mPOS Terminals & Soft POS Market 2025-2030: Full Research Suite

Our mPOS Terminals & Soft 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 27 market leaders within the mPOS terminals & soft 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.

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MARKET TRENDS & STRATEGIES
1. Key Takeaways & Strategic Recommendations
1.1 Key Takeaways
1.2 Strategic Recommendations
2. Market Summary
2.1 Introduction
2.1.1 Definitions and Scope
Figure 2.1: Types of POS
2.1.2 Dedicated POS
2.1.3 mPOS
2.1.4 Contactless POS
Figure 2.2: Different POS Technologies
2.1.5 Smart POS
Figure 2.3: Smart POS
2.1.6 Biometric POS
Figure 2.4: Biometric POS Scanning Capabilities
i. Face Scanning
ii. Fingerprint Recognition
iii. Palm Recognition
2.1.7 Emerging Biometrics
i. Iris
ii. Retina
iii. Vein Pattern Recognition
2.1.8 Biometrics Challenges
i. Security and Privacy Concerns
ii. Implementation Challenges
iii. User Experience Issues
iv. Operational and Financial Barriers
2.1.9 Soft POS
Figure 2.5: How to Use Soft POS
2.2 Use Cases for Various POS
2.2.1 Superstores and Large Retailers
i. QR Codes
2.2.2 Small Sum Fixed Point Transaction Environments
2.2.3 Mobile Retail Environments
2.3 Drivers and Constraints
2.3.1 Alternative Cashless Society
2.3.2 Biometric POS Markets
2.3.3 Evolving Consumer Shopping Behaviour
2.3.4 Enhanced Features
2.3.5 Smart POS: The Solution to Increasing Competition
Figure 2.6: Smart POS Business Integrations
i. Inventory Management
ii. CRM and Loyalty Programmes
iii. eCommerce Integration
iv. Employee Management
v. Data and Analytics
vi. Integrated Payment Processing
2.4 Soft POS
i. Introduction
Figure 2.7: Global Soft POS Transaction Volume ($m), Split by 8 Key Regions, 2025-2030
2.4.2 Market Landscape
2.4.3 Threat to Dedicated POS and Mobile POS
2.4.4 Challenges Facing Soft POS
2.4.5 Future Outlook
3. Segment Analysis
3.1 Segment Analysis Landscape
Figure 3.1: POS Terminals’ Key Leading and High-potential Industry Segments
3.1.1 Hospitality & Dining
i. Opportunities
ii. Challenges
3.1.2 Travel & Transportation
i. Opportunities
ii. Challenges
3.1.3 Quick-service Restaurants
i. Opportunities
ii. Challenges
3.1.4 Fuel & Unattended
i. Opportunities
ii. Challenges
3.1.5 SMEs & Professional Services
i. Opportunities
ii. Challenges
3.1.6 Events & Stadiums
i. Opportunities
ii. Challenges
4. Country Readiness Index & Regional Analysis
4.1.1 Country Readiness Index
Figure 4.1: Juniper Research’s 8 Key Regions
Table 4.2: Juniper Research mPOS Terminals & Soft POS Market Country Readiness Index: Scoring Criteria
Figure 4.3: Juniper Research mPOS Terminals & Soft POS Market Country Readiness Index
Figure 4.4: Juniper Research mPOS Terminals & Soft POS Country Readiness Index: Market Segments
4.1.2 Focus Markets
i. eCommerce and Omnichannel Retail Expansion
ii. Regulatory Support and Fintech Innovation
Figure 4.5: Total Transaction Value of Soft POS Systems ($m), Focus Markets, 2025-2030
4.1.3 Growth Markets
Figure 4.6: Total mPOS Transactions per annum ($m), Growth Markets, 2025-2030
i. Contactless Payment Surge
ii. Government Initiatives
4.1.4 Developing Markets
i. Mobile-first Solutions for Informal Economies
ii. Cost-efficiency and Flexibility for Merchants
Figure 4.7: Total mPOS Transactions per annum ($m), Developing Markets, 2025-2030
4.1.5 Saturated Markets
Figure 4.8: Total mPOS Transaction Value per annum ($m), Saturated Markets, 2025-2030
i. Hardware Dependency
ii. Security and Certification Hurdles
Figure 4.9: Juniper Research mPOS Terminals & Soft POS Market Country Readiness Index Heatmap: North America
Figure 4.10: Juniper Research mPOS Terminals & Soft POS Market Country Readiness Index Heatmap: Latin America
Figure 4.11: Juniper Research mPOS Terminals & Soft POS Market Country Readiness Index Heatmap: West Europe
Figure 4.12: Juniper Research mPOS Terminals & Soft POS Market Country Readiness Index Heatmap: Central & East Europe
Figure 4.13: Juniper Research mPOS Terminals & Soft POS Market Country Readiness Index Heatmap: Far East & China
Figure 4.14: Juniper Research mPOS Terminals & Soft POS Market Country Readiness Index Heatmap: Indian Subcontinent
Figure 4.15: Juniper Research mPOS Terminals & Soft POS Market Country Readiness Index Heatmap: Rest of Asia Pacific
Figure 4.16: Juniper Research mPOS Terminals & Soft POS Market Country Readiness Index Heatmap: Africa & Middle East
COMPETITOR LEADERBOARD
1. Juniper Research POS Terminals Competitor Leaderboards
1.1 Why Read This Report
1.2 Key mPOS & Soft POS Market Takeaways
2. mPOS Competitor Leaderboard
Figure 2.1: Juniper Research Competitor Leaderboard mPOS Vendors Included & Product Portfolio
Figure 2.2: Juniper Research Competitor Leaderboard for mPOS Terminals Vendors
Table 2.3: Juniper Research Competitor Leaderboard: mPOS Terminals Vendors & Positioning
Table 2.4: Juniper Research Competitor Leaderboard for mPOS Terminals: Heatmap
2.1 mPOS Vendor Profiles
2.1.1 Epos Now
i. Corporate
ii. Geographical Spread
iii. Key Clients and Strategic Developments
iv. High-level View of Offerings
v. Juniper Research’s View: Key Strengths & Strategic Development Opportunities
2.1.2 Fiserv
i. Corporate
Figure 2.5: Fiserv’s Financial Snapshot ($m), 2022-2024
ii. Geographical Spread
iii. Key Clients & Strategic Partnerships
iv. High-level View of Offerings
v. Juniper Research’s View: Key Strengths & Strategic Development Opportunities
2.1.3 Global Payments
i. Corporate
Figure 2.6: Global Payments’ Financial Snapshot ($m), 2022-2024
ii. Geographical Spread
iii. Key Clients & Strategic Partnerships
iv. High-level View of Offerings
v. Juniper Research’s View: Key Strengths & Strategic Development Opportunities
2.1.4 Lightspeed
i. Corporate
Figure 2.7: Lightspeed Financial Snapshot ($m), 2022-2024
ii. Geographical Spread
iii. Key Clients & Strategic Partnerships
iv. High-level View of Offerings
v. Juniper Research’s View: Key Strengths & Strategic Development Opportunities
2.1.5 Mswipe
i. Corporate
ii. Geographical Reach
iii. Key Clients & Strategic Partnerships
iv. High-level View of Offerings
v. Juniper Research’s View: Key Strengths & Strategic Development Opportunities
2.1.6 NEXGO
i. Corporate
ii. Geographical Reach
iii. Key Clients & Strategic Partnerships
iv. High-level View of Offerings
v. Juniper Research’s View: Key Strengths & Strategic Development Opportunities
2.1.7 Newland NPT
i. Corporate
ii. Geographical Spread
iii. Key Clients & Strategic Partnerships
iv. High-level View of Offerings
v. Juniper Research’s View: Key Strengths & Strategic Development Opportunities
2.1.8 PAX
i. Corporate
Table 2.8: PAX’s Financial Snapshot ($m), 2022-2024
ii. Geographical Reach
iii. Key Clients & Strategic Partnerships
iv. High-level View of Offerings
v. Juniper Research’s View: Key Strengths & Strategic Development Opportunities
2.1.9 PayPal
i. Corporate
Table 2.9: Notable PayPal Acquisitions Summary ($m)
ii. Geographical Spread
iii. Key Clients & Strategic Partnerships
iv. High-level View of Offerings
v. Juniper Research’s View: Key Strengths & Strategic Development Opportunities
2.1.10 Posiflex
i. Corporate
Figure 2.10: Posiflex’s Financial Snapshot ($m), 2021-2023, Converted from TWD
ii. Geographical Spread
iii. Key Clients & Strategic Partnerships
iv. High-level View of Offerings
v. Juniper Research’s View: Key Strengths & Strategic Development Opportunities
2.1.11 Square (Block)
i. Corporate
ii. Geographical Reach
iii. Key Clients & Strategic Partnerships
iv. High-level View of Offerings
v. Juniper Research’s View: Key Strengths & Strategic Development Opportunities
2.1.12 SumUp
i. Corporate
ii. Geographical Spread
iii. Key Clients & Strategic Partnerships
iv. High-level View of Offerings
v. Juniper Research’s View: Key Strengths & Strategic Development Opportunities
2.1.13 Toast
i. Corporate
Table 2.11: Toast’s Investment Rounds ($m), 2015-2020
ii. Geographical Reach
iii. Key Clients & Strategic Partnerships
iv. High-level View of Offerings
v. Juniper Research’s View: Key Strengths & Strategic Development Opportunities
2.1.14 Verifone
i. Corporate
ii. Geographical Spread
iii. Key Clients & Strategic Partnerships
iv. High-level View of Offerings
v. Juniper Research’s View: Key Strengths & Strategic Development Opportunities
2.1.15 Worldline
i. Corporate
ii. Geographical Reach
iii. Key Clients & Strategic Partnerships
iv. High-level View of Offerings
v. Juniper Research’s View: Key Strengths and Strategic Development Opportunities
2.2 Juniper Research Competitor Leaderboard Assessment Methodology
2.3 Limitations & Interpretation
Figure 2.12: Juniper Research mPOS Competitor Leaderboard
3. Soft POS Competitor Leaderboard
Figure 3.1: Juniper Research Competitor Leaderboard Soft POS Vendors Included & Product Portfolio
Figure 3.2: Juniper Research Competitor Leaderboard for Soft POS Vendors
Table 3.3: Juniper Research Competitor Leaderboard: Soft POS Vendors & Positioning
Table 3.4: Juniper Research Competitor Leaderboard for Soft POS: Heatmap
3.1 Soft POS Vendor Profiles
3.1.1 alcinēo
i. Corporate
ii. Geographical Spread
iii. Key Clients & Strategic Partnerships
iv. High-level View of Offerings
Figure 3.5: alcinēo Technology Architecture
v. Juniper Research’s View: Key Strengths & Strategic Development Opportunities
3.1.2 Apple
i. Corporate
Table 3.6: Apple’s Financial Snapshot, $m, FY 2022-2024
ii. Geographical Spread
iii. Key Clients & Strategic Partnerships
iv. High-level View of Offerings
v. Juniper Research’s View: Key Strengths & Strategic Development Opportunities
3.1.3 CM.com
i. Corporate
Figure 3.7: CM.com Financial Snapshot ($m), 2022-2024 (Converted from €1 @1.10)
ii. Geographical Spread
iii. Key Clients & Strategic Developments
iv. High-level View of Offering
v. Juniper Research’s View: Key Strengths & Strategic Development
3.1.4 Fiserv
i. Corporate
Figure 3.8: Fiserv Financial Snapshot ($m), 2022-2024
ii. Geographical Spread
iii. Key Clients & Strategic Partnerships
iv. High-Level View of Offerings
v. Juniper Research’s View: Key Strengths & Strategic Development
3.1.5 MagicCube
i. Corporate
Table 3.9: MagicCube Investment Rounds ($m), 2015-2021
ii. Geographical Reach
iii. Key Clients & Strategic Developments
iv. High-level View of Offering
v. Juniper Research’s View: Key Strengths & Strategic Development
3.1.6 Mypinpad
i. Corporate
ii. Geographical Reach
iii. Key Clients & Strategic Developments
iv. High-level View of Offering
v. Juniper Research’s View: Key Strengths & Strategic Development
3.1.7 Paypal
i. Corporate
Table 3.10: Notable PayPal Acquisitions Summary ($m)
ii. Geographical Spread
iii. Key Clients & Strategic Partnerships
iv. High-level View of Offerings
v. Juniper Research’s View: Key Strengths & Strategic Development Opportunities
3.1.8 Payten
i. Corporate
ii. Geographical Reach
iii. Key Clients & Strategic Developments
iv. High-level View of Offering
v. Juniper Research’s View: Key Strengths and Strategic Development
3.1.9 Square
i. Corporate
ii. Geographical Reach
iii. Key Clients & Strategic Developments
iv. High-level View of Offering
v. Juniper Research’s View: Key Strengths and Strategic Development
3.1.10 Stripe
i. Corporate
ii. Geographic Spread

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