Will stock payleven chip and pin device
Screwfix has announced it will stock the payleven Chip & PIN device, which enables tradesmen to process credit and debit payments anytime, anywhere. Now tradesmen can buy a machine for card transactions, making it quicker for them to receive payment for jobs they undertake during their busy working day.
payleven offers a way to accept card transactions and at Screwfix, the Chip & PIN reader costs GBP 82.50 excluding VAT, and includes GBP 27.50 of transactional credit equating to GBP 1,000 of free transactions, after which tradesmen are charged a fee of 2.75 per cent per transaction, with no monthly subscription. The payleven reader is mobile, working anywhere with 3G or Wi-Fi connection and links up via a mobile app with an iOS or Android smart phone or tablet via Bluetooth.
John Mewett, marketing director at Screwfix, comments: “We are delighted to be the first UK trade supplier to be stocking the payleven device. Offering convenience to our customers is really important to us and as tradesmen need to be able to process card payments securely and this device allows them to do just that. In recent years, technology has fast become one of a tradesman’s most valuable business tools, and this device is an invaluable product to add to their toolbox.”
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