Online payments
Take payment when the customer isn't in front of you.
Payment links, invoicing, ecommerce checkout, deposits for high-ticket sales — and websites that actually convert enquiries. We review what the online side of your business costs and recommend the simplest setup that fits.
Where online payments earn their keep
Four ways businesses get paid without a card machine on the counter — and what we check for each.
Deposits & invoices
Car dealerships, trades, consultants
Take a deposit on a vehicle, invoice for a job, or collect a booking fee — by a link sent in a text or email, paid in seconds, without chasing.
Pay-by-link & QR payments
Salons, mobile businesses, service providers
A payment request the customer settles on their own phone — useful when the sale happens over the phone, on-site, or after the visit.
Ecommerce checkout
Online sellers, retail with a web shop
What your checkout and gateway actually cost per sale, whether the flow loses customers, and what the right setup would look like.
A website that converts
Any business whose enquiries start online
The website, the enquiry flow and the payment step reviewed together — because a site that looks good but loses the sale is a cost, not an asset.
What the online review covers
Same rules as every EHNT review: understand the business first, recommend second.
- What each online transaction actually costs you today
- Whether payment links or invoicing would shortcut how you get paid
- Where your checkout or enquiry flow loses customers
- The simplest setup that fits how you trade — not the biggest one
A straight answer on providers
The review is designed to understand your business first. For some merchants, Shift4 will be the right fit — its UK offer includes pay-by-link and QR code payments alongside the terminals and POS. For others — particularly online-first and pure ecommerce businesses — a simpler card provider, ecommerce gateway, payment link setup, or another selected partner may make more sense. Either way, you get the recommendation that fits the way you actually trade, and any agreement is made directly between you and the provider.