Introduction
The global wireless POS terminal market is projected to grow at a decent CAGR over the forecast period(2018-2023). The major factors driving the demand for wireless POS terminal are increasing the number of cashless transactions, organizational efficiency and budding e-commerce industry in the developing economies.
Various governments at the national and regional level are promoting cashless transactions as it improves transparency and targets parallel economy. Merchants are opting for these devices as they are convenient for the consumer and it helps the merchant improve the rate of consumer retention. However, the security concerns related to these terminals will hinder the market growth over the forecast period.
Increase in Cashless Transaction
There has been an increase in the total number of cashless transactions over the past few years worldwide. Cashless transactions are quick and convenient as compared to the transactions involving cash. There is no need to carry cash, which eliminates the risk of losing money due to a number of reasons. Furthermore, cashless transactions reduce the overall transaction cost by eliminating shoe-leather cost, cost of production of currency, and cash handling charges among many others. Convenience and cost-effectiveness are the major factors contributing to the additions in the overall word cashless transactions. The major technologies used for cashless transactions are the use of credit/debit cards and the use of mobile wallets. There is a budding use of mobile wallets in developing countries, but, the use of credit/debit cards still remains dominant in these regions. Credit and debit cards are used for a number of applications including paying bills at the restaurant, utility bills payment, shopping, and medicals bills among many others.
By Geography
By region, the wireless POS market is segmented as North America, South America, Europe, Middle East and Africa, and Asia Pacific. Furthermore, country-level analysis is also provided within the regions. The Middle East and Africa is anticipated to grow at the highest CAGR of 11.13% while Asia Pacific is projected to dominate the market share throughout the forecast period. South America and Europe will witness increasing of adoption of wireless POS terminals on account of the improved economic performance, whereas, North America witnessed an early adoption of the technology and thus, represents limited growth opportunities.
North America
The North America wireless POS market is projected to grow at a CAGR of 2.13% during the forecast period to reach a total market size of US$188.365 million in 2023 from US$165.998 million in 2017. North America witnessed an early adoption of the technology and such, the scope of the growth is majorly is coming from the developing countries of the region. In fact, Mexico is anticipated to grow at the highest CAGR of 7.40% in the region with anticipated improvement in the proportion of the banked population in the country. In the United States, the recent cut in the corporate tax is expected to fuel the foreign investment that is likely to benefit the wireless POS market moderately through the growth in different industry verticals.
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