Revolut Rivals Square, SumUp with New Terminal

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Revolut is ramping up its competition against Square and SumUp with the launch of a new payment terminal designed for larger businesses and retailers.

The London-based banking firm will debut the device, known as Revolut Terminal, in the UK and Ireland just in time for the busy holiday season as part of its strategy to expand its business-to-business offerings.

Since 2021, Revolut’s merchant acquiring division has been rolling out both online and offline payment solutions under its Revolut Business brand.

These new terminals will enable merchants to offer Revolut Pay, a checkout option that allows the FinTech’s 45 million+ global users to pay directly from the Revolut app.

Over the past year, Revolut has processed payments for more than 65,000 merchants, with the volume of in-person transactions growing fourfold.

“This is one of our big new bets as a company,” said Alex Codina, Revolut’s general manager for merchant acquiring, to City AM. Codina emphasized that Revolut Terminal is aimed at capturing a new segment of the market, promising streamlined operations and analytics tools that cater to businesses with multiple locations.

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