Market Trends of Spain POS Terminals Industry
This section covers the major market trends shaping the Spain POS Terminals Market according to our research experts:
Retail Sector to Hold a Significant Share
- The Spain government imposed laws on retail finances to accept cash; failing to do so is now illegal in Spain. Retailers are now required by law to accept cash. Customers have the choice to pay with cash due to the passed Consumer Protection Law of June 2022. Authorities will penalize merchants that refuse to accept cash payments.
- In September 2021, Plataforma Denaria commissioned a study on the necessity for cash's permanency. More than 70% of Spaniards support the necessity for cash as a form of payment, and 77 percent view it as a public benefit. 90 percent of Spaniards defend the need for cash as a payment method.
- Square, a firm that specializes in hardware, software, and payment solutions for companies of all kinds, has begun operating in Spain following an Early Access Program. Companies and self-employed individuals from a variety of industries, including restaurants and hospitality, professional services, beauty, retail, as well as health and wellness, registered for the company's Early Access Program, which launched in September 2021 with a limited number of beta tester spots. Pastelera Tallon, Valentine, and Hop Hop Hurrah are a few of the businesses in Spain that have previously had access to Square's services in advance.
- In addition to the fully integrated WisePad 3 card reader, Shopify Payments was made available to retail business owners in Spain from February 2022. Now that Shopify POS is easily connected, users may accept all of the most popular payment methods whenever and wherever they choose.
- As per National Statistics Institute (INE) data, May 2022 saw a 1.4% year-over-year growth in retail sales in Spain, following a downwardly revised 1.6 percent increase in the previous month April 2022 and marginally exceeding market expectations of a 1.3 percent increase. Sales of non-food items increased by 0.8 percent as increases in personal equipment purchases (up 24.1%) more than offset decreases in sales of domestic equipment (down 2.9%) and miscellaneous goods (-1.3 %). In the meantime, food sales dropped by 2%. Retail sales were flat every month after increasing by an upwardly revised 5.4 percent the month before.
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Cashless Payments are Expected to Register Significant Market Growth
- Card payments are expected to become more prevalent and the economy's reliance on cash will decrease as a result of shops accepting more payment cards and consumers adopting contactless technologies in the upcoming years.
- According to payment services firm Minsait Payments, the total amount of contactless card payments done in Spain rose by 10% in 2021, the highest growth rate recorded in Europe.
- However, the study also discovered that Spain continues to be the European nation with the highest proportion of bank users who still conduct cash transactions (85%) and that the proportion of cash payments is higher for dealings with small and medium-sized businesses (45%) compared to those with bars and restaurants (36%), as well as with public transportation (31 percent ).
- According to a survey released by the Bank of Spain, Spaniards dismissed cash as the primary method of payment during the COVID-19 outbreak and chose debit cards instead. Debit cards were the favoured method of payment for 54.1% of Spaniards in 2020, compared to cash for 359,7% of purchases. However, in Spanish communities with fewer than 100,000 residents, the use of cash increased to 37.5%.
- As per European Central Bank Payments Statistics Report published on June 2022, the credits transfers in initiated electronics segment value around EUR 6.8638 billions in 2021, recorded a growth rate of 18.96% compared to previous year 2020. While there were no e-money transactions recorded from 2014 - 2021.
