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There are newer solutions like iZettle for cards that costs less. In Sweden we also have Swish, payment by smartphone without cards, but that is also a bit hard

There are newer solutions like iZettle for cards that costs less. In Sweden we also have Swish, payment by smartphone without cards, but that is also a bit harder for older people.

Svip 7y ago
I've encountered one merchant in Denmark using iZettle. He has since replaced it with the regular PoS. I can only imagine that is more expensive for him, but I wonder why he abandoned iZettle? Maybe it doesn't work that well? I am honestly wondering why I don't see more usage of iZettle. It could just be a Danish thing. And yes, there is Swish/MobilePay, but that only really works if you're local. A tourist - even one from a neighbouring country - will not have access to that.
- jks 7y ago
  We have MobilePay in Finland, but I don't know if it interoperates with the Danish system. Denmark is part of the Single Euro Payments Area, so I would expect transfers to be possible. There were iZettles in many Helsinki cafés a few years ago, but it seems to me that most of them have been replaced by normal PoS terminals.
  - LeonidasXIV 7y ago
    Finnish MobilePay, despite being owned by the same bank, is not interoperable with Danish MobilePay. Its stupid that every Nordic country is its own mobile-payment island.
- vnorilo 7y ago
  At least here in Finland, I associate iZettle with artisans, coffee stands, small farmers and ad hoc store fronts. Cheap and cheerful. Not that I mind it as a customer, but could be an image thing.
  - simongray 7y ago
    Same association in Denmark.
  - Gwypaas 7y ago
    Yep, same in Sweden. Super easy to setup and you get a complete POS system with built in cash register and emailing of receipts just having a tablet and the card reader. Costs per transaction are higher but for really small scale the ease of use wins.
- henriks 7y ago
  Like another poster said -- cost per transaction is higher. iZettle charges around a magnitude higher transaction fees compared to the regular PoS, so for a non-trivial amount of transactions it becomes more expensive regardless of the lack of monthly fees.
- LeonidasXIV 7y ago
  What? I encounter them pretty often in Copenhagen. Usually lower throughput places though, probably because the connectivity and the tablet app is a bit clunky but I would guess it is way easier to get started with this.

There are newer solutions like iZettle for cards that costs less. In Sweden we also have Swish, payment by smartphone without cards, but that is also a bit harder for older people.

Svip 7y ago

I've encountered one merchant in Denmark using iZettle. He has since replaced it with the regular PoS. I can only imagine that is more expensive for him, but I wonder why he abandoned iZettle? Maybe it doesn't work that well? I am honestly wondering why I don't see more usage of iZettle. It could just be a Danish thing. And yes, there is Swish/MobilePay, but that only really works if you're local. A tourist - even one from a neighbouring country - will not have access to that.

jks 7y ago
We have MobilePay in Finland, but I don't know if it interoperates with the Danish system. Denmark is part of the Single Euro Payments Area, so I would expect transfers to be possible. There were iZettles in many Helsinki cafés a few years ago, but it seems to me that most of them have been replaced by normal PoS terminals.
- LeonidasXIV 7y ago
  Finnish MobilePay, despite being owned by the same bank, is not interoperable with Danish MobilePay. Its stupid that every Nordic country is its own mobile-payment island.
vnorilo 7y ago
At least here in Finland, I associate iZettle with artisans, coffee stands, small farmers and ad hoc store fronts. Cheap and cheerful. Not that I mind it as a customer, but could be an image thing.
- simongray 7y ago
  Same association in Denmark.
- Gwypaas 7y ago
  Yep, same in Sweden. Super easy to setup and you get a complete POS system with built in cash register and emailing of receipts just having a tablet and the card reader. Costs per transaction are higher but for really small scale the ease of use wins.
henriks 7y ago
Like another poster said -- cost per transaction is higher. iZettle charges around a magnitude higher transaction fees compared to the regular PoS, so for a non-trivial amount of transactions it becomes more expensive regardless of the lack of monthly fees.
LeonidasXIV 7y ago
What? I encounter them pretty often in Copenhagen. Usually lower throughput places though, probably because the connectivity and the tablet app is a bit clunky but I would guess it is way easier to get started with this.