Riyadh - Sharikat Mubasher: The value of point-of-sale (PoS) transactions in Saudi Arabia increased markedly in the third quarter (Q3) of 2026, with PoS sales surpassing SAR 189 billion, up from SAR 178 billion in the previous quarter.

According to recent figures from the Saudi Central Bank (SAMA), the total number of PoS transactions recorded 3.2 billion in Q3-26, slightly rising from 3.1 billion in Q2-26. In contrast, the number of PoS terminals declined to 2.40 million from 2.45 million.

As usual, the food and beverage (F&B) sector registered the largest share of PoS sales in Q3-26 at SAR 30.3 billion, through 764 million transactions, followed by the restaurants and cafés sector at SAR 23.4 billion, via 787 million transactions.

Additionally, the total value of e-commerce transactions made using Mada cards registered SAR 111.8 billion in Q3-26, up from SAR 101.4 billion in Q2-26.