Merchant acquiring and POS — Business MegaBrands 2026–27
Merchant acquiring and point-of-sale (POS) companies provide card terminals, QR codes, soundboxes and the back-end processing that let shops, restaurants and other merchants accept card and UPI payments in person. Many also offer billing software and merchant loans. Their reach takes digital payments beyond large retailers to small merchants across India's towns and cities.
Slot BMB-228 · Payments · 4 brands in contention · Business MegaBrand: to be announced in 2027
Brands in contention
Listed alphabetically. The order does not reflect evaluation.
| Company | MegaBrands 501 |
|---|---|
| BharatPe | |
| Innoviti | |
| MSwipe | |
| Pine Labs | Also a MegaBrand 501 |
How this category is evaluated
Every brand in this category is assessed on WCRC's 50-parameter brand evaluation model, across five pillars: Brand Positioning & Recall, Trust & Sentiment, Product, Innovation & Delivery, Sustainability, Governance & ESG, and Digital & Financial Soundness. Scores are compared within the category, and the brand with the strongest result is named the Business MegaBrand. Read the methodology
Frequently asked
Which are the leading POS and merchant payment companies in India?
In the Business MegaBrands 2026–27 cohort, the brands in contention for merchant acquiring and POS are BharatPe, Innoviti, MSwipe and Pine Labs. This is a list, not a ranking. WCRC will name one Business MegaBrand after its independent 50-parameter evaluation of every brand in contention.
Other categories in Payments
- Payment gateways and online checkout
- Payments infrastructure, corporate cards and assisted payments
- Cash management and cash logistics
All of Banking, Insurance & Finance · The 2026–27 cohort
Cite this page: WCRC, Business MegaBrands 2026–27, Merchant acquiring and POS (Slot BMB-228), https://www.mostvaluablebrands.com/business-megabrands/2026-27/banking-insurance-and-finance/merchant-acquiring-and-pos/, accessed [date].
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