A POS terminal is a computerized device used to process sales transactions in a retail environment. It typically includes a touchscreen display, a keyboard, a scanner, and a printer. Most POS terminals are also connected to the Internet, allowing them to communicate with a central computer system. This allows businesses to track sales data in real-time and make changes to their pricing and inventory levels accordingly. POS terminals are an essential part of any retail business, and they can have a major impact on both the efficiency and the profitability of a business.
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Data for today’s episode is provided by Mercator Advisory Group’s Report: Smart Point-of-Sale Terminals: A Rapid Transformation of Payments Acceptance
Top POS terminals used by U.S. businesses
- 17% of U.S. businesses use PayPal.
- 12% of U.S. businesses use Square.
- 11% of U.S. businesses use Verifone.
- 11% of U.S. businesses use Fiserv Clover.
- 8% of U.S. businesses use NCR.
- 7% of U.S. businesses use Shopify.
About Report
Mercator Advisory Group’s most recent report, Smart Point-of-Sale Terminals: A Rapid Transformation of Payments Acceptance provides insight into this exciting new technology, and what every merchant needs to know about it.
‘Smart terminals’ is a relatively new term in the payments lexicon, but one that is becoming more widely discussed among merchants of all sizes, types, and categories. The strategy that drives orchestration is nothing less than a paradigm shift in the way that merchants view payment service providers. Rather than conduct due diligence to select a “best-of-breed” service provider for each functional area within payments, orchestration allows merchants of all sizes and scales to offer their customers a smooth shopping experience, be it digital, in-person, or other channels. The growing diversity in payment methods, including contactless and e-wallets, creates an environment where having the right partner is paramount towards achieving your payments and overall business goals. The right payments partner will equip a merchant with the necessary capabilities to operate in this rapidly digitizing business environment, where automation and frictionless experiences are vital in ensuring customer satisfaction and loyalty. Similarly, in order to help merchants provide these services, processors and other payments stakeholders must update their own services and products to keep up with the latest demands of the consumer market and regulatory requirements.
“This is a highly relevant and impactful report,” stated the author of the report, Shreyas Shaktikumar, Senior Analyst in the Merchant Services and Acquiring practice at Mercator Advisory Group. “We are following this trend among a number of similar technology trends that are making payments a frictionless and invisible part of our everyday activities.”
