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# Smart Touchscreen Payment Terminals
The Smart Terminal Offers a Slim Unit to Accept Payment

By Michael Hemsworth | Published 2016-04-21 | Art & Design
Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/payment-terminal
References: [yankodesign](http://www.yankodesign.com/2016/04/21/the-take-anywhere-smart-terminal/)

There are a variety of different [payment terminals](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/smart-terminals) that have revolutionized how people pay for things, but the Smart Terminal looks to take things to the next level. A dedicated device that can be carried around by staff, the Smart Terminal features a [user-friendly touchscreen interface](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/microtouch-products) that's intuitive to use.

Aside from allowing chip cards to be inserted into it, the Smart Terminal is NFC-compatible, which means that [tap payment cards](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mastercards-touch-card) are accepted with ease.

Designed by Alfredo Mendez, the payment terminal is intended to help solve the problem of confusing terminals that confuse not only staff but patrons. The straightforward design ensures that problems are kept to a minimum, while the large screen offers both text and visual cues to aid shoppers.

## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter)

- Score: 0.4/10
- Popularity: 2% | Activity: 1% | Freshness: 8%
- Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women
- Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X
- Top markets: North America

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## Key Themes

### What's Driving This Trend

- **Smart Touchscreen Payment Terminals:** Revolutionizing payment systems with intuitive and user-friendly touchscreen interfaces.
- **Nfc-compatible Payment Technology:** Enabling contactless payments with tap payment cards, improving convenience and speed.
- **Simplified Payment Terminal Design:** Reducing confusion and errors by adopting straightforward designs with text and visual cues.

### Who This Affects Most

- **Retail Industry:** Improving point-of-sale experiences for customers and staff through easier and faster payment transactions.
- **Hospitality Industry:** Increasing efficiency and accuracy of payment transactions by having staff carry mobile payment terminals.
- **Financial Technology (fintech) Industry:** Innovating payment system technologies by utilizing intuitive and user-friendly touchscreen interfaces.

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