A point-of-sale (POS) terminal is a system found at retail locations for processing card payments. These portable devices are now the normal practice for B2C services across Europe. As of June the 30th, 2019, there was estimated to be more than 14.7 million such terminals processing payment s across Europe. The most POS terminals as of the first half of June 2019 were situated in the United Kingdom (UK).
Number of point-of-sale (POS) terminals in selected Western European countries as of June 2019
(in 1,000s)
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European ATM Security Team. (June 30, 2020). Number of point-of-sale (POS) terminals in selected Western European countries as of June 2019 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 24, 2020, 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 selected Western European countries as of June 2019 (in 1,000s)." Chart. June 30, 2020. Statista. Accessed September 24, 2020. 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 selected Western European countries as of June 2019 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 24, 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 Selected Western European Countries as of June 2019 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Jun 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 selected Western European countries as of June 2019 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1132099/point-of-sale-western-europe-by-country/ (last visited September 24, 2020)
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