EE, part of BT Group, recently announced its partnership with Square to help UK small businesses securely accept contactless mobile payments, anytime anywhere.
Available now, the partnership will give EE’s business customers access to a free Square Reader, with fee-free processing on their first £1,000 of card transactions in person, online or over the phone. With Square, customers can accept touch-free payments in-person and online, quickly and securely.
As SMEs look for an accessible way to accept card payments anywhere, EE is providing small businesses with a simple way to get started. With this offer EE business customers can:
The offer forms part of BT’s recently launched Small Business Support Scheme. This scheme sees the company support the UK’s 5.8m small businesses through the coronavirus pandemic and beyond via a range of new measures aimed at helping small businesses to boost their connectivity, cash flow and confidence.
Limited time offer, one per customer, subject to availability, valid only for new Square customers and is not transferable. Waived processing fees are reimbursed to your account on each deposit. Free processing valid for 180 days after opening a Square account. After waived fees expire, Square charges 1.75% for all face to face transactions including Visa, Mastercard and American Express. 2.5% for keyed in and online transactions.
Pete Oliver, Managing Director of SME, BT Enterprise Unit
As the trend towards cashless payments continue to skyrocket, our EE business customers can now not only benefit from the best connectivity with the UK’s no.1 network, but also have access to Square’s leading digital payment tools to help improve cash flow; arguably more critical today than ever before.
Pankaj Bengani, Global Partnerships Lead at Square
Partnering with EE means we can help more SMEs accept card payments with ease and simplicity. It’s essential businesses are equipped to sell wherever their customers are, and with Square, EE customers will be able to do this in-person and online.
