen, an intuitive over-the-phone payment flow, on-board POS features, and is configurable for full POS integration.

  • 5.7-inch HD touchscreen
  • Built-in printer
  • Wi-Fi & 4G
  • Contactless, Chip & Pin, over-the-phone
  • Fast contactless transacting
  • Integrates with its provider's own POS only
  • Android POS and payments
Contract
negotiable

Solo

Compact, buy-outright card machine with Wi-Fi and 4G connectivity. No monthly fees, no contract - just a one-off hardware cost and a simple flat transaction rate. Ideal for very low volume merchants.

  • 3.5-inch greyscale touchscreen
  • Wi-Fi and multi-network 4G
  • Contactless, Chip & Pin, Payment-Links
  • No monthly fees
  • No contract
  • Buy outright - yours to keep
Contract
No contract

Why mobile businesses choose uno

If you work at your customer’s location - dog grooming, mobile hairdressing, cleaning, personal training, mobile mechanics - taking card payments on the spot means getting paid immediately instead of chasing transfers later.

Payment at the door

The PAX A920 connects over 4G, so you can take card payments wherever you’re working. Contactless, Chip & Pin, Apple Pay - however your client wants to pay.

Low-cost entry

The Solo, bought outright with no monthly fees, is ideal for sole traders watching their overheads. Higher transaction rate, but zero fixed costs.

Professional image

Turning up with a proper card machine looks more professional than asking for a bank transfer. It builds trust and makes repeat bookings easier.

What you get from uno

  • A portable terminal that works on 4G wherever you go
  • Options from zero monthly fees to lower transaction rates
  • No long-term contract lock-in
  • UK-based support

Common questions from mobile business owners

I work at customers' locations - can I take payment on-site?

Yes. A portable terminal with 4G connectivity fits in your work bag, toolbox, or vehicle. Process payment at the customer's home, office, or wherever the job is. No need for their Wi-Fi - the terminal connects independently via mobile data.

I'm a sole trader - can I get a card machine without a long contract?

Yes, we can offer various options for this circumstance. For a sole-trader barber doing a handful of card payments a day, a card machine based on the 'no-use, no-fee' Blended rate billing model would be uno's recommendation.

I currently invoice clients and chase bank transfers - would a card machine be faster?

Dramatically faster. Instead of sending an invoice, waiting for a transfer, and following up when it doesn't arrive, you take card payment on the spot. Job done, payment done, move on. Most mobile businesses that switch to card payment see their average time-to-payment drop from days to seconds.

General questions about uno
Which card machine is right for my business?

The right card machine depends on how the business trades. A fine-dining restaurant in Covent Garden, a market trader at Glasgow's Barras and a pub beside Cardiff Arms Park take payments in completely different ways, and no single machine suits all three. uno starts by understanding how a business actually operates, and only then recommends - from a range of providers rather than from one.

Do all the card machines uno recommends take contactless?

Yes, every one of them. Apple Pay, Google Pay and contactless cards are accepted as standard on every machine uno recommends; contactless is how most UK customers now pay, and every machine features it as standard.

Will I be able to take 'over-the-phone' payments?

For most merchants, yes - available on-screen along with contactless and Chip & Pin. The small minority of high-risk business-types that are not offered over-the-phone payments by default are the exception - for the vast majority, 'over-the-phone' payments will be offered as standard.

How can we process refunds?

From the card machine, in a few taps. Refund a sale on the same day and it is cancelled outright, with the money never leaving the customer's account; refund it after the provider's daily cut-off and the customer's bank typically takes 3-5 days to return it. Every machine uno recommends handles both, and the difference is only in how quickly the customer sees the money.

Is PCI compliance as much of a chore as it is with my current provider?

With several of the providers uno works with the merchant does nothing at all, because the provider handles PCI on their behalf; with the others it is a few minutes once a year. Nobody uno works with makes it complicated, and uno tells a merchant which they are getting before anything is signed.

How long does it take to get set up?

Most businesses are up and running within a few days. uno handles the installation and configuration, then walks the merchant and their staff through everything.

Ready to choose the right card machine?

We make the effort to understand how you operate, and only then recommend the solution that's right for your business - not the provider's.

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