Mainstream acquirer

Tide

Last verified 2026-06-02

Tide is a mainstream acquirer operating across in-person card payments. Full rate, settlement and contract terms are in the commercial profile below.

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Legal entity
Tide Platform Limited
Companies House
09595646 ↗
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Commercial profile

Headline rate
1.5% per transaction
Settlement
Same-day to Tide Business account
Contract
No contract
Channels
In-person card payments
Tier
Mainstream acquirer

Editorial notes

Conditional on Tide Business banking. £49 hardware.

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Official site: Tide

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Adam Parker

Founder & Managing Director, Muswell Rose, founder and PSC of Best Business Loans Ltd

Adam is the founder and managing director of Muswell Rose and a founder of Best Business Loans Ltd, the company behind MerchantHQ. His career runs through insurance, mortgages, commercial finance and fintech lending, including payments and merchant services. He writes the MerchantHQ library.

Last reviewed: 2 June 2026

Payments review: Derren Powell, payments and fintech specialist, formerly Vice President, Business Development (Merchants) at Mastercard. Reviewed 2026-08-19. Independent reviewer; the MerchantHQ editorial team retains control of the final content.

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