Start 2021 right by making Ordo your instant bank transfer solution
Every year, businesses attempt to predict upcoming trends in order to prepare and stay ahead of the curve, but even the best business forecaster would have struggled to anticipate the events of 2020. Almost overnight, the pandemic radically changed consumer behaviour and working environments. After the year we have experienced, it might seem impossible to […]
Switching to Ordo for secure online payments could be one of the best decisions your business makes
The average person makes an astonishing 35,000 decisions a day. Many of these daily decisions are minor and don’t have a long-term impact on life, but in the business world decisions can carry more weight. Choices such as where to allocate your annual resources and how to accept secure online payments affect the bottom line […]
Improve customer experience by using Ordo as your instant payment system
Covid-19 has upended much in the business world. One of the biggest changes is seen in consumer spending habits. Customer loyalty is not a given – people are switching brands and altering their normal spending patterns in search of socially responsible behaviour, value, and compatibility with lifestyles centred around the home. Now is the prime time for […]
Encourage different thinking and try Ordo the innovative request for payment service
In the past few years there has been a big push to encourage cognitive diversity in business, but is it really that helpful? The short answer is yes. By fostering diverse thinking styles, you may come up with a unique solution to a problem, try a new innovative request for payment service, or hit on […]
When it comes to small business accounting, let accounting software packages do the heavy lifting to get you instant payment
When it comes to small business accounting, let accounting software packages do the heavy lifting to get you instant payment With the tightening of Covid restrictions, many small businesses and freelancers have had to put their face-to-face work on hold. This break in business could be the perfect opportunity to get on top of administrative […]
Simplify your gift giving with Ordo – the easy to use payment app
We all know someone who had a birthday during the first lockdown. It was a novelty – you celebrated with a virtual party, toasted them over video call, picked out a present online, and paid for it using an easy to use payment app. You might have thought these pandemic celebration adaptations were confined to […]
From baking basics to online payments: How Covid-19 has changed our spending habits
At the beginning of the year who would have thought we’d experience so many changes to the way we live? Covid-19 has altered our lives in numerous ways from where we work to how we communicate, with some of the starkest changes being seen in consumer spending habits. A recently released survey by McKinsey & […]
Post-Pandemic Time Travel….the essential money transfer app to not leave home without
With pandemic restrictions tightening across Britain travel within and outside of the country may seem like a pipe dream, but it will return one day…it just might look a little different than it did pre-covid19. Make sure to pack your mask and your money transfer app, we’re taking a little trip to the future of […]
Navigating the stormy Covid19 seas – From theatre boats to calm electronic payment solutions
If the pandemic has taught us anything, it’s that we’re all extremely adaptable and resourceful. Many small businesses have weathered the storm by moving from face-to-face interactions to video calls and from cash to an electronic payment solution. With tightening restrictions just around the corner, it’s time to take inspiration from how some businesses reimagined […]
Is your business limitless on contactless?
Before the pandemic, more than half of all payments were made by card in the UK. Now that number has increased with consumers turning away from cash in favour of credit and debit cards and payment apps. Small businesses want a safe, contactless payment method that allows them to get paid easily, but although credit […]
Press delete and you risk missing £30k in payments…
Tell the truth – what do you do when you get an email from your bank informing you that your monthly current account statement is ready to read? You’re not alone if you simply delete the email and move on with your day. Looking at your bank statement and confirming that the payments in and […]
Dirty money….
In September of last year, the title “dirty money” would’ve had you anticipating very different content. Just over a year ago today, for the first time in the UK, people spent more money with cards than with cash, and now this transition to cashless methods of payment has just moved over to the fast lane […]
The Clapping ceased, but can the caring continue?
At 8pm on Thursday, the 26th of March, across the country people ventured out onto their doorsteps, stood on their balconies, or leaned out their windows and began clapping. What began as a few tentative claps, evolved into a boisterous and uplifting applause as people showed their appreciation for the NHS carers and other essential […]
You’ve been scammed!
It’s a sad fact – if there is a crisis there are always scammers willing to exploit it for personal gain. The Covid-19 pandemic is no exception. As early as the first week in lockdown, the government published an alert warning the public that Covid-19 scams were already appearing. Common scams include fake emails purporting […]
Home sweet Home Work?
Rising at the crack of dawn to get the early morning train. Zooming down a cycle super highway surrounded by slew of other frantic cyclists. Singing along to the car radio as you sit in a traffic jam. No matter what mode of transport you used, many will have similar memories of your pre-Covid work […]
Here comes the bride, with a mask muffled, “I do”?
Though Covid restrictions are fluid, as of now weddings are still continuing. This is happy news for not just couples eager to tie the knot, but also for the multitude of vendors who rely on weddings for their livelihood – planners, florists, caterers, photographers, dress makers, and many more. During this time, we’ve seen vendors […]
Blood, sweat and….gyms?
After almost four months closed because of Covid-19, July was finally the month where gyms and indoor pools began to open in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland and they have now been given the green light to open at the end of August in Scotland. So important for our physical and mental health, these sports […]
Reducing stress… and Breathe!
When lockdown began in late March, the Office of National Statistics found that 50% of Britons felt high levels of anxiety. This number fell as lockdown progressed. You might assume that the percentage would fall even further as lockdown has eased, but the relaxation of restrictions has introduced a whole new set of issues that […]
Money Personality
When you think about your relationship with money, what words or ideas spring to mind? Maybe it’s fun and big nights out, perhaps it’s planning and pensions, or it could be nothing at all because you’d rather spend your time thinking about anything other than money. One thing is clear, we all have different money […]
What do clients and kids have in common?
What do clients and kids have in common? The planet found itself gripped by a virus that knows no boundaries, democratic nations wilfully complied with imprisoning STAY AT HOME pleas, and ordinarily over crowded bustling cities were brought to a peaceful but eerie standstill. Even as we seem to be easing out of the crisis, […]
How has COVID-19 affected market stalls?
No More Stalling For Market Traders By the end of this weekend, most shops, restaurants and bars across England will, once again, be open for business. As we kickstart the economy, this new surge in footfall and spending may very much give the impression of a country returning to normal following an extremely bleak few […]
What happened to all the food and drink unsold in bars and restaurants
Pubs Have ‘Beer-ly’ Survived During Lockdown Dubbed ‘Super Saturday’ by the media, Saturday the 4th of July is the date that pubs and restaurants in the UK will finally be able to re-open. While this is great news for owners and diners and drinkers who have been missing their local, lockdown has been a tough […]
How COVID-19 has affected window cleaners
Window Cleaners Look For Transparent Payment Methods Before COVID-19 arrived and began to impact every area of every industry, most UK home-owners enjoyed having their windows cleaned three or four times a year. Sadly, clean windows are just one of the many things that UK citizens had to do without as the country battled the […]
Paying Tribute To Hairdressers – But Not Cash
Hands up if you’re ready for a haircut! In the last few weeks, the UK’s businesses have been slowly coming back to life with parks, restaurants and non-essential stores opening their doors once again. Although it’s great to finally be able to splash out on a latte and splurge on shoes, most of us have […]