CreatePay’s card machines for takeaways keep payments quick, seamless, and hassle-free - so you can focus on serving happy customers.
CreatePay delivers fast, reliable payment solutions and card machines designed specifically for takeaways and fast food restaurants. Keep orders moving and customers happy with speedy card machines, seamless contactless payments, and next-day funding. Whether you're serving burgers, pizzas, kebabs, fried chicken, or late-night meals, our technology helps you process payments quickly and efficiently during even the busiest rushes. Focus on what matters most, great food, fast service, and growing your business - while CreatePay takes care of the payments.
Real-time Insights for Your Takeaway
As a takeaway or fast food restaurant owner, staying on top of sales has never been easier with the CreatePay app. From your smartphone, tablet, or even the card machine itself, you can view real-time transaction data across all your card machines, whether you operate a single takeaway or multiple restaurant locations. Instantly see your daily takings, track your busiest trading periods, and monitor staff performance—all in one secure dashboard.
With CreatePay, you have complete visibility over your business finances anytime, anywhere, helping you make smarter decisions, manage peak service times, and keep your takeaway or fast food restaurant running efficiently.
The Secret Ingredient to Faster Payments for Takeaways & Fast Food Restaurants!
At CreatePay, we understand that cash flow is the heartbeat of every takeaway and fast food restaurant. That’s why we offer next-business-day payments as standard across all our card machines and payment solutions.
Whether you’re running a local takeaway, burger bar, pizza shop, kebab house, or a multi-site fast food operation, you’ll receive your funds quickly, helping you restock ingredients, pay suppliers, cover staff wages, and keep your kitchen running smoothly.
While many providers take several days to release your payments, CreatePay ensures your money reaches you faster, giving you greater control, flexibility, and confidence in your restaurant’s cash flow.
Serving Up Security - Every Payment’s Protected with CreatePay.
In the takeaway and fast food industry, trust and security are essential when processing card payments quickly and safely. With CreatePay’s advanced, PCI-compliant payment devices, you can accept transactions with confidence at the counter, at the drive-thru, over the phone, or for online and delivery orders.
Our systems use end-to-end encryption and built-in fraud prevention technology to protect every payment, giving both your staff and your customers complete peace of mind. Whether you’re handling a busy lunchtime rush, taking pre-orders for collection, or processing late-night deliveries, CreatePay keeps your payments secure, simple, and seamless.
So you can focus on what matters most: preparing great food, serving customers quickly, and keeping your takeaway or fast food restaurant running at full speed.
Card Machines for Takeaways and Fast Food Restaurants
The UK takeaway and fast food sector is one of the busiest areas of hospitality, with customers expecting quick, hassle-free card payments whether they’re ordering at the counter, in the drive-thru, online, or over the phone. The UK quick-service restaurant market is worth tens of billions of pounds and continues to grow as demand for convenience and delivery services increases.
At the same time, the UK is now overwhelmingly cashless. In 2024, 64% of all payments were made by card, while contactless payments accounted for 39% of all transactions. This means most customers want to tap their card or phone and collect their order in seconds.
During peak lunch and dinner periods, speed is everything. A slow payment process can create queues, delay orders, and impact customer satisfaction.
Why Takeaways & Fast Food Restaurants Need Card Machines
A CreatePay card machine helps takeaway and fast food owners keep service fast and sales flowing:
- Take payments quickly at the counter, drive-thru, or mobile food truck
- Accept contactless, chip & PIN, and mobile wallets such as Apple Pay and Google Pay
- Process telephone and online orders securely
- Speed up service during busy lunch, dinner, and late-night rushes
- Take deposits for large catering and group orders
- Track every transaction in real time through the CreatePay app
Whether you serve burgers, fried chicken, pizza, kebabs, fish and chips, or healthy takeaway meals, CreatePay gives you the reliable payment technology you need to keep orders moving and customers coming back.
As more customers choose to tap instead of carry cash, having a dependable card machine for your takeaway or fast food restaurant is essential for delivering faster service, improving cash flow, and staying competitive in the UK food industry.
Create Funding
With Create Funding’s merchant cash advance for takeaways and fast food restaurants, you can access fast, flexible business finance when you need it most. Enjoy quick approvals, no lengthy paperwork, and repayments that match your sales, so you can keep shelves stocked, and your business thriving.
Card Terminals
CreatePay card machines for takeaways and fast food restaurants keep your business running smoothly with fast, secure card payments. Serve customers anywhere with our portable card terminals built for speed and reliability. Cut queues, boost sales, and keep customers happy with CreatePay card terminals.
CreatePay One Pro
EPOS for takeaways and fast food restaurants keeps your business running smoothly. Enjoy fast, reliable transactions, simple product management and real-time inventory tracking. Gain insights with reporting and seamless payments to grow your business.
Create Commerce
Take online payments tailored for takeaways and fast food restaurants through your website, pre-order celebration cakes, or click-and-collect links. Smooth, simple, and seamless online payments for retail. Create Commerce makes online shopping smooth, and seamless.
How We Help Takeaways and Fast Food Restaurants Thrive
We grow with your takeaways and fast food restaurants. In-person and online payments, as well as flexible business funding and savings solutions that help you cut costs.
When your takeaways and fast food restaurants need technical support, our team is on hand to get you back up and running quickly! Keeping your payments and sales flowing smoothly.
Simplify your takeaways and fast food restaurants payments with hassle-free solutions designed to save time, reduce costs, and keep your business moving.
Next-working-day payments come as standard for all CreatePay customers, giving takeaways and fast food restaurants faster access to funds and improving cash flow.
CreatePay One. Mobile Card Machines Reinvented
Stay connected, secure, and in control – wherever your business takes you
Discover the power of the CreatePay One card machines built on Android. Designed for mobility, reliability, and peace of mind, this mobile card machine is packed with built-in Wi‑Fi and 4G connectivity, end-to-end encryption, and next-day settlement—so you never miss a sale, even on the move.
Optimising operations for your takeaways and fast food restaurants
Keep your service smooth and your customers happy with CreatePay’s payment solutions and card machines for cafés. From fast table payments and easy tip management to next-day funding, we help you run efficient, guest-focused operations.
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FAQ's
CreatePay card machines keep your takeaway and fast food restaurant connected with built-in 4G and Wi-Fi, so you never miss a sale. Whether you have a pop up with low signal, or it’s your busiest hour – CreatePay keeps you connected.
With next-working-day settlements, you’ll have quick access to your takings. Helping you manage cash flow, stock up on essentials, and keep serving your tables smoothly.
We offer competitive transaction rates, with some starting from as low as 0.32%, helping you keep more of your profits while delivering a seamless experience.
Whether you run a local takeaway, busy kebab shop, burger bar, or growing fast food chain, CreatePay helps UK businesses take card payments quickly, securely, and affordably. With over 49,000 takeaway and fast food restaurants operating across the UK, reliable payment technology is essential to keeping orders moving and customers coming back.
We utilise advanced technology and maintain high-security standards to ensure reliable and efficient payment processing for businesses.