How a Coventry sports & social club cut its card processing fees by around 35% after switching with NEOM, without losing the day-to-day service it relies on.
Bablake Sporting Association is a Coventry sports club supporting local sport and its members. It serves players, members and the surrounding community as a hub for fixtures and activities. As a member organisation rather than a commercial operator, keeping costs low and payments simple really matters.
Clubs like this are usually run by a small team, so low running costs and takings that are easy to account for matter just as much as speed at the bar.
On Clover, the club wanted dependable reliability and lower costs. For a member-run club, payments that falter at busy times are a nuisance, and keeping costs down means more goes back into sport. Simple, good-value payments were the priority.
What mattered most. Lower costs and reliable connectivity, backed by local support that is easy to reach around the clock.
NEOM moved them to Shift4 with reliable payments and lower fees, keeping things simple and good value for a member organisation. That means more of the club’s money stays with the club. The switch also reduced their card processing costs by around 35%, with local 24/7 support whenever it’s needed.
A setup matched to how the business trades, with support that is easy to reach when it matters.
Problem. On Worldpay, the club wanted flexibility and freedom from a fixed contract, since committing a community club to long, inflexible terms…
What we did. NEOM moved them to Teya with no contract and no terminal rental, removing both the long tie-in and the recurring equipment charge, plus…
Problem. On Dojo, the club wanted clear, transparent pricing so it could see exactly what it was paying, with no hidden charges buried in the fees.
What we did. NEOM moved them to Teya with transparent pricing the club can actually understand, 7-day settlement and no rental fees on the equipment.
Problem. On Dojo, the club wanted dependable reliability and lower costs.
What we did. NEOM moved them to Rapyd with reliable payments and lower fees, keeping things simple and good value for a member organisation.
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