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POS Device Shipments—Part 2

Electronic cash registers (ECR), QR code readers, POS devices that are not PCI (payment card industry) certified, dongle-type card readers and PIN pads were not included in issue 1296, which featured shipments of 128.1 million POS terminals worldwide in 2024. For the complete ranking, log in and download Issue 1297. There are 36.9 million devices featured in this issue. Of that amount, 63.35% were QR code readers, 24.48% were dongles, 7.90% were multilane and PIN entry or contactless-only PIN pads, 2.40% were non-PCI-cer...

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