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Merchant Rentals, FreedomPay team up to deliver flexible financing for merchants
Tuesday, February 03, 2026 — 17:15:44 (UTC)
Merchant Rentals Partners with FreedomPay to Deliver Flexible Financing Solutions for Merchants
Welwyn Garden City, England, 3rd February, 2026: Merchant Rentals, part of the PayPoint Group, has announced a new partnership with FreedomPay, a global leader in Next Level Commerce™ solutions.
By collaborating with Merchant Rentals, a leading provider of flexible financing and rental options for point-of-sale (POS) payment terminals, FreedomPay can now offer merchants access to tailored leasing and financing options for POS technology, meeting growing demand for flexibility and affordability in the retail and hospitality sectors.
Through this partnership, FreedomPay expands its offering to merchants, powered by Merchant Rentals’ market leading expertise in short-term hire and long-term finance.
Mark Latham, Managing Director, Handepay & Merchant Rentals, commented:
“We’re delighted to partner with FreedomPay to deliver financing options that empower merchants to access the technology they need without financial barriers.
“This collaboration reflects our mission to make payment solutions more accessible and adaptable for businesses of all sizes.”
The agreement, signed in December, underscores Merchant Rentals’ commitment to supporting introducers and their clients with innovative financing solutions. The partnership is already delivering results, with the first joint client now live across more than 1,000 terminals.
This relationship represents significant growth for Merchant Rentals and reinforces its position as a trusted provider of flexible payment technology solutions.
“Our partnership with Merchant Rentals enhances our offering by providing merchants with flexible leasing options,” said Kevin Carson, SVP, Global Business Development at FreedomPay. “This is a key step in supporting our growth strategy and ensuring our clients have the tools they need to succeed in today’s competitive market.”
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About PayPoint Group
For tens of thousands of businesses and millions of consumers, we deliver innovative technology and services that make life a little easier.
The PayPoint Group serves a diverse range of organisations, from SME and convenience retailer partners to local authorities, government, multinational service providers and e-commerce brands. Our products are split across four core business divisions:
In Shopping, we enhance retailer propositions and customer experiences through EPoS services via PayPoint One, card payment technology, Counter Cash, ATMs and home delivery technology partnerships in over 60,000 SME and retailer partner locations across multiple sectors. Our retail network of over 30,000 convenience stores is larger than all the banks, supermarkets and Post Offices put together
In E-commerce, we deliver best-in-class customer journeys through Collect+, a tech-based delivery solution that allows parcels to be picked up, dropped off and sent at thousands of local stores
In Payments and Banking, we give our clients and their customers choice in how to make and receive payments quickly and conveniently. This includes our channel-agnostic digital payments platform, MultiPay, offering solutions to clients across cash, card payments, direct debit and Open Banking. PayPoint also supports its eMoney clients with purchase and redemption of eMoney across its retail network.
In Love2shop, we provide gifting, employee engagement, consumer incentive and prepaid savings solutions to thousands of consumers and businesses. Love2shop is the UK’s number one multi-retailer gifting provider, offering consumers the choice to spend at more than 140 high-street and online retail partners. Park Christmas Savings is the UK’s biggest Christmas savings club, helping over 350,000 families manage the cost of Christmas, by offering a huge range of gift cards and vouchers from some of the biggest high street names, including Argos, Primark and B&M.
About FreedomPay
FreedomPay is the global leader in Next Level Commerce™—transforming the way businesses power payments and experiences across the world. More than a payment solution, FreedomPay is a world-class independent payment gateway engineered to simplify complexity, break down the barriers of legacy systems, and revolutionize every point of interaction—whether in-store, online, or mobile. Chosen by the leading brands across retail, hospitality, sports and entertainment, food service, healthcare and higher education, FreedomPay delivers technology strength, integration breadth, and deep expertise in global payments innovation.
As one of the first solutions in North America validated by the PCI Security Standards Council for P2PE, FreedomPay sets the gold standard for payment security, trust, and performance. With a unified technology stack, lightning-fast APIs, and integrated solutions across payments, FreedomPay gives businesses total peace of mind plus the freedom to choose any hardware provider. Move faster, act smarter, and lead markets—not chase them. www.freedompay.com
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