The latest from the world of UK payments — product updates, industry news, and guides for growing businesses.
May 2026
The Small Business Protections (Late Payments) Bill announced in the 2026 King's Speech caps B2B terms at 60 days and adds mandatory interest on overdue invoices. Here's what UK merchants should do this week.
Read article →The FCA's new safeguarding regime took effect on 7 May 2026, materially changing how UK payment firms must protect merchant funds. Here's what to ask your PSP.
Read more →Pay by Link lets UK businesses take card payments by sending a one-time URL — no terminal, no website, no card details over the phone. Here's how to use it well.
Read more →FCA authorisation is the line between a payment provider with real customer-funds protection and a re-seller of someone else's licence. Here's how to read the difference.
Read more →Every UK payment gateway claims to be the cheapest. Here's a no-nonsense method for comparing rates that survives the small print — and what 'fair' actually looks like in 2026.
Read more →UK merchants can now connect their Monek account to Xero in under 2 minutes, with every payment automatically creating a matching Xero transaction entry.
Read more →Most UK businesses are paying far more in card processing fees than they need to. Here's what a fair rate looks like in 2026, and how to read the small print.
Read more →Choosing the right WooCommerce payment gateway matters more than most UK merchants realise. Here's why Monek beats the defaults for UK ecommerce.
Read more →UK merchants can now benefit from automatic payment reconciliation with Monek's Xero integration, currently awaiting App Marketplace approval.
Read more →Five practical strategies for negotiating better rates, understanding your statement, and reducing unnecessary fees with your current acquirer.
Read more →We've rebuilt the Monek merchant dashboard from the ground up. Real-time reporting, batch refunds, and advanced filtering are now live.
Read more →After switching from Stripe, this UK e-commerce business reduced processing fees by over a third while improving settlement times to next-day.
Read more →Interchange-plus pricing can be significantly cheaper than blended rates — but it's not for everyone. Here's how to decide if it suits your business.
Read more →UK merchants can now discover and connect Monek directly through the Xero App Marketplace, making payment reconciliation completely automatic.
Read more →A major update to the Monek Portal introduces the Virtual Terminal, enhanced Pay by Link with real-time tracking, and advanced refunds — driven by pilot merchant feedback.
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