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 […]
How has COVID-19 affected the handyman industry?
It’s Hands-Off For Handymen Post-Lockdown As restrictions finally begin to ease in the UK following months of lockdown, many of us will be looking forward to getting outdoors, getting a haircut and getting back to normal. For countless home-owners, this new freedom will also offer a chance to welcome back their handyman to tackle the […]
What happened to all the food and drink unsold in bars and restaurants
Photo by Kelly Sikkema 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 […]
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 […]
Ordo Offers A New Lease Of Life For Landlords And Tenants
During the first half of 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc across a number of industries – not least the residential property market. At the beginning of April, landlords were advised that they were no longer permitted to show prospective tenants around properties or, in fact, to enter the properties they owned if a […]
Lessons To Be Learnt As Schools Reopen
Credit image: Kelly Sikkema Although we have had some conflicting reports of late, this week Education Secretary, Gavin Williamson, announced that the plan is for all children to return to school by September. Going the distance with learning Whilst a return to school does, of course, signal a return to some kind of normality for […]
Prevention or Cure?
Look at what Which? has found out about being reimbursed following fraud…it’s not groovy
A lunchtime disrupted – time for Request for Payment
Phil Skinner at our technology partner, CGI, has been blogging about us (and he’s a little bit funny)
World Mental Health Day
For World Mental Health day, Ordo is doing its bit to break the taboo and spread the word about suicide prevention – hard hitting, but literally vital.
Ordo heads to P20
Ordo meets the Economic Secretary, John Glen MP.
Fighting back against payment fraud
We discuss how Ordo protects users from fraud.
Ordo and CGI addressing billing fraud
Fliss from Ordo and Sean from Ordo’s technology partner, CGI, chat about how Ordo helps combat invoice fraud and why this matters to billers and their customers