POS Terminal Market Size (2024 - 2029)

Point of Sale (POS) Terminal Market Analysis

The POS Terminal Market size is estimated at USD 100.24 billion in 2024, and is expected to reach USD 151.97 billion by 2029, growing at a CAGR of 8.68% during the forecast period (2024-2029).

The POS terminal market has witnessed significant growth over the past few years, owing to its ability to offer an increased return on investment (ROI) and ease of access. POS terminal systems that facilitate transactions from the central component of businesses across industries, like retail, hospitality, transportation, and banking, have gained importance in small and big-sized companies over the years.

• POS terminal systems have evolved from transaction-oriented terminals/devices to systems that integrate with the company's financial solutions and CRM. The evolution has empowered end-users with business intelligence (BI) to better manage their revenue streams and inventory. Accurate transactions, lower maintenance costs, and real-time inventory are critical advantages of point-of-sale systems. With the several functional benefits that the advanced point-of-sale systems offer, companies have replaced traditional billing software with POS systems, thus securing the growth of the point-of-sale (POS) systems market.
• Modern POS terminals reduce the cost of deployment, setup, power consumption, and maintenance over time, leading to the cost of ownership. Several vendors offer modular point-of-sale terminals with attributes such as low power consumption and touchscreen displays, which helps reduce ownership costs. Companies such as Aures Technologies, Sharp Electronics, and many others offer fixed point-of-sale solutions with robust processors that help improve operations and reduce failures and touchscreen displays. To minimize the several number of moving parts in the terminal, the point-of-sale solution offered by Aures comes with fanless temperature control.
• Further, the COVID-19 pandemic has significantly transformed how consumers shop, affecting several market verticals. The retail industry witnessed a drastic difference due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Several consumers globally have also increased the use of various sales methods, such as virtual consultations, contactless payment, curbside pickup, and social commerce, which includes shopping through several social media sites. Such trends have affected the demand for point-of-sale (POS) terminals globally.
• However, security remains a challenge for the point-of-sales market's growth due to the usage of critical information. POS terminals are connected to the network and the internet, making them vulnerable to attacks for access manipulation as is the case with any other insecure machine. The way the terminal communicates with the rest of the network means attackers could access unencrypted card data, including Track2 and PIN information that can be used to steal and clone payment cards.

Point of Sale (POS) Terminal Industry Segmentation

The POS terminal system is the time and location where a transaction is completed. A point-of-sale system is computer hardware and software that manages the marketing while selling a product or a service. It helps to store, capture, share, and report data related to sales transactions. It eases the shopping experience and helps expedite the checkout process, resulting in customer satisfaction. Inventory management, stock in hand, availability of a product, and pricing information are primary data acquired from the systems. 

The point-of-sale (POS) terminal market is segmented by component (hardware, software, service), type (fixed point-of-sale terminals, mobile/portable point-of-sale terminals), end-user industry (entertainment, hospitality, healthcare, retail), and geography (North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, Latin America, Middle East and Africa). The market sizes and forecasts are provided in terms of value (USD) for all the above segments.