JPOS

Last updated
jPOS
Developer Alejandro Revilla
Stable release
1.9.2 / 2013-08-03
Preview release
1.9.0 / 2013-03-02
Written in Java
Operating system Cross-platform
Type Library
License AGPLv3
Website jpos.org

Released in 2013, JPOS is a free and open source library/framework point-of-sale (POS) software project of JPOS.org. [1]

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Funtionality

The software system serves as the messaging method for financial systems exchanging electronic transactions made by cardholders using payment cards and bridges the transaction between credit/debit card transaction messages generated at point of sale or ATM terminals and internal systems along the global financial messaging network. [2]

It can be used to implement financial interchanges based on the ISO 8583 standard and related protocols and currently supports versions 1987, 1993 and 2003 of the standard as well as multiple ANSX9.24 standards. [3]

As such, it serves as the messaging foundation for systems that exchange electronic transactions made by cardholders using payment cards. Whether an organization is tracking millions of transactions daily or tens of thousands, jPOS can be implemented to create a clean, efficient financial solution for documenting data associated with all transactions.

POS Device Standards

As of Jan 10, 2023, there are two global standards for processing POS device messages/transactions.

  1. OPOS (OLE for Retail POS) - is for equipment using Microsoft Windows and was developed by a consortium between Microsoft, NCR, Epson, and Fujitsu-ICL. The standard is governed by the Association for Retail Technology Standards. [4]
  2. JPOS (Java for POS Devices) - is a standard for interfacing POS software, written in Java, with the specialized hardware peripherals typically used to create a POS system. JPOS is operating system independent (i.e. Microsoft Windows) and is free to use and modify. [4]

In Jun 2025, Transactility, Inc, in Boca Raton, Florida, which is the marketing company for JPOS, announced the newest release of JPOS 3. [5]

References

  1. ↑ "FAQ- What is jPOS?". transactility.com. Dec 30, 2025. Retrieved Dec 30, 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ↑ "Frequently Asked Questions - How can jPOS help in my payments project?". www.transactility.com. Dec 30, 2025. Retrieved Dec 30, 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ↑ "Empowering Financial Transactions Worldwide". JPOS.ORG. Dec 30, 2025. Retrieved Dec 30, 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. 1 2 "The Differences Between POS Device Standards OPOS and JPOS". www.sunany.com. Jan 10, 2023. Retrieved Dec 30, 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ↑ "News From the Wire: Transactility launches jPOS 3 with ISO 20022 support". www.greensheet.com. Jan 10, 2023. Retrieved Dec 30, 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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