App-based
Vipps MobilePay
Vipps MobilePay
Updated 2026-01
Vipps MobilePay is unbeatable on local adoption, but it is a mobile payment app — not a card terminal. Best as a supplement.
3.9
Our score
Score breakdown
- Fees
- 3.7
- Value
- 4.0
- Ease of use
- 4.4
- Features
- 3.8
- Hardware
- 3.5
- Support
- 3.9
Pros
- No hardware to buy
- Customers already have it on their phone
- Quick to adopt
Cons
- Does not accept standard bank cards directly
- Depends on the customer having the app
Key features
- App-based payment with no physical terminal
- Hugely popular in Norway and Denmark
- QR and phone-number payments
Our verdict
Almost every Nordic business should offer it, but it does not replace a terminal that accepts cards from every customer.
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