Insights, integrations and customer stories.
Everything we publish for VestaOne merchants and Vesta software partners, in one place.
Payments101.
How settlement, onboarding, chargebacks and UK regulation actually work, written in plain language.
Payments explained · 12 min read
Embedded payments in 2026: what the evidence actually says
Embedded payments have stopped being an add-on. Here is the UK and EU evidence for what that means for software businesses and for merchants, including the obligations most write-ups leave out.
Payments explained · 7 min read
How money moves from a card payment to your bank account
A card payment is authorised in seconds but settles over days. Here is what happens in between, and why the bank total rarely matches the till.
Product · 6 min read
Acquirer, gateway, payment facilitator: who does what in a card payment
Three different companies sit behind every card payment and they do different jobs. Here is what each one is responsible for, and who to call when something breaks.
Software that works alongside VestaOne.
The Vesta software partners and systems VestaOne connects with across retail, hospitality, education and events.
Businesses you know.
How UK merchants take payments with VestaOne across retail, visitor attractions, sport and events.
Retail · Switching provider
British Garden Centres
Card payments across an estate that has grown from 5 sites to more than 70 garden centres.
Visitor Attractions · Integrated payments
Eden Project
Card payments across the food outlets serving visitors at the Eden Project.
Sports and Events · Reducing payment complexity
Wimbledon
Card payments for hospitality service through the busiest days of the Championships.