Global Payments New POS Device

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Last Updated on May 6, 2026 by Craig Allen Keefner

Modular countertop point-of-sale device, aimed at retail stores and restaurants

Looks to us like Global Payments has a new “modular” model of Genius POS.  The new one actually has a POS terminal sidebar? Cradle mount. Original launched in May 2025. Typical square countertop pedestal. Maybe room for Epson?  From digitaltransactions.net

Genius POS circa November 2025

Genius POS circa November 2025

Global Payments Inc. has launched a modular countertop point-of-sale (POS) device, touted as an industry first and designed for flexibility in retail stores and restaurants. Toast Inc. has also made headlines by signing a deal with TGI Fridays to provide its POS and mobile ordering technology for U.S. restaurants.​

Global Payments Device Launch

  • Global Payments’ new POS device features dual screens (merchant and customer) and modular options to scale with business growth, eliminating the need for frequent hardware upgrades.​

  • The device is optimized for high-volume environments such as stadiums and busy restaurants, leveraging the company’s Genius platform for fast and adaptable transaction processing.​

  • The product rollout is scheduled for enterprise clients in December, followed by small businesses in the next quarter.​

Toast POS Expansion

  • Toast secured a major deal to supply POS solutions, mobile ordering, and handheld Toast Go devices to TGI Fridays for all U.S. locations.​

  • The agreement also includes options for additional technology like kiosks, supporting Toast’s strategy to expand its footprint in the restaurant industry.​

  • Toast now serves 156,000 global locations, with recent major clients including Caribou Coffee and Potbelly Sandwich Shop.​

Main Competitors

Global Payments Competitors:

  • FIS Inc. (including Worldpay, acquired by Global Payments)

  • Fiserv (including Clover POS)

  • Square (owned by Block Inc.)

  • Adyen

Toast Competitors:

  • Square (Block Inc.)

  • Lightspeed Commerce

  • TouchBistro

  • Revel Systems

  • Upserve (a Lightspeed company)

  • NCR Corporation

Both companies operate in highly competitive markets, with Square and Fiserv presenting significant competition in both retail and restaurant POS environments, while Toast is mainly focused on restaurant operations and is often compared to TouchBistro, Lightspeed, and Revel.

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Craig Allen Keefner is an industry analyst, content strategist, and longtime authority on self-service kiosks, digital signage, unattended payment systems, and interactive technology. He manages content and industry strategy for Kiosk Industry and The Industry Group, with a focus on kiosk software, hardware-software integration, accessibility, payment compliance, healthcare kiosks, restaurant self-service, and emerging AI automation. Craig has covered the self-service and kiosk industry since the 1990s, tracking how public-facing terminals move from concept to field deployment. His work combines industry research, vendor analysis, operator conversations, standards tracking, trade show coverage, and practical experience with the real-world constraints of kiosk deployments. https://www.linkedin.com/in/kiosk

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