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Eftpos, n. Finance.|ˈɛftpɒz, -pɒs|
Also EFTPOS, EFT-POS, etc.
[Acronym f. the initial letters of electronic funds transfer at (the) point of sale; cf. POS s.v. P II. a.]
A system of cashless payment in which funds are electronically transferred directly from the customer's account to the retailer's, using the customer's charge or debit card.
1982Financial Times 7 June 16/6 Banks have already announced plans to introduce a nationwide system for electronic funds transfer at the point of sale (EFTPOS). Ibid. 5 Nov. (Suppl.) p. iii/6 There is the obvious possibility of synergy between the bank and the bureau when EFT/POS becomes a nationwide reality. 1985Electronics Week 4 Mar. 25 [Denmark] is small enough for an electronic funds-transfer system at the point of sale (Eftpos) using existing technology. 1987Daily Tel. 29 May 19/4 A trial of some 2,000 EFT-Pos terminals is set to take place, some time in the autumn of 1988. 1990Accountancy Mar. 128/1 An increasing number of credit card transactions are now captured electronically using an Eftpos (electronic funds transfer at the point of sale) terminal. |