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Payment Gateway vs. Point-of-Sale Terminal - alanpoe - 02-12-2025
While a point-of-sale (POS) terminal processes in-person transactions, a payment gateway handles online payments. Both serve similar https://uniqpayments.net functions—authorizing payments—but operate in different environments, with gateways focusing on e-commerce.