The PAX A80 card machine is a countertop Android terminal with a touchscreen, physical keypad and built in receipt printer. At eCom Pay you buy it outright with £0 minimum monthly billing, on rates agreed against your turnover and settled the next working day.
24 hrs
approval, once documents are in
150+
currencies processed
4.4
Trustpilot rating
2010
processing payments since
Not every counter needs a flagship. The A80 does the job a fixed till position actually asks for: fast payments, printed receipts, a dependable wired connection, and nothing to charge overnight.
A 4 inch capacitive touchscreen runs the transaction, with a physical keypad underneath for customers who prefer proper buttons for their PIN. The best of both, in one countertop unit.
A thermal printer inside the terminal means paper receipts on the spot, with email and text receipts for customers who would rather go paperless.
Plugs into your router over ethernet for a rock solid connection, with a battery option if your counter layout needs the terminal off the mains.
Hold an amount, increase it, decrease it, capture it or release it, all from the terminal. Deposits, tabs and hire made simple.
Tipping prompts run on screen, and refunds are processed from the same terminal in moments, with analytics behind everything so you can see your trading day at a glance.
Card data is encrypted from the moment a card is tapped, inserted or swiped, on P2PE protected platform software. Nothing worth stealing sits on the device.
The A80 is our countertop pick when you are starting out or keeping things lean. Because you buy it outright with £0 minimum billing, a quiet month costs you almost nothing to stand still in, and the terminal keeps earning as you grow. When your volume builds, your specialist moves you across the range without starting again: the portable Handpoint HiLite for trading on the move, or the flagship PAX A920 Pro when the counter gets serious.
Four lines, stated up front, and nothing else. This is the whole commercial shape of owning a PAX A80 with eCom Pay.
Pay once and the A80 is yours. No rental contract behind the hardware, and no monthly line quietly recreating the cost of one.
There is no minimum billing or minimum service charge on the account. A quiet month costs you a quiet month, nothing more.
A single monthly software fee covers the security, compliance and updates that keep your terminal certified and safe to trade on. Stated before you sign, never buried.
The Specialist Approval Path puts a real person on your application, and the same person sizes your transaction rates to your real turnover, then reviews them as you grow.
Fair. So here is what UK merchants say after switching to eCom Pay, in their own words.
It was such a pleasure working with eCom Pay for my company, very straightforward to set up and the team were so helpful. No hidden fees, cost efficient, and from using other platforms before I can say this has been the best so far.
Verified merchantvia Trustpilot
We found eCom Pay to be a simple, efficient payment system to integrate, with a lot of support behind it. Would recommend them over competitors who charge far too much.
Verified merchantvia Trustpilot
Great customer service from eCom Pay. Needed a card reader for my business, they had me set up fast and gave me better rates than the last company. Highly recommend.
Verified merchantvia Trustpilot
Super impressed with eCom Pay. The transaction fees are competitive, and I love that my customers have multiple payment options, which has noticeably improved my sales.
Verified merchantvia Trustpilot
Good service from eCom Pay. The card machines are reliable and easy to use. I like that there are no hidden fees and everything is explained upfront.
Verified merchantvia Trustpilot
Would highly recommend. Easy, simple, and always answers when I need help. The best payment gateway I have come across, with a wide variety of packages available.
Verified merchantvia Trustpilot
It is a countertop Android card terminal with a 4 inch touchscreen, a physical keypad and a built in receipt printer. It takes contactless, Chip and PIN and swiped payments over a wired ethernet connection, with a battery option, and runs on the Handpoint platform.
At eCom Pay you buy it outright, so the terminal is yours from day one. You pay one transparent monthly software fee covering security and compliance, and there is £0 minimum monthly billing on the account.
Yes, it is our countertop pick for smaller and growing businesses. Bought outright with £0 minimum billing, a quiet month stays cheap to stand still in, and as your card volume grows your specialist can move you across the range without starting again.
Yes, it connects over ethernet, plugged straight into your router for a dependable wired connection. If your counter needs the terminal away from the mains, there is a battery powered option of the A80 as well.
Yes, a thermal receipt printer is built into the terminal, and customers who prefer paperless can have their receipt by email or text instead. Changing the paper roll takes a few seconds from the top of the unit.
Your account is approved in 24 hours once your documents are in, because experienced underwriters handle it directly. Your specialist confirms hardware delivery timing when you order, so you know exactly when you can start taking payments.
Then look at the Handpoint HiLite, which pairs with your phone and goes wherever you trade, or the PAX A920 Pro, the flagship portable Android terminal with a bigger screen, barcode scanner and all day battery. Your specialist will match the terminal to how you actually work.
Written by the eCom Pay team. Reviewed August 2026. Last updated August 2026.
Experienced underwriters handle your application and guide you step by step, with approval in 24 hours once your documents are in. Then the A80 is yours, with £0 minimum billing behind it.
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