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Point of Sale (POS) Terminals
The point of sale (POS) or point of purchase (POP) is the time and place where a retail transaction is completed. At the point of sale, the merchant would calculate the amount owed by the customer and indicate the amount, and may prepare an invoice for the customer (which may be a cash register printout), and indicate the options for the customer to make payment. It is also the point at which a customer makes a payment to the merchant in exchange for goods or after provision of a service. After receiving payment, the merchant may issue a receipt for the transaction, which is usually printed, but is increasingly being dispensed with or sent electronically.
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The point of sale (POS) or point of purchase (POP) is the time and place where a retail transaction is completed. At the point of sale, the merchant would calculate the amount owed by the customer and indicate the amount, and may prepare an invoice for the customer (which may be a cash register printout), and indicate the options for the customer to make payment. It is also the point at which a customer makes a payment to the merchant in exchange for goods or after provision of a service. After receiving payment, the merchant may issue a receipt for the transaction, which is usually printed, but is increasingly being dispensed with or sent electronically.
POS Terminals is a computerized replacement for a cash register. The POS system can include the ability to record and track customer orders, process credit and debit cards, connect to other systems in a network, and manage inventory. Generally, a POS terminal has as its core a personal computer, which is provided with application-specific programs and I/O devices for the particular environment in which it will serve. A POS system for a restaurant, for example, is likely to have all menu items stored in a database that can be queried for information in a number of ways. POS terminals are used in most industries that have a point of sale such as a service desk, including Entertainment, Healthcare, Hospitality, and Retail.
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Market Structure
Global Point of Sale (POS) Terminals Market by Size, by Type, by Application, by Region, History and Forecast 2021-2032
Market perspective
The point of sale (POS) or point of purchase (POP) is the time and place where a retail transaction is completed. At the point of sale, the merchant would calculate the amount owed by the customer and indicate the amount, and may prepare an invoice for the customer (which may be a cash register printout), and indicate the options for the customer to make payment. It is also the point at which a customer makes a payment to the merchant in exchange for goods or after provision of a service. After receiving payment, the merchant may issue a receipt for the transaction, which is usually printed, but is increasingly being dispensed with or sent electronically.
POS Terminals is a computerized replacement for a cash register. The POS system can include the ability to record and track customer orders, process credit and debit cards, connect to other systems in a network, and manage inventory. Generally, a POS terminal has as its core a personal computer, which is provided with application-specific programs and I/O devices for the particular environment in which it will serve. A POS system for a restaurant, for example, is likely to have all menu items stored in a database that can be queried for information in a number of ways. POS terminals are used in most industries that have a point of sale such as a service desk, including Entertainment, Healthcare, Hospitality, and Retail.
The industry's leading manufacturers are Verifone, Ingenico and First Data, which accounted for 36.67%, 21.38% and 13.01% of revenue in 2019, respectively.
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This report provides an overview of the global Point of Sale (POS) Terminals market in terms of sales, revenue, and price, analyzing global market trends using historical revenue and sales data for 2021-2025, estimates for 2026, and projected CAGRs through 2032.
The study covers key producers of Point of Sale (POS) Terminals and sales in major regions and countries, assesses future market potential, and highlights priority regions and countries for segmenting the market into sub-sectors, with country-specific market value data for the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Brazil, China, Japan, South Korea, Southeast Asia, India, Germany, the U.K., Italy, the Middle East, Africa, and other countries.
The report also presents Point of Sale (POS) Terminals sales, revenue, market share, and industry ranking for the main manufacturers for 2021-2026, identifies the major stakeholders in the global market, and analyzes their competitive landscape and market positioning based on recent developments and segmental revenues.
In addition, the report analyzes segment data by Type and Application—covering sales, revenue, and price—for 2021-2032, and evaluates and forecasts the Point of Sale (POS) Terminals market size, projected growth trends, production technologies, key applications, and end-use industries.
Point of Sale (POS) Terminals Segment by Company
Verifone
Ingenico
First Data
BBPOS
Castles Tech
UIC
Equinox Pymts
Pax Technology
USA Tech
Square
SZZT
Point of Sale (POS) Terminals Segment by Type
Traditional POS Terminals
Smart POS Terminals
Mobile POS Terminals
Point of Sale (POS) Terminals Segment by Application
Retail
Restaurant
Others
Point of Sale (POS) Terminals Segment by Region
North America
United States
Canada
Mexico
Europe
Germany
France
U.K.
Italy
Russia
Spain
Netherlands
Switzerland
Sweden
Poland
Asia-Pacific
China
Japan
South Korea
India
Australia
Taiwan
Southeast Asia
South America
Brazil
Argentina
Chile
Middle East & Africa
Egypt
South Africa
Israel
Türkiye
GCC Countries
Study Objectives
1. To analyze and research the global status and future forecast, involving, production, value, consumption, growth rate (CAGR), market share, historical and forecast.
2. To present the key manufacturers, capacity, production, revenue, market share, and Recent Developments.
3. To split the breakdown data by regions, type, manufacturers, and Application.
4. To analyze the global and key regions market potential and advantage, opportunity and challenge, restraints, and risks.
5. To identify significant trends, drivers, influence factors in global and regions.
6. To analyze competitive developments such as expansions, agreements, new product launches, and acquisitions in the market.
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1. This report will help the readers to understand the competition within the industries and strategies for the competitive environment to enhance the potential profit. The report also focuses on the competitive landscape of the global Point of Sale (POS) Terminals market, and introduces in detail the market share, industry ranking, competitor ecosystem, market performance, new product development, operation situation, expansion, and acquisition. etc. of the main players, which helps the readers to identify the main competitors and deeply understand the competition pattern of the market.
2. This report will help stakeholders to understand the global industry status and trends of Point of Sale (POS) Terminals and provides them with information on key market drivers, restraints, challenges, and opportunities.
3. This report will help stakeholders to understand competitors better and gain more insights to strengthen their position in their businesses. The competitive landscape section includes the market share and rank (in volume and value), competitor ecosystem, new product development, expansion, and acquisition.
4. This report stays updated with novel technology integration, features, and the latest developments in the market.
5. This report helps stakeholders to gain insights into which regions to target globally.
6. This report helps stakeholders to gain insights into the end-user perception concerning the adoption of Point of Sale (POS) Terminals.
7. This report helps stakeholders to identify some of the key players in the market and understand their valuable contribution.
Chapter Outline
Chapter 1: Provides an overview of the Point of Sale (POS) Terminals market, including product definition, global market growth prospects, market size, sales, and average price forecasts (2021-2032).
Chapter 2: Provides the market dynamics, latest developments of the market, the driving factors and restrictive factors of the market, the challenges and risks faced by manufacturers in the industry, and the analysis of relevant policies in the industry.
Chapter 3: Detailed analysis of Point of Sale (POS) Terminals manufacturers competitive landscape, price, sales and revenue market share, latest development plan, merger, etc.
Chapter 4: Provides the analysis of various market segments by type, covering the market size and development potential of each market segment, to help readers find the blue ocean market in different market segments.
Chapter 5: Provides the analysis of various market segments by application, covering the market size and development potential of each market segment, to help readers find the blue ocean market in different downstream markets.
Chapter 6: Sales of Point of Sale (POS) Terminals in regional level. It provides a quantitative analysis of the market size and development potential of each region and introduces the market development, future development prospects, market space of each country in the world.
Chapter 7: Revenue of Point of Sale (POS) Terminals in regional level. It provides a quantitative analysis of the market size and development potential of each region and introduces the market development, future development prospects, market space of each country in the world.
Chapter 8: Provides profiles of key players, introducing the basic situation of the main companies in the market in detail, including product sales, revenue, price, gross margin, product introduction, recent development, etc.
Chapter 9: Analysis of industrial chain, including the upstream and downstream of the industry.
Chapter 10: Concluding Insights of the report
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Types
- Traditional POS Terminals
- Smart POS Terminals
- Mobile POS Terminals
Applications
- Retail
- Restaurant
- Others
Companies covered
- Verifone
- Ingenico
- First Data
- BBPOS
- Castles Tech
- UIC
- Equinox Pymts
- Pax Technology
- USA Tech
- Square
- SZZT
Inside the report.
1 Market Overview
- 1.1 Product Definition
- 1.2 Global Point of Sale (POS) Terminals Market Size, 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 1.3 Global Point of Sale (POS) Terminals Market Size Estimates and Forecasts (2021-2032)
- 1.4 Global Point of Sale (POS) Terminals Sales Estimates and Forecasts (2021-2032)
- 1.5 Global Point of Sale (POS) Terminals Market Average Price (2021-2032)
- 1.6 Assumptions and Limitations
- 1.7 Study Goals and Objectives
2 Global Point of Sale (POS) Terminals Market Dynamics
- 2.1 Point of Sale (POS) Terminals Industry Trends
- 2.2 Point of Sale (POS) Terminals Industry Drivers
- 2.3 Point of Sale (POS) Terminals Industry Opportunities and Challenges
- 2.4 Point of Sale (POS) Terminals Industry Restraints
3 Point of Sale (POS) Terminals Market by Manufacturers
- 3.1 Global Point of Sale (POS) Terminals Revenue by Manufacturers (2021-2026)
- 3.2 Global Point of Sale (POS) Terminals Sales by Manufacturers (2021-2026)
- 3.3 Global Point of Sale (POS) Terminals Average Sales Price by Manufacturers (2021-2026)
- 3.4 Global Point of Sale (POS) Terminals Industry Manufacturers Ranking, 2024 VS 2025 VS 2026
- 3.5 Global Point of Sale (POS) Terminals Key Manufacturers Manufacturing Sites & Headquarters
- 3.6 Global Point of Sale (POS) Terminals Manufacturers, Product Type & Application
- 3.7 Global Point of Sale (POS) Terminals Manufacturers Establishment Date
- 3.8 Market Competitive Analysis
- 3.8.1 Global Point of Sale (POS) Terminals Market CR5 and HHI
- 3.8.2 Global Top 5 and 10 Point of Sale (POS) Terminals Players Market Share by Revenue in 2025
- 3.8.3 2025 Point of Sale (POS) Terminals Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3
4 Point of Sale (POS) Terminals Market by Type
- 4.1 Point of Sale (POS) Terminals Type Introduction
- 4.1.1 Traditional POS Terminals
- 4.1.2 Smart POS Terminals
- 4.1.3 Mobile POS Terminals
- 4.2 Global Point of Sale (POS) Terminals Sales by Type
- 4.2.1 Global Point of Sale (POS) Terminals Sales by Type (2021 VS 2025 VS 2032)
- 4.2.2 Global Point of Sale (POS) Terminals Sales by Type (2021-2032)
- 4.2.3 Global Point of Sale (POS) Terminals Sales Market Share by Type (2021-2032)
- 4.3 Global Point of Sale (POS) Terminals Revenue by Type
- 4.3.1 Global Point of Sale (POS) Terminals Revenue by Type (2021 VS 2025 VS 2032)
- 4.3.2 Global Point of Sale (POS) Terminals Revenue by Type (2021-2032)
- 4.3.3 Global Point of Sale (POS) Terminals Revenue Market Share by Type (2021-2032)
5 Point of Sale (POS) Terminals Market by Application
- 5.1 Point of Sale (POS) Terminals Application Introduction
- 5.1.1 Retail
- 5.1.2 Restaurant
- 5.1.3 Others
- 5.2 Global Point of Sale (POS) Terminals Sales by Application
- 5.2.1 Global Point of Sale (POS) Terminals Sales by Application (2021 VS 2025 VS 2032)
- 5.2.2 Global Point of Sale (POS) Terminals Sales by Application (2021-2032)
- 5.2.3 Global Point of Sale (POS) Terminals Sales Market Share by Application (2021-2032)
- 5.3 Global Point of Sale (POS) Terminals Revenue by Application
- 5.3.1 Global Point of Sale (POS) Terminals Revenue by Application (2021 VS 2025 VS 2032)
- 5.3.2 Global Point of Sale (POS) Terminals Revenue by Application (2021-2032)
- 5.3.3 Global Point of Sale (POS) Terminals Revenue Market Share by Application (2021-2032)
6 Global Point of Sale (POS) Terminals Sales by Region
- 6.1 Global Point of Sale (POS) Terminals Sales by Region: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 6.2 Global Point of Sale (POS) Terminals Sales by Region (2021-2032)
- 6.2.1 Global Point of Sale (POS) Terminals Sales by Region (2021-2026)
- 6.2.2 Global Point of Sale (POS) Terminals Sales Forecasted by Region (2027-2032)
- 6.3 North America
- 6.3.1 North America Point of Sale (POS) Terminals Sales Growth Rate by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 6.3.2 North America Point of Sale (POS) Terminals Sales by Country (2021-2032)
- 6.3.3 U.S.
- 6.3.4 Canada
- 6.3.5 Mexico
- 6.4 Europe
- 6.4.1 Europe Point of Sale (POS) Terminals Sales Growth Rate by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 6.4.2 Europe Point of Sale (POS) Terminals Sales by Country (2021-2032)
- 6.4.3 Germany
- 6.4.4 France
- 6.4.5 U.K.
- 6.4.6 Italy
- 6.4.7 Netherlands
- 6.5 Asia Pacific
- 6.5.1 Asia Pacific Point of Sale (POS) Terminals Sales Growth Rate by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 6.5.2 Asia Pacific Point of Sale (POS) Terminals Sales by Country (2021-2032)
- 6.5.3 China
- 6.5.4 Japan
- 6.5.5 South Korea
- 6.5.6 Southeast Asia
- 6.5.7 India
- 6.5.8 Australia
- 6.6 South America, Middle East and Africa
- 6.6.1 South America, Middle East and Africa Point of Sale (POS) Terminals Sales Growth Rate by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 6.6.2 South America, Middle East and Africa Point of Sale (POS) Terminals Sales by Country (2021-2032)
- 6.6.3 Brazil
- 6.6.4 South Africa
- 6.6.5 Saudi Arabia
- 6.6.6 Turkey
- 6.6.6 Argentina
- 6.6.6 UAE
- 6.6.6 Egypt
- 6.6.6 Chile
7 Global Point of Sale (POS) Terminals Revenue by Region
- 7.1 Global Point of Sale (POS) Terminals Revenue by Region
- 7.1.1 Global Point of Sale (POS) Terminals Revenue by Region: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 7.1.2 Global Point of Sale (POS) Terminals Revenue by Region (2021-2026)
- 7.1.3 Global Point of Sale (POS) Terminals Revenue by Region (2027-2032)
- 7.1.4 Global Point of Sale (POS) Terminals Revenue Market Share by Region (2021-2032)
- 7.2 North America
- 7.2.1 North America Point of Sale (POS) Terminals Revenue (2021-2032)
- 7.2.2 North America Point of Sale (POS) Terminals Revenue Share by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 7.3 Europe
- 7.3.1 Europe Point of Sale (POS) Terminals Revenue (2021-2032)
- 7.3.2 Europe Point of Sale (POS) Terminals Revenue Share by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 7.4 Asia-Pacific
- 7.4.1 Asia-Pacific Point of Sale (POS) Terminals Revenue (2021-2032)
- 7.4.2 Asia-Pacific Point of Sale (POS) Terminals Revenue Share by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 7.5 South America, Middle East and Africa
- 7.5.1 South America, Middle East and Africa Point of Sale (POS) Terminals Revenue (2021-2032)
- 7.5.2 South America, Middle East and Africa Point of Sale (POS) Terminals Revenue Share by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
8 Company Profiles
- 8.1 Verifone
- 8.1.1 Verifone Company Information
- 8.1.2 Verifone Business Overview
- 8.1.3 Verifone Point of Sale (POS) Terminals Sales, Price, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 8.1.4 Verifone Point of Sale (POS) Terminals Product Portfolio
- 8.1.5 Verifone Recent Developments
- 8.2 Ingenico
- 8.2.1 Ingenico Company Information
- 8.2.2 Ingenico Business Overview
- 8.2.3 Ingenico Point of Sale (POS) Terminals Sales, Price, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 8.2.4 Ingenico Point of Sale (POS) Terminals Product Portfolio
- 8.2.5 Ingenico Recent Developments
- 8.3 First Data
- 8.3.1 First Data Company Information
- 8.3.2 First Data Business Overview
- 8.3.3 First Data Point of Sale (POS) Terminals Sales, Price, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 8.3.4 First Data Point of Sale (POS) Terminals Product Portfolio
- 8.3.5 First Data Recent Developments
- 8.4 BBPOS
- 8.4.1 BBPOS Company Information
- 8.4.2 BBPOS Business Overview
- 8.4.3 BBPOS Point of Sale (POS) Terminals Sales, Price, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 8.4.4 BBPOS Point of Sale (POS) Terminals Product Portfolio
- 8.4.5 BBPOS Recent Developments
- 8.5 Castles Tech
- 8.5.1 Castles Tech Company Information
- 8.5.2 Castles Tech Business Overview
- 8.5.3 Castles Tech Point of Sale (POS) Terminals Sales, Price, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 8.5.4 Castles Tech Point of Sale (POS) Terminals Product Portfolio
- 8.5.5 Castles Tech Recent Developments
- 8.6 UIC
- 8.6.1 UIC Company Information
- 8.6.2 UIC Business Overview
- 8.6.3 UIC Point of Sale (POS) Terminals Sales, Price, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 8.6.4 UIC Point of Sale (POS) Terminals Product Portfolio
- 8.6.5 UIC Recent Developments
- 8.7 Equinox Pymts
- 8.7.1 Equinox Pymts Company Information
- 8.7.2 Equinox Pymts Business Overview
- 8.7.3 Equinox Pymts Point of Sale (POS) Terminals Sales, Price, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 8.7.4 Equinox Pymts Point of Sale (POS) Terminals Product Portfolio
- 8.7.5 Equinox Pymts Recent Developments
- 8.8 Pax Technology
- 8.8.1 Pax Technology Company Information
- 8.8.2 Pax Technology Business Overview
- 8.8.3 Pax Technology Point of Sale (POS) Terminals Sales, Price, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 8.8.4 Pax Technology Point of Sale (POS) Terminals Product Portfolio
- 8.8.5 Pax Technology Recent Developments
- 8.9 USA Tech
- 8.9.1 USA Tech Company Information
- 8.9.2 USA Tech Business Overview
- 8.9.3 USA Tech Point of Sale (POS) Terminals Sales, Price, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 8.9.4 USA Tech Point of Sale (POS) Terminals Product Portfolio
- 8.9.5 USA Tech Recent Developments
- 8.10 Square
- 8.10.1 Square Company Information
- 8.10.2 Square Business Overview
- 8.10.3 Square Point of Sale (POS) Terminals Sales, Price, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 8.10.4 Square Point of Sale (POS) Terminals Product Portfolio
- 8.10.5 Square Recent Developments
- 8.11 SZZT
- 8.11.1 SZZT Company Information
- 8.11.2 SZZT Business Overview
- 8.11.3 SZZT Point of Sale (POS) Terminals Sales, Price, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 8.11.4 SZZT Point of Sale (POS) Terminals Product Portfolio
- 8.11.5 SZZT Recent Developments
9 Value Chain and Sales Channels Analysis
- 9.1 Point of Sale (POS) Terminals Value Chain Analysis
- 9.1.1 Point of Sale (POS) Terminals Key Raw Materials
- 9.1.2 Raw Materials Key Suppliers
- 9.1.3 Manufacturing Cost Structure
- 9.1.4 Point of Sale (POS) Terminals Production Mode & Process
- 9.2 Point of Sale (POS) Terminals Sales Channels Analysis
- 9.2.1 Direct Comparison with Distribution Share
- 9.2.2 Point of Sale (POS) Terminals Distributors
- 9.2.3 Point of Sale (POS) Terminals Customers
10 Concluding Insights
11 Appendix
- 11.1 Reasons for Doing This Study
- 11.2 Research Methodology
- 11.3 Research Process
- 11.4 Authors List of This Report
- 11.5 Data Source
- 11.5.1 Secondary Sources
- 11.5.2 Primary Sources
- 11.6 Disclaimer
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