Newland and Aevi Partner to Simplify Global Android SmartPOS Rollouts

Newland Payment Technology and Aevi have partnered to streamline the deployment of Android SmartPOS devices across global markets. By combining hardware with a cloud-based orchestration platform, the collaboration allows acquirers and ISVs to bypass the repetitive certification cycles usually required for every new terminal form factor, significantly reducing time-to-market for merchant services.

What was announced

The partnership integrates Newland’s full family of Android-based payment terminals with Aevi’s independent in-person payment orchestration platform. This technical alignment is designed to help banks, merchants, and independent software vendors (ISVs) support a diverse range of customer touchpoints—including countertop units, mobile devices for floor staff, and unattended terminals for fuel forecourts or self-service kiosks—through a single integration and payment application.

A key feature of the arrangement is the "family certification" model. Under this approach, Aevi’s payment application and Newland’s SmartPOS devices can be certified as a single group for each specific acquirer connection and payment method. This removes the need for exhaustive, individual certification processes when a provider decides to introduce a new supported device from the Newland range into their existing ecosystem. This approach is intended to help clients expand their offering and bring services to market faster by reducing the technical overhead of hardware diversification.

The solution is aimed at international expansion, allowing clients to build a single integration that supports both local and international payment methods. By decoupling the hardware from the underlying payment logic, the partnership enables procurement teams to select the most appropriate hardware for a specific merchant environment without forcing technology teams to rebuild connections for every new market or device type. Supported form factors are available through this unified application regardless of whether they are deployed at a retail counter or a self-service kiosk.

"Adding new payment terminals can mean significant integration and certification work, slowing down launches and limiting choice. By combining Newland’s Android device range with Aevi's payment technology, we’re reducing that complexity and making it easier for our clients to support different merchant requirements through a single integration."

Harry Sahota, Head of Strategic Partnerships at Aevi

The companies involved

Aevi operates as an independent in-person payment orchestration platform, focused on providing banks and acquirers with the flexibility to manage diverse payment environments. The company is a portfolio business of HPE Growth Capital. Aevi’s platform is designed to bridge the gap between digital and physical checkout experiences, allowing for a more unified approach to transaction management across different geographies and customer points of interaction.

Newland Payment Technology, often referred to as Newland NPT, is a major global provider of payment terminals and associated technology solutions. The company has established a significant footprint in the Android SmartPOS market, offering hardware that ranges from traditional countertop terminals to specialized unattended solutions for various merchant environments. Newland focuses on high-performance hardware that can handle the complex software requirements of modern merchant environments. Both companies occupy critical positions in the "last mile" of the payment journey, where hardware reliability must meet the flexibility of cloud-based orchestration to satisfy the increasingly sophisticated demands of global retailers and their service providers.

What FF News has reported before

FF News has closely followed the expansion of both companies within the European and North American markets. Recently, we covered a study by Aevi which highlighted the high stakes of payment efficiency, noting that 53% of US shoppers would abandon retailers over payment friction.

Newland NPT has been particularly active in securing regional certifications to broaden its reach. In September 2026, the company accelerated its French market entry through GIE Cartes Bancaires certification. This followed the news that Newland secured Worldpay Express certification for its unattended Android terminals. Additionally, the company has focused on the SME sector, as seen in its partnership with Payrexx to launch branded terminals for small businesses in Switzerland.

What this means

This partnership addresses one of the most persistent bottlenecks in the physical payments industry: the "certification tax." For years, the hardware-centric nature of POS deployments meant that switching or adding devices was a costly, multi-month engineering project. By moving toward a family-based certification model, Newland and Aevi are putting pressure on legacy terminal manufacturers who rely on proprietary, closed ecosystems to maintain market share. The move reflects a broader industry shift where hardware is becoming a commodity, and the real value lies in the orchestration layer that can unify disparate merchant environments. The question now is whether other hardware vendors will follow suit or double down on proprietary lock-ins to protect their margins.