POS Market: 2026-2031

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Description

Overview

Our Point of Sale (POS) Market research suite provides detailed and insightful analysis of this evolving market; enabling stakeholders - from POS hardware manufacturers, payment infrastructure providers, software developers, and hospitality and retail vendors - to understand future growth, key trends, and the competitive environment.

The suite includes several different options that can be purchased separately, including access to data mapping the future growth of POS, an intuitive study uncovering the latest trends and opportunities within the market, and a document containing extensive analysis of the 21 market leaders within the POS space. The coverage can also be purchased as a Full Research Suite; containing all these elements and including a substantial discount.

Collectively, they provide a critical tool for understanding this rapidly emerging market; allowing POS manufacturers and technology vendors to shape their future strategy. Its unparalleled coverage makes this research suite an incredibly useful resource for charting the future of such a high-growth market.

All report content is delivered in the English language.

Key Features

Market Dynamics: Extensive insight into the market landscape; analysing the various forms of POS and their specific use cases. This section also analyses how dedicated POS terminals are transforming from static payment acceptance devices into fully-fledged business management platforms capable of centralising estate management, real-time inventory synchronisation, and operational consolidation. Similarly, the report analyses the consequences of such transition, such as paving the way for unified and omnichannel commerce convergence. The report also provides a segment analysis on each POS medium and range of key addressable verticals: providing strategic insights and recommendations on each subsection of the market.
Key Takeaways & Strategic Recommendations: In-depth analysis of key development opportunities and findings within the POS market, accompanied by primary strategic recommendations for stakeholders.
Benchmark Industry Forecasts: Five-year market forecasts for POS adoption and use, including a breakdown of the installed base, transaction volume, and transaction value for the six different types of POS: Dedicated POS, Contactless POS, Mobile POS (mPOS), Biometric POS, Smart POS, and SoftPOS. The forecast also contains adoption and revenue for POS software systems.
Juniper Research Competitor Leaderboard: Key market player capability and capacity assessment for 21 POS vendors, via the Juniper Research Competitor Leaderboard.

Market Data & Forecasting Report

The market-leading research suite for the POS market includes access to the full set of forecast data of 99 tables and over 45,500 datapoints. Metrics in the research suite include:

Total POS Terminals Installed Base
Total POS Transaction Volume
Total POS Transaction Value

These metrics are provided for the following key market verticals:

Dedicated POS
mPOS
SoftPOS
Smart POS
Contactless POS
Biometric POS

Juniper Research Interactive Forecast Excel contains the following functionality:

Statistics Analysis: Users benefit from the ability to search for specific metrics, displayed for all regions and countries across the data period. Graphs are easily modified and can be exported to the clipboard.
Country Data Tool: This tool allows users to look at metrics for all regions and countries in the forecast period. Users can refine the metrics displayed via a search bar.
Country Comparison Tool: Users can select countries and compare countries. The ability to export graphs is included in this tool.
What-if Analysis: Here, users can compare forecast metrics against their own assumptions; featuring five interactive scenarios.

Market Trends & Strategies Report

This report examines the POS market landscape in detail; assessing market trends and factors shaping the evolution of this rapidly growing market. The report delivers comprehensive analysis of the strategic opportunities for POS vendors; addressing key verticals, developing challenges, and how stakeholders should navigate these.

Competitor Leaderboard Report

The Competitor Leaderboard report provides a detailed evaluation and market positioning for 21 leading vendors in the POS space. The vendors are positioned either as an Established Leader, Leading Challenger, or Disruptor and Challenger; based on capacity and capability assessments.

Juniper Research Competitor Leaderboard for mPOS:

Adyen
Castles Technology
Diebold Nixdorf
Fiserv (Clover)
Global Payments
Ingenico
LANDI (Fujian Landi)
Lightspeed
NCR Voyix
Newland NPT
Oracle (MICROS)
PAX Technology
PayPal POS
Shopify POS
Square
Stripe
SumUp
Sunmi Technology
Tianyu Information
Toast
Verifone

Backed by a robust and comprehensive scoring methodology, Juniper Research’s Competitor Leaderboard allows readers to gain greater insight into leading market players; affording them a view of which companies have the highest market prospects, and what strategies are being implemented.

1. Market Trends & Strategies Table of Contents

1. Key Takeaways & Strategic Recommendations

1.1 Key Takeaways
1.2 Strategic Recommendations

2. Market Landscape

2.1 Introduction
- 2.1.1 Definitions and Scope
- 2.1.2 Hardware & Capabilities
2.2 Key Trends & Drivers
- 2.2.1 POS Terminals: a Business-management Platform
- Figure 2.1: POS Terminals: Major Developments
- 2.2.2 Contactless: from Feature to Expectation
- Figure 2.2: Contactless Interaction
- 2.2.3 Unified & Omnichannel Convergence
- Figure 2.3: Unified/Omnichannel Convergence
- 2.2.4 AI Integration: Deriving Intelligence from Transactions
- Figure 2.4: AI: Applications and Structural Shifts
- 2.2.5 First-time Acceptance: Why Emerging Markets Modernise Differently
- Figure 2.5: Domestic Real-time Payment Rails
- 2.2.6 Expansion of Key Verticals Is Driving Reliance on Modern POS Devices
2.3 Key Constraints & Opportunities
- 2.3.1 Cybersecurity Risks & Concerns in Cloud-based POS Systems
- Figure 2.6: Risks With Cloud-based Systems
- 2.3.2 Exploring Friction with Legacy Systems
- 2.3.3 Infrastructure Constraints: the Emerging-market Opportunity
- 2.3.4 POS as a Financial Services Distribution Channel

3. Segment Analysis

3.1 Hardware & Software
- Figure 3.1: The POS Landscape
- 3.1.1 Dedicated POS
- 3.1.2 Smart POS
- Figure 3.2: Smart POS Business Integrations
- 3.1.3 mPOS
- 3.1.4 SoftPOS
- 3.1.5 POS Software & Value-added Services
- 3.1.6 Biometric POS
- Figure 3.3: Biometric POS Scanning Capabilities
- 3.1.7 Contactless POS
3.2 Verticals
- Figure 3.4: Key POS Markets
- 3.2.1 Hospitality & Dining
- 3.2.2 Retail
- 3.2.3 Travel & Transportation
- 3.2.4 Quick-service Restaurant
- 3.2.5 Fuel & Unattended
- 3.2.6 Events & Stadium
- 3.2.7 SMEs & Professional Services

2. Competitor Leaderboard Table of Contents

1. Juniper Research Competitor Leaderboard

1.1 Why Read This Report
- Table 1.1: Juniper Research Competitor Leaderboard: POS Vendors & Product
- Figure 1.2: Juniper Research Competitor Leaderboard: POS Market
- Table 1.3: Juniper Research Leaderboard: POS Vendor Positioning
- Figure 1.4: Juniper Research Competitor Leaderboard Heatmap: POS Vendors
- Figure 1.4: Juniper Research Competitor Leaderboard Heatmap: POS Vendors
1.2 POS Vendor Profiles
- 1.2.1 Adyen
  - i. Corporate Information
  - Figure 1.5: Adyen Financial Performance Snapshot ($bn), 2022-2025
  - ii. Geographical Spread
  - iii. Key Clients & Strategic Partnerships
  - iv. High-level View of Offerings
  - v. Juniper Research’s View: Key Strengths & Strategic Development
- 1.2.2 Castles Technology
  - i. Corporate Information
  - Figure 1.6: Castles Technology Financial Snapshot ($m), (2021-2024)
  - ii. Geographical Spread
  - iii. Key Clients & Strategic Partnerships
  - iv. High-level View of Offerings
  - v. Juniper Research’s View: Key Strengths & Strategic Development
- 1.2.3 Diebold Nixdorf
  - i. Corporate Information
  - Figure 1.7: Diebold Nixdorf Financial Snapshot ($m), 2023-2025
  - ii. Geographical Spread
  - iii. Key Clients & Strategic Partnerships
  - iv. High-level View of Offerings
  - v. Juniper Research’s View: Key Strengths & Strategic Development
- 1.2.4 Fiserv (Clover)
  - i. Corporate Information
  - Figure 1.8: Clover (Fiserv) Financial Snapshot ($m), 2023-2025
  - ii. Geographical Spread
  - iii. Key Clients & Strategic Partnerships
  - iv. High-level View of Offerings
  - v. Juniper Research’s View: Key Strengths & Strategic Development
- 1.2.5 Global Payments
  - i. Corporate Information
  - Figure 1.9: Global Payments Financial Snapshot ($m), 2023-2025
  - ii. Geographical Spread
  - iii. Key Clients & Strategic Partnerships
  - iv. High-level View of Offerings
  - v. Juniper Research’s View: Key Strengths & Strategic Development
- 1.2.6 Ingenico
  - i. Corporate Information
  - ii. Geographical Spread
  - iii. Key Clients & Strategic Partnerships
  - iv. High-level View of Offerings
  - v. Juniper Research’s View: Key Strengths & Strategic Development
- 1.2.7 LANDI (Fujian LANDI)
  - i. Corporate Information
  - ii. Geographical Spread
  - iii. Key Clients & Strategic Partnerships
  - iv. High-level View of Offerings
  - v. Juniper Research’s View: Key Strengths & Strategic Development
- 1.2.8 Lightspeed
  - i. Corporate Information
  - Figure 1.10: Lightspeed Financial Snapshot ($m), 2021-2025
  - ii. Geographical Spread
  - iii. Key Clients & Strategic Partnerships
  - iv. High-level View of Offerings
  - v. Juniper Research’s View: Key Strengths & Strategic Development
- 1.2.9 NCR Voyix
  - i. Corporate Information
  - Figure 1.11: NCR Voyix Financial Snapshot ($m), 2023-2025
  - ii. Geographical Spread
  - iii. Key Clients & Strategic Partnerships
  - iv. High-level View of Offerings
  - v. Juniper Research’s View: Key Strengths & Strategic Development
- 1.2.10 Newland NPT
  - i. Corporate Information
  - ii. Geographical Spread
  - iii. Key Clients & Strategic Partnerships
  - iv. High-level View of Offerings
  - v. Juniper Research’s View: Key Strengths & Strategic Development
- 1.2.11 Oracle (MICROS)
  - i. Corporate Information
  - Figure 1.12: Oracle Corporation Financial Snapshot ($m), 2023-2025
  - ii. Geographical Spread
  - iii. Key Clients & Strategic Partnerships
  - iv. High-level View of Offerings
  - v. Juniper Research’s View: Key Strengths & Strategic Development
- 1.2.12 PAX Technology
  - i. Corporate Information
  - Figure 1.13: PAX Technology Financial Snapshot ($m), 2021-2025
  - ii. Geographical Spread
  - iii. Key Clients & Strategic Partnerships
  - iv. High-level View of Offerings
  - v. Juniper Research’s View: Key Strengths & Strategic Development
- 1.2.13 PayPal Point of Sale
  - i. Corporate Information
  - ii. Geographical Spread
  - iii. Key Clients & Strategic Partnerships
  - iv. High-level View of Offerings
  - v. Juniper Research’s View: Key Strengths & Strategic Development
- 1.2.14 Shopify POS
  - i. Corporate Information
  - Figure 1.14: Shopify Financial Snapshot ($m), 2023-2025
  - ii. Geographical Spread
  - iii. Key Clients & Strategic Partnerships
  - iv. High-level View of Offerings
  - v. Juniper Research’s View: Key Strengths & Strategic Development
- 1.2.15 Square
  - i. Corporate Information
  - Figure 1.15: Block Inc Financial Snapshot ($m), 2023-2025
  - ii. Geographical Spread
  - iii. Key Clients & Strategic Partnerships
  - iv. High-level View of Offerings
  - v. Juniper Research’s View: Key Strengths & Strategic Development
- 1.2.16 Stripe
  - i. Corporate Information
  - ii. Geographical Spread
  - iii. Key Clients & Strategic Partnerships
  - iv. High-level View of Offerings
  - v. Juniper Research’s View: Key Strengths & Strategic Development
- 1.2.17 SumUp
  - i. Corporate Information
  - ii. Geographical Spread
  - iii. Key Clients & Strategic Partnerships
  - iv. High-level View of Offerings
  - v. Juniper Research’s View: Key Strengths & Strategic Development
- 1.2.18 Sunmi Technology
  - i. Corporate Information
  - ii. Geographical Spread
  - iii. Key Clients & Strategic Partnerships
  - iv. High-level View of Offerings
  - v. Juniper Research’s View: Key Strengths & Strategic Development
- 1.2.19 Tianyu
  - i. Corporate Information
  - ii. Geographical Spread
  - iii. Key Clients & Strategic Partnerships
  - iv. High-level View of Offerings
  - v. Juniper Research’s View: Key Strengths & Strategic Development
- 1.2.20 Toast
  - i. Corporate Information
  - Figure 1.16: Toast Financial Snapshot ($m), 2023-2025
  - ii. Geographical Spread
  - iii. Key Clients & Strategic Partnerships
  - iv. High-level View of Offerings
  - v. Juniper Research’s View: Key Strengths & Strategic Development
- 1.2.21 Verifone
  - i. Corporate Information
  - ii. Geographical Spread
  - iii. Key Clients & Strategic Partnerships
  - iv. High-level View of Offerings
  - v. Juniper Research’s View: Key Strengths & Strategic Development
1.3 Juniper Research Competitor Leaderboard Assessment Methodology
- 1.3.1 Limitations & Interpretations
- Table 1.17: Juniper Research Competitor Leaderboard Scoring Criteria: POS
1.4 Related Research

3. Data & Forecasting Table of Contents

1. Market Overview

1.1 Introduction
1.2 Methodology & Assumptions
- Figure 1.1: POS Terminal Market Forecast Methodology

2. Forecast Summary

2.1 POS Terminals Installed Base
- Figure & Table 2.1: Global POS Installed Base (m), Split by 8 Key Regions, 2026-
2.2 Total POS Transaction Volume
- Figure & Table 2.2: Global POS Transaction Volume (m), Split by 8 Key Regions,
2.3 Total POS Transaction Value
- Figure & Table 2.3: Global POS Transaction Value ($m), Split by 8 Key Regions,

3. Dedicated POS

3.1 Dedicated POS Terminals Installed Base
- Figure & Table 3.1: Dedicated POS Installed Base (m), Split by 8 Key Regions,
3.2 Dedicated POS Transaction Value
- Figure & Table 3.2: Dedicated POS Transaction Value ($m), Split by 8 Key
4.1 mPOS Installed Base
- Figure & Table 4.1: mPOS Installed Base (m), Split by 8 Key Regions, 2026-2031
4.2 mPOS Transaction Value
- Figure & Table 4.2: mPOS Transaction Value ($m), Split by 8 Key Regions, 2026-

5. SoftPOS

5.1 SoftPOS Installed Base
- Figure & Table 5.1: SoftPOS Installed Base (m), Split by 8 Key Regions, 2026-2031
5.2 SoftPOS Transaction Value
- Figure & Table 5.2: SoftPOS Transaction Value ($m), Split by 8 Key Regions, 2026-

6. Smart POS

6.1 Smart POS Installed Base
- Figure & Table 6.1: Smart POS Installed Base (m), Split by 8 Key Regions, 2026-
6.2 Smart POS Transaction Value
- Figure & Table 6.2: Smart POS Transaction Value ($m), Split by 8 Key Regions,