Card machines forMassage Therapists
Take a £60 hour on your phone-sized terminal, in a rented room or a client's home.
- First terminal free
- £0 monthly bill
- Next-day payouts
Every kind of massage practice
Rented rooms, sports massage, mobile therapists and salon chairs.
Rented rooms
One terminal travels between the rooms you rent each week.
- Rooms
- Sessions
- Repeat
Sports massage
Club and squad sessions billed as one card payment.
- Clubs
- Squads
- Events
Mobile therapists
4G means payment works in a client's living room with no WiFi.
- Home visits
- Mobile
- Corporate
Salon chairs
Separate terminal keeps your takings apart from the salon's till.
- Chair rent
- Self employed
- Reports
Why massage therapists choose Shift4 One
No rental in quiet weeks
There is no monthly bill, so a light week costs you nothing in fees.
Paid at the client's door
Built-in 4G takes payment wherever you treat, without borrowing anyone's WiFi.
Tips without awkwardness
The screen asks about a tip so you never have to.
Money next working day
Session fees are in your account the next working day, weekends included.
How it stacks up
| Feature | Shift4 | SumUp | Zettle | Dojo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upfront cost | Free | £29+ | £19+ | £100+ |
| Monthly fee | £0 | £0 | £0 | £15+ |
| Rate | 1.25% | 1.69% | 1.75% | 1.2% |
| 4G built in | ||||
| Next-day payout | ||||
| No use, no bill |
Blended rate on Visa and Mastercard. Amex 1.9%. Over £10k a month, pricing is quoted individually.
Competitor pricing from published UK rates, last checked August 2026. Providers change pricing without notice — confirm directly.
Massage Therapists card machine questions
Do I need WiFi to take payment?
No. The terminal has 4G built in and falls back to it automatically, which suits mobile and home-visit work.
Is there a monthly charge?
No. The first terminal is free and there is no monthly bill, so you only pay a percentage on takings.
Can clients pay for a block of sessions?
Yes. A block is one larger transaction at the same blended rate, and it settles the next working day.
Does it prompt for tips?
Yes. Tipping can be enabled as a percentage or fixed amount, and tips report separately from your session income.
Can I use it in different rooms?
Yes. The terminal is portable and reconnects to whichever WiFi is available, or falls back to 4G.
Get your massage therapists quote
First terminal free. Additional terminals £14/month. £0 monthly bill, no minimum monthly service charge. no use, no bill: no transactions in a month means no bill. Next working day, including Saturdays settlement and 4g and wifi built in.
Turning over more than £10k a month? Your rate is priced individually — send a statement and we'll come back the same day.
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Ready to stop renting a card machine?
1.25% (£1.25 per £100) on Visa and Mastercard, American Express 1.9%, and your first terminal free.