Card Payment Terminal Market Outlook
The Card Payment Terminal Market size is expected to register a growth rate of 11.9% during the forecast period from $54.88 Billion in 2025 to $120.6 Billion in 2032. The Card Payment Terminal market is a thriving business that is poised to keep growing and presents potential growth opportunities for companies across the industry value chain.
The comprehensive market research report presents 12-year historic and forecast data on Card Payment Terminal segments across 22 countries from 2021 to 2032. Key segments in the report include By Type (Counter top Card Machines, Portable Card Machines, Mobile Card Machines), By Component (Hardware, Software, Services), By End-User (Retail, Food and Beverage, Entertainment, Others), By Deployment (On premise, Cloud Based). Over 70 tables and charts showcase findings from our latest survey report on Card Payment Terminal markets.
Card Payment Terminal Market Insights, 2025
The card payment terminal market is evolving rapidly as businesses shift toward digital and contactless payment solutions. Major players like Square, Verifone, and Ingenico are leading innovation with NFC-enabled, cloud-connected, and AI-powered payment terminals that enhance transaction speed and security. The rise of omnichannel retail and mobile point-of-sale (mPOS) solutions is pushing businesses to adopt compact, wireless terminals that integrate with smartphones and tablets. Additionally, biometric authentication and blockchain-based payment verification are emerging trends aimed at reducing fraud. With growing regulations around payment security (PCI DSS compliance) and an increasing preference for cashless transactions, particularly in North America and Europe, the market for advanced payment terminals is expected to continue its strong growth.
Five Trends that will define global Card Payment Terminal market in 2025 and Beyond
A closer look at the multi-million market for Card Payment Terminal identifies rapidly shifting consumer preferences across categories. By focusing on growth and resilience, leading Card Payment Terminal companies are prioritizing their investments across categories, markets, and geographies. The report analyses the most important market trends shaping the new landscape to support better decisions for the long and short-term future. The impact of tariffs by the US administration also significantly impact the profitability of Card Payment Terminal vendors.
What are the biggest opportunities for growth in the Card Payment Terminal industry?
The Card Payment Terminal sector demonstrated remarkable resilience over the past year across developed and developing economies. Further, the market presents significant opportunities to leverage the existing momentum towards actions by 2032. On the other hand, recent macroeconomic developments including rising inflation and supply chain disruptions are putting pressure on companies. The chapter assists users to identify growth avenues and address business challenges to make informed commercial decisions with unique insights, data forecasts, and in-depth market analyses.
Card Payment Terminal Market Segment Insights
The Card Payment Terminal industry presents strong offers across categories. The analytical report offers forecasts of Card Payment Terminal industry performance across segments and countries. Key segments in the industry include- By Type (Counter top Card Machines, Portable Card Machines, Mobile Card Machines), By Component (Hardware, Software, Services), By End-User (Retail, Food and Beverage, Entertainment, Others), By Deployment (On premise, Cloud Based). The largest types, applications, and sales channels, fastest growing segments, and the key factors driving each of the categories are included in the report.
Forecasts of each segment across five regions are provided from 2021 through 2032 for Asia Pacific, North America, Europe, South America, Middle East, and African regions. In addition, Card Payment Terminal market size outlook is provided for 22 countries across these regions.
Market Value Chain
The chapter identifies potential companies and their operations across the global Card Payment Terminal industry ecosystem. It assists decision-makers in evaluating global Card Payment Terminal market fundamentals, market dynamics, and disruptive trends across the value chain segments.
Scenario Analysis and Forecasts
Strategic decision-making in the Card Payment Terminal industry is multi-faceted with the increased need for planning across scenarios. The report provides forecasts across three case scenarios- low growth, reference case, and high growth cases.
Asia Pacific Card Payment Terminal Market Analysis- A Promising Growth Arena for Business Expansion
As companies increasingly expand across promising Asia Pacific markets with over 4.5 billion population, the medium-to-long-term future remains robust. The presence of the fastest-growing economies such as China, India, Thailand, Indonesia, and Vietnam coupled with strengthening middle-class populations and rising disposable incomes drive the market. In particular, China and India are witnessing rapid shifts in consumer purchasing behavior. China is recovering steadily with optimistic forecasts for 2025. Further, Japanese and South Korean markets remain stable with most companies focusing on new product launches and diversification of sales channels.
The State of Europe Card Payment Terminal Industry 2025- Focus on Accelerating Competitiveness
As companies opt for an integrated agenda for competitiveness, the year 2025 presents optimistic scenarios for companies across the ecosystem. With signs of economic recovery across markets, companies are increasing their investments. Europe is one of the largest markets for Card Payment Terminal with demand from both Western Europe and Eastern European regions increasing over the medium to long-term future. Increasing omnichannel shopping amidst robust consumer demand for value purchases shapes the market outlook. The report analyses the key Card Payment Terminal market drivers and opportunities across Germany, France, the United Kingdom, Spain, Italy, Russia, and other Europe.
The US Card Payment Terminal market Insights- Vendors are exploring new opportunities within the US Card Payment Terminal industry.
Easing inflation coupled with strengthening consumer sentiment is encouraging aggressive actions from the US Card Payment Terminal companies. Market players consistently focusing on innovation and pursuing new ways to create value are set to excel in 2025. In addition, the Canadian and Mexican markets offer lucrative growth pockets for manufacturers and vendors. Focus on private-brand offerings and promotions, diversified sales channels, expansion into niche segments, adoption of advanced technologies, and sustainability are widely observed across the North American Card Payment Terminal market.
Latin American Card Payment Terminal market outlook rebounds in line with economic growth.
Underlying demand remains higher among urban consumers with an optimistic economic outlook across Brazil, Argentina, Chile, and other South and Central American countries. Increased consumer spending has been reported in Q1 -2025 and the prospects remain strong for rest of 2025. Aggressive ecosystem moves to create new sources of income are widely observed across markets in the region. Marketing activities focused on customer insights, operations, and support functions are quickly gaining business growth in the region.
Middle East and Africa Card Payment Terminal Markets- New Opportunities for Companies Harnessing Diversity
Rapid growth in burgeoning urban locations coupled with a young and fast-growing population base is attracting new investments in the Middle East and African Card Payment Terminal markets. Designing expansion and marketing strategies to cater to the local consumer base supports the market prospects. In addition to Nigeria, Algeria, South Africa, and other markets, steady growth markets in Ethiopia, Rwanda, Ghana, Tanzania, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and others present significant prospects for companies. On the other hand, Middle Eastern Card Payment Terminal markets including the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Oman continue to offer lucrative pockets of growth.
Competitive Landscape- How Card Payment Terminal companies outcompete in 2025?
The ability to respond quickly to evolving consumer preferences and adapt businesses to niche consumer segments remains a key growth factor. The report identifies the leading companies in the industry and provides their revenue for 2024. The market shares of each company are also included in the report. Further, business profiles, SWOT analysis, and financial analysis of each company are provided in detail. Key companies analyzed in the report include Gilbarco Veeder-Root, Invenco Group, KVSIO, NCR, Quest Payment Systems, Scheidt & Bachmann, Square Terminal, Tokheim, Unixfor S.A., Verifone.
Card Payment Terminal Market Segmentation
By Type
Counter top Card Machines
Portable Card Machines
Mobile Card Machines
By Component
Hardware
Software
Services
By End-User
Retail
Food and Beverage
Entertainment
Others
By Deployment
On premise
Cloud Based
Leading Companies
Gilbarco Veeder-Root
Invenco Group
KVSIO
NCR
Quest Payment Systems
Scheidt & Bachmann
Square Terminal
Tokheim
Unixfor S.A.
Verifone
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