Yavin
Android payment terminals that run your POS apps
Yavin sells Android payment terminals (Yavin X range) and Tap-to-Pay on iPhone, with an app store letting POS, delivery, loyalty and accounting software run directly on the device. It is used by more than 10,000 businesses in France, Belgium, Spain, Switzerland and the UK and integrates with more than 60 partners. The Paris startup raised €5M in February 2022 in a round led by NewWave.
Our reading. Best for French and Belgian restaurants and shops that want a no-commitment rental terminal that runs their existing POS software on the device.
Strengths
- Open Android terminal with 60+ software partners
- Tip, table payment and multi-site features for restaurants
- Terminal rental without commitment
Limits
- Exact commission rates only on quote
- Merchants must contract Amex and meal vouchers separately
Founded 2019, Android terminals with app ecosystem, €5M raised in 2022 and 10,000+ merchants
Founded by Samuel Manassé and Alfred Bourely; some sources give 2020 as founding year; investors include Xavier Niel and Seedcamp
- 4 Mar 2025 ProductFrench payment-terminal company Yavin released Yavin Platform, letting POS and management-software vendors, resellers and hardware makers build their own branded payment offer with mixed terminal fleets, SoftPOS and a free choice of acquirer. It reflects a trend of restaurant and retail software vendors embedding payments rather than relying on bank-supplied terminals.
- https://independant.io/avis/yavin/
- https://digitechnologie.com/terminaux-de-paiements-yavin-leve-5-millions-euros/
- https://www.yavin.com/