Point-of-sale integration connects stablecoin payment functionality to the hardware or software a merchant uses to calculate, present, authorize, and record a customer purchase.
Integration can generate a QR code or payment request, obtain an exchange-rate quote, show supported tokens and networks, monitor payment status, and record the completed transaction in the merchant's sales system. A physical point of sale can use a terminal or mobile device, while a digital point of sale can use the same back-end payment functions through software.
Point-of-sale integration concerns the merchant's transaction system. Checkout integration is broader and also applies to web and in-app purchase flows.
Integration reduces manual reconciliation and allows stablecoin acceptance to fit within the merchant's existing inventory, accounting, and receipt processes.
A store terminal can generate a stablecoin QR payment request and automatically mark the sale paid when the processor reports receipt.