The number of POS terminals found across the various countries in Europe in 2020 was not the highest in the United Kingdom. Indeed, Italy had only recently overtaken the island nation when it comes to these systems found at retail locations for processing card payments. These portable devices are now the normal practice for B2C services across Europe. As of late December 2020, it was estimated there were over 15.5 million such terminals processing payment s across Europe.
Number of point of sale (POS) terminals in Europe as of December 2020, by country
(in 1,000s)
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European ATM Security Team. (December 31, 2020). Number of point of sale (POS) terminals in Europe as of December 2020, by country (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 15, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1132099/point-of-sale-western-europe-by-country/
European ATM Security Team. "Number of point of sale (POS) terminals in Europe as of December 2020, by country (in 1,000s)." Chart. December 31, 2020. Statista. Accessed August 15, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1132099/point-of-sale-western-europe-by-country/
European ATM Security Team. (2020). Number of point of sale (POS) terminals in Europe as of December 2020, by country (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 15, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1132099/point-of-sale-western-europe-by-country/
European ATM Security Team. "Number of Point of Sale (Pos) Terminals in Europe as of December 2020, by Country (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Dec 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1132099/point-of-sale-western-europe-by-country/
European ATM Security Team, Number of point of sale (POS) terminals in Europe as of December 2020, by country (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1132099/point-of-sale-western-europe-by-country/ (last visited August 15, 2022)
