By Michael Ault, CEO and Founder, UTP Merchant Services 1. The rise of SoftPoS will continue: Software Point of Sale (SoftPoS) is a revolutionary technology that allows merchants to accept card payments through an app on their smart devices and is set to become more prevalent in 2022. As the technology evolves, merchants will be able to customise their SoftPoS terminals with a rich array of business-boosting features such as loyalty schemes and marketing services.