Choose the payment route that fits the sale
Wonderful’s 30 September guide compares taking card payments on a phone, using a separate card reader, sending payment links and offering QR or Pay by Bank journeys.
Start with the payment moment. Check where the customer is, what equipment and connectivity staff need, the complete cost, the proof that payment completed and how the transaction reaches your records. The useful choice is the route that works reliably for the sales you actually make.
Published 30 September 2026. Selected after reconciling 136 published Wonderful blog posts.
Barclays sent 1.25 million unsolicited cards in 1966
Barclaycard launched officially on 29 June 1966 as Europe’s first all-purpose credit card. Barclays Group Archives says most of the 1.25 million cards sent to potential users that year were accepted. By 1972, Barclaycard had 1.7 million cardholders and 52,000 merchants.
Write the condition before choosing the technology
Pick one high-value sale where payment depends on a handover or completed step. Write four answers: what triggers payment, who confirms that event, what evidence your team keeps and what happens if the condition is still open at the deadline.
Use the answers to tighten today’s process. Keep them ready for any future conditional-payment service you consider, so a product demonstration can be tested against a real transaction.