Card machine for your vape shop

Reliable card payments for your vape shop - competitive rates, fast contactless, and no provider complications.

Common challenges

  • Some providers restrict or decline vape/tobacco-adjacent businesses
  • Need a provider that accepts your business category
  • High footfall with small average transactions
  • Want fast contactless to keep the queue moving
  • Don't want to overpay on fees

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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

Why vape shops choose uno

Not every card machine provider accepts vape and e-cigarette retailers without question. We know which providers do, and we’ll match you with the best rates available — no wasted applications, no surprises.

Provider knowledge matters

Some providers have restrictions on tobacco-adjacent categories. We know the landscape and will connect you with providers who accept your business type without complications.

Fast contactless

Vape shops see steady footfall with quick transactions. Contactless payments keep the queue moving and customers happy.

Competitive rates

We compare across providers to find the best deal for your average transaction size and monthly volume.

What you get from uno

  • A provider confirmed to accept your business category
  • Competitive rates compared across multiple providers
  • Fast contactless terminal
  • On-site setup and ongoing support

Common questions from vape shop owners

We have to age-verify every sale - does the card machine slow things down?

No. The age check is enforced by UK regulations - it's part of your retail process, not the payment process. Once the sale is approved, contactless payment takes around a second. The card machine doesn't add any time to an age-verified sale.

Does using a card machine affect age verification?

No. Age verification is your responsibility as the retailer - it happens before you ring up the sale, not at the payment stage. The card machine processes the payment once you've completed the sale. Think 25, Challenge 25, or whatever policy you operate is entirely unaffected by the payment method.

Most purchases are £5–£15 - a bottle of liquid, some coils. Are card fees viable?

Vape customers buy using card frequently - often weekly. Offering card payment keeps them coming to your shop rather than ordering online. The fee per transaction is negligible; the customer retention is invaluable.

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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