Unattended Terminals Market Report 2025

This Unattended Terminals market report provides a comprehensive analysis of the market’s characteristics, size, and growth, including segmentation, regional and country-level breakdowns, competitive landscape, market shares, trends, and strategies. It also tracks historical and forecasted market growth across various geographies.

The unattended terminals market size has grown rapidly in recent years. It will grow from $1.58 billion in 2024 to $1.76 billion in 2025 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 11.6%. The growth in the historic period can be attributed to the expansion of e-commerce growth, increasing smartphone integration, rising demand for contactless payments, rise in data analytics, and growth in the healthcare industry.

The unattended terminals market size is expected to see rapid growth in the next few years. It will grow to $2.69 billion in 2029 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 11.2%. The growth in the forecast period can be attributed to growth in the retail industry, rise in smart cities, rise in digital payments, growing shift towards consumer convenience, and acceleration of the checkout process. Major trends in the forecast period include the adoption of contactless payments, growth in AI-powered customer interaction, rising mobile app integration, multi-language support, rising smart city technology.

The rising adoption of smartphones is anticipated to drive the expansion of the unattended terminal market in the future. Smartphones are sophisticated mobile devices that integrate cellular communication with extensive computing capabilities, offering users a broad array of features in a portable format. This growth is fueled by advancements in smartphone technology, improved connectivity, multifunctionality, and affordability. Smartphones function as digital wallets for secure mobile payments at unattended terminals, enabling users to locate nearby terminals, check product availability, and conduct transactions remotely through mobile apps. This enhances accessibility and significantly improves the overall user experience. For example, according to ""UK mobile phone statistics 2022"" by Uswitch Limited, mobile connections in the UK reached 71.8 million in February 2024, marking a 3.8% increase from 2021. The projected UK population of 68.3 million by 2025 is expected to see 95% smartphone ownership. Hence, the growing penetration of smartphones is poised to propel the unattended terminal market forward.

Leading companies in the unattended terminal market are focusing on developing innovative technologies such as high-resolution displays to improve user experience, enhance transaction efficiency, and promote better customer engagement with clearer visuals and interactive interfaces. A high-resolution display is characterized by a high pixel density, which delivers sharper and clearer images and text. This technology boosts visual clarity and detail, making it ideal for applications that require precise graphics and readability. For example, in September 2024, PAX, a US-based consumer electronics company, introduced the PAX A920MAX. The A920MAX supports 5G Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 5.0, providing fast and reliable connections for smooth transactions. Powered by Android 10, the A920MAX can run multiple applications simultaneously and process transactions more quickly than its predecessors, with improvements in installation speed and transaction processing time.

In November 2023, Nuvei Corporation, a Canadian credit card service provider, collaborated with Nayax Ltd. This partnership led to a significant 60% increase in cashless transactions for Nayax, driven by growing demand in EV charging and cashless payments. The collaboration aims to enhance the payment experience at EV charging stations, enabling companies such as Circle K and Couche-Tard to maintain a competitive edge by expanding their EV charging services. Nayax Ltd., based in Israel, specializes in comprehensive payment and management solutions for unattended and retail environments.

Major companies operating in the unattended terminals market are Zebra Technologies Corp., Worldline S.A., Euronet Worldwide Inc., Advantech Co. Ltd., ACI Worldwide, Adyen, Gilbarco Inc., Ingenico, PAX Technology, Fujian Newland Payment Technology Co. Ltd., VeriFone Inc., Castles Technology, SZZT Electronics Co. Ltd., Nayax, Scheidt & Bachmann GmbH, Invenco Group Ltd., BBPOS Limited, Payter, Unattended Card Payments Inc., Paralan Corporation, PayRange Inc., Electronic Cash Systems.

North America was the largest region in the unattended terminals market in 2024. Asia-Pacific is expected to be the fastest-growing region in the forecast period. The regions covered in the unattended terminals market report are Asia-Pacific, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Middle East, Africa. The countries covered in the unattended terminals market report are Australia, Brazil, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Russia, South Korea, UK, USA, Canada, Italy, Spain.

Unattended terminals are automated or self-service machines designed to operate independently without direct human supervision or assistance, commonly found in public or semi-public spaces. They streamline transaction processes, enhance efficiency, and often improve customer experiences by reducing waiting times and enhancing accessibility.

The primary types of unattended terminals include contact-based and contactless variants. Contact-based terminals require physical interaction, such as inserting a card or pressing buttons, to complete transactions. These terminals are widely used in diverse applications such as ATMs, parking meters, and self-service kiosks. They are deployed in various settings, including indoor and outdoor environments, catering to needs such as refueling, car washing, and retail in malls and other locations.

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The unattended terminals market includes revenues earned by entities by providing services such as banking services, retail services, payment services, and healthcare services. The market value includes the value of related goods sold by the service provider or included within the service offering. The unattended terminals market consists of sales of touchscreens, card readers, barcode scanners, cameras, battery backups, and buttons. Values in this market are ‘factory gate’ values, that is the value of goods sold by the manufacturers or creators of the goods, whether to other entities (including downstream manufacturers, wholesalers, distributors and retailers) or directly to end customers. The value of goods in this market includes related services sold by the creators of the goods.

The market value is defined as the revenues that enterprises gain from the sale of goods and/or services within the specified market and geography through sales, grants, or donations in terms of the currency (in USD, unless otherwise specified).

The revenues for a specified geography are consumption values that are revenues generated by organizations in the specified geography within the market, irrespective of where they are produced. It does not include revenues from resales along the supply chain, either further along the supply chain or as part of other products.

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