For Startups & New Businesses
EFTPOS for Startups. Live in days, not weeks.
New ABN, no trading history, no drama. Get onto card payments fast with no monthly fees, no lock-in, and a local team that actually cares.
Part of the PushPOS family — one local team, full payments + POS stack.
The Challenge
What's broken about payments in your industry.
Banks want two years of statements before they'll talk. Startups want to take a payment tomorrow. There's a better way.
Big-bank merchant apps take weeks
Documents, credit checks, back-and-forth. You wanted to trade last Tuesday.
Nasty monthly fees while volume is low
$40/month terminal rental against $2k of first-month sales is a killer for a startup.
No trading history? No dice.
Big banks want two years of statements. New businesses need somewhere that says yes.
No time to be your own IT department
You're building the business — you don't have a spare day to unbox and self-install a terminal.
Nobody local to actually help
Chatbots and offshore call centres when you've got 15 things breaking at once. You need a human.
Why Push
Why startups businesses choose Push EFTPOS.
Startup-friendly onboarding, no monthly fees on tap-on-phone, and a local team that installs and trains in person.
Live in days, not weeks
Merchant application, hardware and training compressed into one week. Tap to Pay on iPhone can be live even faster.
No monthly fees on tap-on-phone
Pay per transaction, not per month. Perfect while volume is ramping.
No lock-in contracts
Month-to-month. If it doesn't work for the business, walk away.
Start on iPhone, scale to terminals
Begin with Tap to Pay on iPhone; add a countertop terminal or a portable when you're ready. Same account, same rates.
Onsite setup in Western Sydney
Emu Plains team drives out, sets up, trains you in person. No self-install manuals.
Startup-friendly team
We've seen a lot of first-time businesses. We'll set surcharging, receipts and reporting up correctly the first time.
How it works
From first call to first tap in one week.
Free rate comparison
Send a recent merchant statement. We'll show you exactly what you'll save — usually within a day.
Onsite setup, off-peak
We come to you and configure everything around your trading hours. WiFi tested, printer paired, staff trained.
Integrations wired in
POS, accounting, bookings — connected properly on day one so your team isn't the integration layer.
Local ongoing support
Call the Emu Plains team direct. Same-day callouts across Western Sydney.
Western Sydney Onsite
An Emu Plains team. On your floor. Not in a call centre.
We live and work out here. That means same-day callouts, in-person training, and a phone that gets answered by someone who knows your setup by name.
- Same or next-day onsite response across Western Sydney
- Staff training done in person, not via PDF
- Swap-out terminals on standby locally
Suburbs we cover
Not on the list? Ask — we service most of greater Sydney and the Blue Mountains.
Real results
Businesses that made the switch.
"New ABN, no trading history, live on card payments in six days. Big-bank quoted six weeks."
"Started with just Tap to Pay on iPhone. Zero monthly cost while we found our feet."
"The team came to the shop, set everything up, walked me through it. Not something I've had before as a small startup."
Part of the PushPOS family
Growing fast? PushPOS is the sister platform.
Push EFTPOS is part of the PushPOS family. When you're ready for a proper POS, ordering and loyalty stack, our sister platform PushPOS is built to grow with you.
Push EFTPOS is
The payments arm of PushPOS.
One local team behind ordering, POS and payments — so the whole counter works together, not in spite of itself.
FAQ
Questions we get asked.
Can a brand new business get an EFTPOS machine with no trading history?
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Yes — new ABNs and startups are welcome. Zeller's merchant onboarding is designed for new businesses, and we help you get through the application cleanly the first time.
How quickly can we start taking card payments?
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For Tap to Pay on iPhone, often the same week — sometimes within days. Countertop or portable Zeller terminals typically take under a week from application to onsite install.
Are there any monthly fees for a startup?
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No monthly fees on Tap to Pay on iPhone. Countertop terminals may have a small rental depending on the model — but we'll show you the exact numbers first, and there's no lock-in.
What documents do I need as a new business to get approved?
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Typically your ABN, director ID, a bank account in the trading name, and photo ID. No two years of trading history required — we'll walk you through exactly what Zeller needs so the application is approved first time.
Can I start on Tap to Pay on iPhone and add a terminal later?
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Yes — that's how most of our startups begin. Same merchant account, same rate card, same reporting. Add a countertop or portable Zeller terminal the moment volume justifies it.
Do you offer sole trader EFTPOS or only Pty Ltd?
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Both. Sole traders, partnerships, trusts and Pty Ltd companies can all be onboarded. Rates and terms are the same — the paperwork just changes slightly by entity type.
How does settlement work for a new business?
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Zeller offers next-business-day settlement into the Zeller Transaction Account. For startups managing tight cash flow, that's a serious upgrade on the 2-3 day wait some big banks still run.
Is there a lock-in contract?
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No. Month-to-month, cancel any time. We'd rather earn your business every month than trap you in paperwork.
How fast can you install a new EFTPOS machine in Western Sydney?
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For Emu Plains, Penrith and greater Western Sydney we can typically be onsite within 48 hours of paperwork being signed. Installs are scheduled around your quiet hours so you never lose trading time.
Can I surcharge customers to cover the fee?
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Yes — surcharging is fully supported and we set it up correctly against the latest RBA and ACCC guidance. We'll walk your team through what to say at the counter so there are no awkward conversations.
Free rate comparison
See what you'd save. Takes 60 seconds.
Send us your details and (if you have one handy) a recent merchant statement. We'll come back with a real quote — no obligation, no lock-in, no spam.
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