West Midlands · Punjabi community
Card machines for Punjabi businesses in Coventry (Foleshill and Stoney Stanton)
Coventry (Foleshill and Stoney Stanton) is home to a long-established Punjabi Sikh and Punjabi Hindu business community concentrated around Foleshill Road and Stoney Stanton Road. In the 2021 Census, around 9% of Coventry residents identified as Indian, with a long-established Punjabi community concentrated north and east of the city centre around Foleshill and Stoney Stanton Road. This guide covers the card-payment kit that fits the trades most common in the area: corner shop, punjabi takeaway, saree retailer, mithai shop and faith-institution donation systems.
Community context
- Sikh Union Coventry on Foleshill Road is the largest gurdwara in the city.
- Foleshill is the densest South Asian retail strip in Coventry.
- Significant Punjabi-heritage student population from Coventry University and Warwick.
Our pick for Coventry (Foleshill and Stoney Stanton)
SumUp Solo
Acquirer: SumUp
Foleshill retail is small-to-mid-volume corner-shop and takeaway. SumUp Solo no-contract 1.69 percent fits cleanly. For restaurants over £20k monthly card volume, Dojo Go Max becomes the call.
Business types covered
- Corner shop
- Punjabi takeaway
- Saree retailer
- Mithai shop
- Cash-and-carry
- Mobile retailers and student-focused services
Best card machine by trade
Pick your trade to see the card machine we recommend for it.
- Cash-and-carry and wholesale
- Restaurants
- Caterers and food trucks
- Grocery stores and convenience retail
- Import-export and international trade
- Butchers and fishmongers
- Wine merchants and independent off-licences
- Post Offices and newsagents
- Jewellers
- Bridal and formalwear shops
- Salons and barbers
- Nail salons and nail bars
- Independent pharmacies
- Taxis and private hire
Watch outs specific to Coventry (Foleshill and Stoney Stanton)
- Coventry has a large student population, which keeps many payments small; check the fixed per-transaction fee as well as the percentage rate.
- Evening trade relies on contactless working first time; choose hardware with 4G fallback.
Last updated: . Postcodes covered: CV1 and CV6.