Ingenico Sees Mixed SoftPOS and Payment Terminal Deployments Becoming Industry Norm
- Ingenico expects mixed fleets of SoftPOS devices and dedicated payment terminals to become standard in 2027 and 2028.
- Juniper Research forecasts global SoftPOS transaction value will rise from $23.9 billion in 2025 to $540 billion by 2030.
- PCI will retire SPoC and CPoC standards between May 1 and October 31, 2026, making MPoC mandatory for new SoftPOS certifications.
- Mastercard will require devices deployed in payment-acceptance fleets to hold at least EMVCo Reduced Range approval from January 2027.
- Rising compliance costs will reshape competition, while contactless reading limitations could constrain device reuse and checkout throughput for large retailers.
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