Zettle by PayPal

PayPal-owned card readers and light POS, a common first till for small food businesses.

Pricing: Free to start — No monthly fee; reader from ~£29; card processing 1.75%.

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What is Zettle by PayPal?

Zettle offers affordable card readers and a free point-of-sale app that many UK cafés and food trucks use as their first till. Funds settle into PayPal, hardware is cheap, and there is no monthly fee — the trade-off is a simpler feature set than dedicated hospitality EPOS platforms.

Key details

Category
EPOS & Payments › Card readers & payment processing
Best for
Cafés & coffee shops, Takeaways & QSR, Pubs & bars
Pricing model
transaction — No monthly fee; reader from ~£29; card processing 1.75%.
Headquarters
Stockholm, Sweden (PayPal)
Last verified
2026-07-12

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