If a Zettle rollout in the U.S. sounds familiar that may be because PayPal launched its Zettle reader in the U.S. last year. While a reader accepts cards and contactless payments, it has to be paired with other devices, such as an iPad stand, receipt printer and barcode scanner, to act like a full point-of-sale system.
By contrast, the Zettle terminal is a standalone, mobile piece of equipment that combines all those POS features in one place on a touch screen.
