The global point-of-sale terminal market size is estimated to reach USD 181.47 billion by 2030, registering a CAGR of 8.1% from 2025 to 2030, according to a new report by Grand View Research, Inc. Increasing demand for Point-of-Sale (POS) terminals from various end-use industries, an increase of modern drive-thru, and rising preference for affordable wireless technologies is anticipated to be among the significant factors driving the industry growth over the forecast period. Furthermore, shifts in customer payment preferences and purchasing behavior also bode well with the market growth. The POS system has become a multifaceted and vital tool for many companies because of numerous useful features across different end-use industries, such as healthcare, restaurant, hospitality, retail, and other industries.
Enterprises in the retail and hospitality sectors use POS terminals for payments as well as additional operational applications, such as inventory management, sales tracking, accounting, and among others. For instance, bars, restaurants, and food service providers depend highly on POS technology to track operations, inventory, sales, and products. These factors are driving the industry across several end-use industries. Mobile applications have introduced a new revenue growth channel by decreasing the payment turnaround time, freeing up floor space, expanding security, eliminating queues, and providing paper-free receipting services. The flexibility of having a smartphone POS or tablet-based POS has encouraged Small and Mid-sized Businesses (SMBs) to invest in mobile POS (mPOS) terminals due to the low deployment costs.
Hence, the demand for contactless payment and mPOS terminals is anticipated to increase in the coming years. The pandemic negatively impacted the tourism sector worldwide. Along with discontinuity in tourist activities in 2020, sectors, such as hospitality, restaurants, and entertainment, and a huge market for POS vendors also suffered considerable losses. In the first quarter of 2020, due to the shutting down of manufacturing facilities worldwide, several players in the market recorded substantial revenue drops in the H1 and H2 of the same year. However, the industry regained its foothold in late 2020 and early 2021. In the wake of the pandemic, the declining trend of cash payments provided avenues for contactless payments, thereby augmenting market growth.
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By product, the fixed POS segment dominated the market and accounted for the revenue share of over 58.0% in 2024.
Based on component, the POS software segment is expected to grow at a significant CAGR over the forecast period, owing to the integration of analytics and business intelligence tools within software.
The on-premise deployment segment dominated the market and accounted for the revenue share of over 71.0% in 2024, due to the requirement for greater control, customization, and data ownership.
The retail end-use segment dominated the market and accounted for the revenue share of over 29.0% in 2024, due to the global expansion of both brick-and-mortar and e-commerce retail operations.
The North America held a significant share in 2024, due to growing reliance on automation and payment efficiency in the hospitality and healthcare sectors.
Grand View Research has segmented the global point-of-sale terminal market based on product, component, deployment, end-use, and region:
Point-of-Sale Terminal Product Outlook (Revenue, USD Billion, 2018 - 2030)
Fixed
Kiosks
Others
Mobile
Tablets
Others
Point-of-Sale Terminal Component Outlook (Revenue, USD Billion, 2018 - 2030)
Hardware
Software
Services
Point-of-Sale Terminal Deployment Outlook (Revenue, USD Billion, 2018 - 2030)
Cloud
On-premise
Point-of-Sale Terminal End-use Outlook (Revenue, USD Billion, 2018 - 2030)
Restaurants
FSR
Fine Dine
Casual Dine
QSR
Drive-Thru
Others
Institutional
Fast Casual
Drive-Thru
Others
Others
Retail
Supermarkets/Hypermarkets
Convenience Stores
Grocery Stores
Specialty Stores
Gas Stations
Others
Hospitality
Spas
Hotels
Resorts
Healthcare
Pharmacies
Others
Warehouse
Entertainment
Cruise Lines/Ships
Cinemas
Casino
Golf Clubs
Stadiums
Amusement Parks
Others
Point-of-Sale Terminal Regional Outlook (Revenue, USD Billion, 2018 - 2030)
North America
U.S.
Canada
Mexico
Europe
UK
Germany
France
Asia Pacific
China
India
Japan
Australia
South Korea
Latin America
Brazil
Middle East & Africa (MEA)
UAE
Saudi Arabia
South Africa
List of Key Players of Point-of-Sale Terminal Market
Acumera, Inc.
AURES Group
HP Development Company, L.P.
Ingenico
NCR Voyix
Oracle Corporation
POSaBIT Inc.
Presto Phoenix Inc.
Revel Systems
Square
Toast, Inc.
Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions
TouchBistro
Verifone
Xenial, Inc.
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