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SoftPOS2 min read

You don't need 10,000 terminals. You need 10,000 phones.

SoftPOS isn't a replacement for the terminal — it's the on-ramp for a new generation of merchants. The real question was never terminal or SoftPOS. It's matching the right tool to the right merchant.

Attie van der Linde · 02 Jul 2025

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