Payment Solutions for Hair Salons, Beauty Salons, Spas & Barbershops
Modern card readers with built-in tip prompts, deposit collection and pay-by-link designed for beauty and wellness businesses across the UK. Rates from 0.29%.
- Built-in tip prompts
- Collect booking deposits
- Pay by link for treatments
- Next-day settlement
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Hair salons, beauty salons, barbershops, spas and nail studios are high-footfall, cash-light environments. Clients increasingly expect to pay by card or even remotely and many book and pay online before they arrive. Payee Solutions gives beauty and wellness businesses everything they need: fast card readers with tip prompts at the point of payment, pay-by-link for collecting deposits before appointments, and a clean dashboard that tracks revenue by stylist or treatment room. No fuss. No complicated contracts. Just payments that work as hard as you do.
Pain Points & Solutions
We understand the challenges of your sector. Here is how we solve them:
Clients not having cash for tips
Our terminals include a tip prompt screen clients add a tip by percentage or custom amount before confirming payment
No-shows and last-minute cancellations
Collect a card deposit via pay-by-link at booking protects your time and revenue without awkward conversations
Slow checkouts creating queues at busy times
Contactless tap-and-go payments complete in under two seconds keep your reception moving
Tracking revenue across multiple stylists
View sales by staff member, service or time period in your Payee Solutions dashboard
Clients wanting to split a group booking
Our terminals support split-payment across multiple cards for group treatments and hen parties
Features & Benefits
Everything included as standard with your Payee Solutions package:
Feature 1
Tip prompts built into every payment screen - percentage or custom amount
Feature 2
Pay by link - collect deposits before appointments via email or SMS
Feature 3
Contactless, Chip & PIN, Apple Pay, Google Pay, Samsung Pay
Feature 4
Accepts Visa, Mastercard, Amex, Maestro
Feature 5
Split-payment support for group bookings
Feature 6
Digital receipts by email or SMS
Feature 7
Next-day settlement into your UK bank account
Feature 8
Revenue tracking by stylist or treatment room
Feature 9
PCI DSS compliant - no cardholder data on your systems
Feature 10
Optional virtual terminal for phone bookings and remote payments
Feature 11
Portable terminal option - pay at the chair or treatment bed
Pricing - Honest, Transparent Rates
We believe you should see every fee before you sign. No surprises, no rate cards hidden behind a sales call.
| Fee Type | What It Is | Payee Solutions Rate |
|---|---|
| Debit card transaction rate | From 0.29% per transaction |
| Credit card transaction rate | From 0.79% per transaction |
| Monthly plan fee | From £15/month |
| Setup fee | FREE - completely free |
| PCI compliance fee | Included FREE - never an extra charge |
| Contract term | 12 months minimum - one of the shortest in the UK |
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“I run a six-chair salon and the tip prompts alone paid for the terminals within the first month. Clients tip far more readily on card than they did with cash. The deposit system has also cut our no-shows by more than half.”
— Owner, Hair Studio
4.9 / 5
AGGREGATE RATING
Rated by 1,500+ UK Retail Businesses
SCHEMA: AGGREGATERATING COMPLIANT
Frequently Asked Questions
Do your terminals have tip prompts?
Yes. Our terminals display a tip screen before the payment is confirmed. Clients can choose a percentage – typically 10%, 15% or 20% – or enter a custom amount.
Can I take a deposit when a client books?
Yes. Our pay-by-link feature lets you send a secure payment request by email, SMS or WhatsApp. The client pays their deposit online before their appointment.
Can I use one account across multiple stylists?
Yes. Your Payee Solutions dashboard lets you view transactions by staff member so you can track individual and team performance.
Do you support split payments for group bookings?
Yes. Our terminals support split-payment across multiple cards, making group bookings and hen parties straightforward.
Card payments have become the default in UK hair and beauty. Research consistently shows that businesses with visible, easy-to-use card readers take more in tips, record fewer no-shows when deposit collection is in place, and report higher average transaction values compared to cash-only operations. Payee Solutions card machines for salons are compact, reliable and include built-in tip prompts making them the natural choice for barbershops, beauty salons, spas and nail studios looking to modernise their payment setup without paying inflated bank rates.
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