How two well known Fylde coast business names were helped to play their cards right in the lockdown

With customers wanting to pay with cards rather than cash thanks to coronavirus, one Bispham firm has been helping two of the coast’s best known businesses make the change.
By Tim Gavell
Published 2nd Jul 2020, 07:00 GMT
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Payment provider, Card Saver, said it was delighted to have helped significant local businesses such as Notarianni's and Taylors of Cleveleys adapt and flourish during the pandemic lockdown.

Ross Chapman, Card Saver’s business development director, said: “We are really proud to have helped many local businesses overcome payment barriers during the recent months.

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“We’ve been able to set them up to receive contactless payments, via terminals and over the phone, which has allowed them to keep trading throughout the pandemic and thrive as a result. We’ve even provided businesses with the ability to take online payments so restaurants, cafes and bars can adjust and offer a delivery service to customers.”

Taylors of Cleveleys have teamed up with Bispham's Card Saver to go cashless in the coronavirus crisisTaylors of Cleveleys have teamed up with Bispham's Card Saver to go cashless in the coronavirus crisis
Taylors of Cleveleys have teamed up with Bispham's Card Saver to go cashless in the coronavirus crisis

Notarianni Ices on Waterloo Road, Blackpool, has been making Italian vanilla ice cream to the same secret family recipe since 1928.

But the recent pandemic has meant they have had to adapt and make changes to the way they run, so Card Saver stepped in to help.

Luca Vettese, managing director at Notarianni’s, said: “Card Saver contacted us during the pandemic, and I’m so grateful that they did. We have never had the facility to take card payments before, and they helped us transition seamlessly.

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“Being able to take contactless payments has allowed us to continue operating in a safe way for our staff and customers. They also set us up with the ability to take online payments so we could operate a delivery service through our website, which proved hugely popular.”

Since 1947, family-run Taylors of Cleveleys has been serving sandwiches, celebration cakes and hotpots in town.

Owner Julia McDonald, said: “Card Saver have helped us enormously with their experience and wonderful staff who have gone above and beyond to help us adapt to the current climate, where contactless payments are the new norm.

“The transition would have been so difficult without them when we already had the impact of the pandemic to deal with.”

Card Saver has operated in the financial services market since 2015, and is one of the UK’s fastest-growing card payment processing providers.

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