Sola, a modern payments platform serving businesses and software partners, and PAX Technology, Inc. (PAX), a global leader in electronic payment solutions, today announced a strategic partnership that makes PAX the preferred terminal platform for Sola’s in-person acceptance business — and the launch of Sola Terminal, a certified Sola application that brings cloud-driven, card-present payments to PAX Android devices.
Sola Terminal is built on Sola’s cloud technology for card-present acceptance. A software partner’s platform connects to Sola once via a REST API and can then run transactions on any supported PAX device — in any location — without local drivers, SDKs, or direct physical connection to the device. Once a terminal is connected to the internet, the partner’s software talks to Sola, and Sola drives the terminal.
For Sola’s software partners, one integration provides a simpler way to support card-present payments across devices and merchant locations. For merchants, it means modern Android devices at the counter, running the same platform that powers their online, mobile, and unattended payments. For agents serving merchants directly, Sola Terminal on PAX hardware provides a clear upgrade path from aging PCI 5 equipment to newer devices built to PCI 6 or PCI 7 standards, helping merchants modernize with hardware designed to meet evolving security requirements for years to come.
“Software partners should be able to bring in-person payments to market without taking on the complexity of managing terminal deployments,” said Markiyan Malko, chief product officer at Sola. “By bringing Sola Terminal to PAX hardware, we are giving partners a simpler way to support their merchants today while establishing a platform we can continue expanding as their needs evolve.”
The partnership reflects a deliberate consolidation: Sola is standardizing its terminal fleet on PAX hardware going forward, and PAX gains a certified application that adds capability to devices already in market. Sola’s push into grocery and convenience, supported by EBT acceptance on Sola Terminal and plans to add capabilities such as eWIC over time, is expected to drive device demand in segments core to PAX’s business.
“PAXCON brings the payments ecosystem together, and our partnership with Sola demonstrates what is possible when hardware and software work together,” said Clint Jones, chief commercial officer at PAX Technology. “Sola’s technology makes it easier for software partners and merchants to deploy and manage card-present payments, while our Android terminal platform provides the secure, flexible hardware to support them. Together, we’re helping businesses and software providers modernize and scale their in-person payment experiences.”
Sola Terminal launches on PAX-certified hardware in October with surcharging, PIN debit, and EBT support available at launch, with eWIC support expected to follow. The companies will debut Sola Terminal together at PAXCON 2026, October 27–28 in Anaheim, with live demonstrations on PAX hardware. Sola leadership will also be available for meetings during Money20/20 USA in Las Vegas.
About Sola
Sola is a modern payments platform built to support the human side of payments. Through configurable solutions, flexible integrations, and its proprietary gateway, Sola helps businesses and software partners accept, manage, and scale payments online, in-store, on mobile devices, and at unattended locations. As a PayFac-as-a-Service platform, Sola supports more than 30,000 merchants, hundreds of software partners with payments embedded on its gateway, and more than $20 billion in annual payment volume. Sola is a portfolio company of PSG Equity. To learn more, visit solapayments.com.
About PAX Technology
PAX Technology, Inc. is one of the largest electronic payment solution providers in the world, with over 110 million terminals located in over 120 countries. As a leading global manufacturer of payment solutions, we are committed to delivering innovative, high-quality, and secure payment solutions to businesses, large and small, worldwide. To learn more visit www.pax.us.
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