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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
UK merchants can now connect their Monek account to Xero in under 2 minutes, with every payment automatically creating a matching Xero transaction entry.
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.
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.