Market Report · September 4, 2025
Key data points: The market size in 2030 = $4.5 billion, growth forecast = 10.2% annually next 6 years. Scroll below to get more insights. This market report covers trends, opportunities, and forecast in the global cardless atm market to 2030 by type (on-site ATM, off-site ATM, and others), technology (near-field communication, quick response codes, and biometric verification), end use (bank & financial institutions, independent ATM deployer, and others), and region (North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, and the Rest of the World)
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• Lucintel forecasts that on-site ATM is expected to witness higher growth over the forecast period.
• Within this market, bank & financial institution is expected to witness the higher growth.
• APAC is expected to witness the highest growth over the forecast period. A more than 150-page report is developed to help in your business decisions.


• Mobile Integration: Mobile integration is growing up as one of the prominent areas of concern today because most of the ATMs are connected to banking apps for making transactions without using cards. It gives the customers the opportunity to withdraw cash through mobile phones with the help of QR codes or OTP, which help reduce the use of cards even more and make it easy to use.
• Biometric Authentication: Biometric authentication, such as fingerprint and facial recognition, is increasingly being introduced for cardless ATMs. This is attributable to the motivation to increase security measures while also making the process friendly to the users, thereby allowing safe transactions that are non-physical in terms of cards.
• Contactless Technology: Contactless technology is also introduced into cardless ATMs, where users can make transactions using the tap of their mobile devices or Near Field Communication. These developments, therefore, form part of the general trend in contactless payments and include a significant reduction in physical contact with the ATM.
• Enhanced Security Features: Even enhanced security features, such as real-time fraud detection and advanced encryption, are being integrated into cardless ATMs. It makes users comfortable and safe while dealing with digital transactions without losing their sleep over the concerns of security for a digital transaction.
• Expansion in Emerging Markets: Cardless ATMs are growing significantly in emerging markets where the penetration is high. Banks and their partners deploy cardless ATMs in the regions to enhance financial inclusion and rectify issues arising with card-based transactions. More and more innovations are reengineering the landscape of the cardless ATM as well: increased security and convenience for users and access to financial services. Most probably, these trends will be fueling adoption and innovation into the future in the cardless ATM industry.

• Deployment of Biometric ATMs: Large banks are rolling out biometric ATMs-at least fingerprint recognition, but mostly facial recognition. This will strengthen security and reduce dependence on physical cards, making it more secure and user-friendly.
• Bank Integration with Mobile Payment Platforms: The cardless ATMs are integrated with popular mobile applications, such as Apple Pay, Google Wallet, and regional applications. This allows users to withdraw cash with their mobile devices with their phone because the process is more streamlined and in line with the growth that mobile payments have been experiencing.
• Extend Contactless ATM Technology: Contactless technology at work in the use of ATMs is gaining ground, and now transactions can be made simply through tapping one's mobile phones or contactless cards. This does not provide actual contact or hasten the transaction process itself but caters to more pressing demands for hygienic and efficient ways of banking.
• Introduction of QR Code-Based Transactions: The use of QR code-based transactions is gaining popularity and allows one to obtain cash by scanning a QR code obtained through a mobile application. Convenience and security improve because the cards and PINs are done away with.
• Emerging Market Deployment: The cardless ATMs are being deployed rapidly in emerging markets, simply because the mobile phone penetration in those regions is very high. The cards, with this facility, make the process much more secure for the end-customers, increase accessibility, and fulfill financial inclusion needs. Trends such as these new innovations are changing the cardless ATM market, making it safer, easier to use, and more accessible. They also support a far bigger trend- moving towards digital and mobile-first banking solutions and further increasing innovation and adoption in the sector.
• Mobile Banking Integration: Another opportunity for growth is when cardless ATMs are integrated with mobile banking applications. This way, the users will be able to perform even more transactions via their mobile phones, creating a more convenient experience and thus more growth prospects for the technologically sophisticated user segments.
• Biometric Authentication Solutions: Investment in biometric authentication solutions for cardless ATMs offers the opportunity for growth by solving the security issue of risk regarding unauthorized access and the very natural desire to create a seamless user experience, hence highly relevant to this trend, whereby consumers and financial institutions are seeking far more secure alternatives to the traditional card-based transaction.
• Expansion into Emerging Markets: The expansion of cardless ATM networks to the emerging markets will help tap regions with significant penetration of mobile phones and growing needs in financial inclusion. This can create growth by filling gaps for accessibility to cards and safety.
• EM bedding contactless payment technology: Cardless ATMs can be introduced as a technology that captures contactless payment to meet the increasing demand for touchless transactions. Contactless payment technology enables users to easily make payments and provides an improved user experience in line with the general trend toward contactless payments.
• Enhanced Fraud Prevention Measures: Development and introduction of advanced fraud prevention programs at cardless ATMs allow the chances of earning trust and security for transactions. This would include instantaneous monitoring, encryption, and other forms of security measures from cyber threats. This growth prospect in the innovation and expansion underlies the potential in the cardless ATM market. Moving focus towards mobile integration, biometric authentication, emerging markets, contactless technology, and fraud prevention will drive growth and make all the differences against change in consumer needs.
• Citigroup
• JPMorgan Chase
• Fujitsu
• Santander Group
• GRG Banking
• NCR Corporation
• HSBC Bank A.S.
• Wells Fargo
• Barclays Bank
• ICICI Bank
• On-site ATM
• Off-site ATM
• Others
• Near-Field Communication
• Quick Response Codes
• Biometric Verification
• Bank & Financial Institutions
• Independent ATM Deployer
• Others
• North America
• Europe
• Asia Pacific
• The Rest of the World
• United States: United States is the only submarket, which is growing significantly as major banks such as JPMorgan Chase and Bank of America are expanding their cardless ATM networks. This innovation relies on QR codes, mobile apps, and biometric authentication for the safety purpose and makes it easier to use. Cardless transactions consist of a feature, which allows easier and safer access to mobile banking applications rather than card-based transactions. Implementation of EMV standards of euro-pays, Mastercard and visa has facilitated cardless security in ATM transactions.
• China: The China Construction Bank and Industrial and Commercial Bank of China have placed themselves at the lead in cardless ATM advance in China, which had rapidly increased installations of cardless ATMs within the country. This largely followed the explosion in China's mobile payment platforms, Alipay and WeChat Pay most prominently, specifically as they are now being integrated into ATM networks and used for the effecting of QR code transactions. The Chinese government promotes cashless transactions and digital financial services, driving further adoption of cardless ATM technology.
• Germany: New features that support mobile banking and contactless payments from Deutsche Bank and Commerzbank are definitely propelling cardless ATMs to become more popular. However, cardless transactions are still of concern to German banks as a feature that needs integration with existing apps on digital banking platforms for greater convenience on the side of the customers. Innovations are also coming to market through biometric authentication to further enhance security in transactions. There is also technical support from the regulatory entities that boost the uptake of cardless ATMs that run-in sync with the overall German effort towards digital financial services.
• India: India is witnessing a trend in great cardless ATM adoption and this only comes together after the push initiated by the government in catering towards a digital economy as well as rampant mobile phone usage. Major banks in the country, including State Bank of India and HDFC Bank, have launched cardless ATMs with the help of OTPs and mobile app-based authentication. This reduces the risks associated with card-based transactions and also ensures that accessibility of services to rural dwellers, who may not even have an ATM within their local government areas, is guaranteed. Expanding the digital financial inclusion through RBI regulations also helps in spreading the cardless ATM technology across the nation.
• Japan: Japan's cardless ATM is trending toward the incorporation of sophisticated technologies, rather than the adoption of a biometric authentication feature and mobile application-based access. A leading vanguard for such efforts can be seen in the moves by Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation; their newly installed ATMs were equipped with touchless technology and QR code capabilities. Innovation in the cardless ATM market is rather been driven by security and consumer convenience in the Japanese market while the government support for digital financial services and cashless transactions facilitate expansion of the cardless ATM networks.
• Citigroup
• JPMorgan Chase
• Fujitsu
• Santander Group
• GRG Banking
• NCR Corporation
• HSBC Bank A.S.
• Wells Fargo
• Barclays Bank
• ICICI Bank Q6. Which cardless ATM market segment will be the largest in future? Answer: Lucintel forecasts that on-site ATM is expected to witness higher growth over the forecast period. Q7. In cardless ATM market, which region is expected to be the largest in next 6 years? Answer: APAC is expected to witness the highest growth over the forecast period. Q.8 Do we receive customization in this report? Answer: Yes, Lucintel provides 10% customization without any additional cost.
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