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Analysed: The future of point of sales (POS) systems

The Payments Association

Analysed: The future of point of sales (POS) systems 10 July 2025 by Payments Intelligence What is this article about? How modern point-of-sale (POS) systems are evolving into cloud-native, AI-driven platforms central to retail operations. Why is it important? Tokenisation is growing rapidly, from US$3.53

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How Merchants Can Lower Their Credit Card Processing Fees

Clearly Payments

Interchange-plus pricing breaks down the cost structure, separating the actual interchange fees established by card networks (Visa, Mastercard, etc.) This model enhances transparency, allowing businesses to see the direct costs associated with different card types and transactions. from the processor’s markup.

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Who Will Disintermediate The Intermediaries?

PYMNTS

Point-of-sale (POS) terminals are being disintermediated by consumers using the very device that gave digital payments acceptance to micro-merchants: the mobile phone. Physical retail is being disintermediated by a host of new players using digital technologies and data that further erode their relevance.