Key Statistics
Total value of POS transactions in 2026
Total value of POS transactions in 2031
2026 to 2031 CAGR
Forecast period
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.
- 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.
Research Deliverables
Market Data & Forecasting Report
The numbers tell you what's happening, but our written report details why, alongside the methodologies.
Interactive Forecast Excel
Full 5-year forecasts for every available market metric provided in Excel format, with interactive 'What If' and scenario tools.
harvest Online Data Platform
Access the very latest data in our exclusive online data platform, harvest. All the data from Excel, with frequent updates and a more user-friendly interface.
Market Trends & Strategies Report
A comprehensive analysis of the current market landscape, alongside strategic recommendations.
Competitor Leaderboard Report
Provides a visual representation of the competitive positioning of the leaders within the market.
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.
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.
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.
Why Choose Juniper Research?
Enterprise Licensing
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Make your budget stretch further as our research represents unrivalled value, with detailed written analysis and comprehensive 5-year forecasts included as standard with all of our data reports.
Expert Insight
With over 20 years of experience, our forecast database and research methodologies are well-established and trusted by market-leading organisations around the world.
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