Until 30 November 2024 Tide is offering small business customers a way to get a card machine for free.
Here’s how it works step by step:
- Click here to visit Tide (must use this link)
- Sign-up to Tide (must be a new customer)
- Make sure you use code EARNMORE when you sign-up
- Purchase a Tide card reader within 30 days of opening your account (£89 + VAT or £99 + VAT)
- Receive £500 worth of payments within 60 days of opening an account.
- Claim your £150 Chashback Reward while paying only 1% transaction fees which will be applied to your account with 6-8 weeks
In summary, you sign-up for a Free Tide Business Bank Account.
Spend £89 + VAT to buy a card machine.
Process at least £500 worth of payments within 60 days.
Then get £150 credited back to your account within 8 weeks.
However, like all deals it’s very important to read the T&Cs.
Here are the key points (but be sure to check on the Tide website as they may have changed since publication):
- Promotion. Tide Platform Ltd (“Tide”) offers £150 cash reward to all applicants who meet the Eligibility Criteria outlined in clause 3 below (“Promotion”).
- Terms. The Promotion is subject to these terms and conditions (“Promotion Terms”).
- Eligibility Criteria. In order to be eligible for this Promotion, the applicant must:
- Complete the sign-up process using the Promo Code (as defined below in clause 4).
- Download the Tide app and follow the steps to complete checks (“KYC”) and successfully open an application for an account between 4/10/2024 date and 18/11/2024 (“Promotional Period”). Tide reserves its right to open a Tide Account for the applicant only after they have passed our KYC checks as per the Tide Terms. Tide shall not be required to provide any reason or be held responsible that any applicant has not been approved for a Tide account.
- Successfully order a Tide Card Reader within the Tide app within [30 days] of opening the account.
- Use the Tide Card Reader to successfully accept [£500] of payments on the device within the first [60 days] of account opening.
- Hold an active Tide membership and be compliant with all applicable standard terms and conditions for Tide accounts (“Tide Terms”) until receiving the relevant Reward under this Promotion. (each of these sub-clauses referred separately hereinbelow as “Eligibility Criteria”).
- Promo Code. The applicant is required to enter the promo code “EARNMORE or EARNMOREF2F (“Promo Code”);
- While signing up for a business bank account during the Promotional Period on https://web.tide.co/sign-up/, or
- While signing up via the Tide app, or
- Retrospectively, the Promo Code can be applied within the app’s ‘More menu’ within one (1) week of opening their account, or
- By letting us know through the in-app chat within one (1) week of opening their account.
- Reward
- For each applicant who has successfully opened a Tide business account by meeting the Eligibility Criteria under clause 3, (i) a promotional transaction fee of 1% shall be charged on all payments accepted through the newly ordered Tide Card Reader during the first 3 months and (ii) a £150 monetary reward will be applied to their Tide business account (“Reward”).
- It can take up to 8 weeks after the applicant has met the Eligibility Criteria outlined in clause 3 above for the requirements to be validated and the relevant Reward to be transferred to the applicant’s Tide account.
- After the expiry of the first 3 months, all Tide Card Reader transactions will be charged based on the standard Tide payment acceptance fees applicable.
- Miscellaneous
- This Promotion applies only to new Tide members who are opening a Tide account for the first time. No existing Tide members will be eligible for this Promotion.
- Participation in this Promotion is restricted to one (1) per Tide account.
- We encourage participants to check these Terms regularly as we reserve the right to amend the Terms and to withdraw referral schemes, competitions and promotions at any time. The participant’s continued use of Tide’s services shall constitute their acceptance of any such amendments.
- An applicant must use the Promotion as intended by Tide and must not use the Promo Code as a means to generate income or business.
- Tide reserves the right to reverse any cashback Reward an applicant receives during this Promotion if (i) the Reward was earned fraudulently, (ii) it is found that the applicant has breached the Promotion Terms or the Tide Terms in relation to holding a Tide account, or (iii) a technical error has occurred when applying the Reward.
- If Tide has reasonable grounds to believe that an applicant has engaged in any fraud or material abuse of this Promotion (such as for example attempting to deliberately mislead Tide Member Support to gain the Reward) Tide may in its sole discretion take any actions it sees fit in the circumstances.
- Tide gives no warranty and accepts no liability in connection with this Promotion or other services/products or the participant’s use of them.
- This Promotion cannot be used in conjunction with any other Tide offer or promotion in relation to the opening of a new Tide account.
About The Tide Reader
You can reader our full tide card reader review here. But here are the key points:
- No monthly contract and low 1.5% transaction fees
- Includes a free business bank account
- Accept card and mobile payments on the go
- Free unlimited 4G data, no Bluetooth required
- Receive funds in just 1-3 business days
- Offers two different card readers depending on your needs
- Accepts Visa, Mastercard, ApplePay, GooglePay (Corporate, international and UK consumer cards)
- 4 month device warranty as standard
- Tamperproof design complies with anti-fraud security standards
- Full day of battery life
- Receive payments directly into your Tide account
- Monitor your card sales income in the Tide app
Tide Card Reader Models
Model
Model
Tide Card Reader
Tide Card Reader Plus
Price (buy)
Price (buy)
£49 + VAT
£79 + VAT
Fees (In person)
Fees (In person)
1%
1%
Mobile Phone Required
Mobile Phone Required
Yes
No
Built-In Printer
No
Yes
Lifetime FREE 4G connectivity
Lifetime FREE 4G connectivity
Yes
Yes