Who is Nochex best for?

UK-based small and medium businesses that want UK-based support, FCA regulation and SME-friendly onboarding. A solid alternative to Stripe if you prefer to work with a UK SME-focused provider.

Does Nochex work outside the UK?

Nochex is for UK-registered businesses processing GBP payments. For international expansion, pair Nochex with Stripe (or replace with Stripe entirely).

How fast is Nochex onboarding?

Typically 24-48 hours for standard UK businesses. Larger businesses or higher-risk categories may take longer.

What does Nochex cost?

Nochex quote per business based on volume and industry. Generally competitive for UK SMEs — worth requesting a quote and comparing against Stripe’s 1.4% + 20p and Ryft’s tiered rates.

Nochex + Freewebstore · UK

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Nochex.

Nochex is a UK card processor built for small and medium businesses. Friendly to start-ups, fast to onboard, and integrated with your Freewebstore in a few clicks. Available on every plan.

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UK-based. SME-friendly. Fast onboarding.

01 · Why Nochex

UK-based card processing for small businesses.

Nochex have been processing payments for UK small businesses for over twenty years. A good option if you’d rather work with a UK SME-focused provider than a global giant.

Visa, Mastercard, Amex

All major card types accepted. PCI-compliant processing handled by Nochex.

UK-licensed and FCA-regulated

Authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. Useful if your business prefers a UK regulator.

Fast onboarding

Approval typically within 24-48 hours for UK businesses. Get to live faster than enterprise gateways.

UK-based support

Real humans, real UK office. Useful when you need to actually talk to someone.

3D Secure and fraud screening

3D Secure 2 built in. Fraud scoring on every transaction.

SME-focused pricing

Pricing structured for small businesses. Worth a quote alongside Stripe and Ryft if you’re UK-based.

02 · How to connect Nochex

Apply, verify, integrate.

Apply for a Nochex account

Sign up at nochex.com with your business details. UK businesses only.
Connect in Freewebstore

Once Nochex approve you, go to Orders > Payment Gateways > Nochex and add the merchant ID they send you.
Take card payments

Test in Nochex’s sandbox, flip to live, you’re processing. Money lands in your business bank account on Nochex’s payout schedule.

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Nochex + Freewebstore, the questions you actually have.

Who is Nochex best for?

UK-based small and medium businesses that want UK-based support, FCA regulation and SME-friendly onboarding. A solid alternative to Stripe if you prefer to work with a UK SME-focused provider.
Does Nochex work outside the UK?

Nochex is for UK-registered businesses processing GBP payments. For international expansion, pair Nochex with Stripe (or replace with Stripe entirely).
How fast is Nochex onboarding?

Typically 24-48 hours for standard UK businesses. Larger businesses or higher-risk categories may take longer.
What does Nochex cost?

Nochex quote per business based on volume and industry. Generally competitive for UK SMEs — worth requesting a quote and comparing against Stripe’s 1.4% + 20p and Ryft’s tiered rates.

UK-friendly checkout. For free.

Open a free Freewebstore and connect Nochex alongside Stripe, PayPal and Ryft.

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