GPR 2020

The pathways of people and payments January 2020
CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION 3
GLOBAL PAYMENT TRENDS 5
KEY INSIGHTS 26
MARKET GUIDES 47
METHODOLOGY 128
PAYMENT TERMS 130
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THE PATHWAYS OF
PEOPLE AND PAYMENTS
To follow the path of commerce across human history, just trace the routes of our
movement. You’ll find it on the flow of rivers, the pull of ocean currents, and with the push
of the trade winds. It’s written in the cut of ancient wagon-rutted roads and the vapor trails
left thousands of feet above our heads. Everywhere we’ve dared to venture, we’ve taken
commerce with us – as fundamental a tool to our progress as any vehicle.
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Commerce has always connected us.
It hasn’t come without its obstacles, however. If traversing rugged

continents and crossing the vast, unmarked seas weren’t daunting
enough, today we must also learn to navigate an ever-changing world
of payments landscapes. It requires reaching across geographical and
generational divides, steering with the current consumer trends and
technological innovations, and having the foresight to anticipate what’s
waiting just over the horizon.
It’s no easy task. It’s why we’ve assembled Global Payments Report 2020.
Here, we’ll explore the differences between and, more often, the
similarities among the world’s nations, uncovering the impact of
geography and technology, societies and economies. We’ll discover
how forms of payment are woven into the exchange of goods and
services, ideas and innovations, not just within their respective
countries, but as they transcend borders and boundaries to make
global commerce possible.
But more than a document of how far commerce has come, this report
focuses on how much further we can go. We look forward to the
progress of Southeast Asia, the influence of Generation Z, and the
growing personal touch of account-to-account payments. Identifying
Introduction x
new developments in technology, we find there’s exciting potential
in listening to what technology has to tell us (literally) and in coming
Global payment trends
together through social communities. xx
Key
As we close insights
the gaps that separate us, we arrive at the realization that xx
the farthest reaches of this planet were never corners of the map,
Market
but the very Guides
centers of their own thriving cultures and economies. To xx
become better acquainted with the stories and landscapes that shape
Methodology xx
our national identities is to create inroads that help lead us toward one
another. Where our paths cross is where commerce has always occurred.
Payment terms
So meet us on the pathways of people and payments, and let’s
xx
get things moving.
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GLOBAL
PAYMENT
TRENDS 5
GLOBAL
PAYMENT
TRENDS 6
The evolution of consumer payment methods continues to unfold,
reshaping payments diversely in its wake around the world. The
ways we pay emerge from our cultures, habits, innovations, and the
technology available to us. Every mix of payment methods arises from
those unique local circumstances: economic, political, regulatory,
infrastructure, language, and culture. Payment preferences are as
diverse as the people that use them.
Yet even in the wake of change, we find global trends across the
universe of commerce. In 2020, the biggest trend in consumer
payment preferences continues to be the rise of digital and mobile
wallets. They make shopping online easier than ever and already lead
eCommerce payment preferences with 42% of spending in 2019—up
from 36% since 2018. China continues to lead the way in digital and
mobile wallet use accounting for a remarkable 71% of eCommerce
spend, but adoption is increasing everywhere: 32% of eCommerce
spend in India, 25% in Germany, and 24% in the US.
Mobile wallets are also transforming payments at the point of sale:

over one billion shoppers will make a digital or mobile wallet payment
in 2020. From retailer-specific apps to wallets issued by financial
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institutions, device manufacturers and technology platforms,

digital and mobile wallets are providing convenience and safety to
consumers and businesses around the world. The smartphone is
becoming the new wallet and many consumers are choosing to put
their preferred cards in their phone in lieu of carrying the physical
card. That’s driving big changes in global point of sale payment
adoption: from 16% in 2018 to 22% in 2019.
In China—where digital/mobile wallets Alipay from Ant Financial and

WeChat Pay from Tencent dominate, mobile proximity payments
using QR codes drove nearly half (48%) of point of sale payments in
2019. China’s overwhelming adoption of mobile and digital wallets at
the point of sale remains an outlier from the rest of the world, yet the
global trend is clearly following in their footsteps. Digital and mobile
wallets already account for 22% of global point of sale spend in 2019
and we project they will account for nearly a third (30%) of consumer
payments within 5 years.
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Outside of China, the most popular digital and mobile wallets are
colloquially known as “The Pays.” Until recently that shortlist included
Apple Pay, Google Pay, and Samsung Pay. Those incumbents are
now facing competition from another “pay”—Amazon Pay. Amazon
reports growth of 59% in active merchants and 103% in overall revenue
from between 2017 and 2018; all Amazon Pay markets globally are
showcasing double-digit growth. 2
Rounding out eCommerce, the growing share of mobile and digital

wallet adoption we project through 2023 comes largely from gradual
declines in the physical use of credit cards, debit cards, and charge/
deferred debit. Cash on delivery, pre-paid cards, and PostPay
services continue to provide essential services in some markets
yet will likely see their overall share slowly decline through 2023.
The only other online payment method we forecast to gain market share
are buy now pay later—such as Affirm, Afterpay and Klarna—to satisfy
consumers who enjoy the immediacy that this option provides.
We forecast these services will earn nearly 3% of global eCommerce
spend by 2023.
At the point of sale, we expect to see more transactions conducted

digitally—driving further decline in cash use. We forecast modest
global gains for both credit cards and debit cards at the point of sale.
They will continue to anchor the market representing nearly half of
global point of sale spend in 2023 as consumers continue to follow the
ingrained habit of reaching for a card when making a payment.
1 “Global
Mobile Payment Users 2019.” Yoram Wurmser, eMarketer, Oct 24, 2019. https://www.emarketer.com/content/us-
mobile-payment-users-2019
2 Amazon, July 2019
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Global Global
eCom payment methods POS payment methods
2019 2023* 2019 2023*
2019 2023* 2019 2023*

Digital/Mobile Wallet 41.8% 52.2% Cash 30.2% 18.7%
Credit Card 24.2% 18.8% Debit Card 24.3% 26.3%
Debit Card 10.6% 8.8% Digital/Mobile Wallet 21.5% 29.6%
Bank Transfer 9.0% 9.3% Credit Card 20.9% 22.3%
Charge & Deferred Debit Card 5.0% 3.0% Charge Card 2.1% 2.1%
Cash on Delivery 4.5% 2.7% Pre-Paid Card 1.0% 1.2%
Buy Now Pay Later 1.6% 2.8%
PostPay 1.3% 0.9%
Pre-Paid Card 1.0% 0.5%
PrePay 0.6% 0.3%
Other 0.6% 0.3% 9
*Forecasted
NORTH
AMERICA
PAYMENT
TRENDS 10
North America has been a traditional global innovator, consistently
at the forefront of payment technology as well as retail and
financial services. The region has relied heavily on the stability and
convenience of its well-established payments infrastructure, which
has helped foster a culture of predictable payment habits. This,
however, has also contributed to an entrenched dependence on
credit and debit cards, creating the potential for significant disruption.
Developed over decades of habitual use, North American consumers

have a strong attachment to credit cards. The leading payment
preference in eCommerce purchases, they account for a third of online
spending. As digital and mobile wallets continue to integrate into the
checkout experience, and the need for physical cards lessens, our
estimates see credit card use in eCommerce gradually declining to
27% of consumer spend by 2023.
At the point of sale, credit cards continue their long reign of dominance
with 40% of consumer spend in 2019. Overall, we expect credit will still
earn 42% of the point of sale in 2023, which is expected to approach
$5 trillion by that time. For Canadian consumers, credit cards remain
the overwhelming choice, accounting for 51% of point of sale and 60%
of eCommerce spend while American consumers split their payment
preferences between several different methods.
In the next five years, much of that credit card spend will migrate
into mobile and digital wallets. As smart devices become inseparable
from the tasks and habits of daily life and generational familiarity
only reinforces their use, digital/mobile wallets are poised to
find widespread acceptance. Enabling convenient and reliable
transactions for a variety of experiences, millions of consumers
already use mobile order-and-pay apps to make purchases in-store
and online – streamlining the payment process and paving the way
for the future of commerce.
This resonance with consumers is resulting in a surge of digital and

mobile wallet use across North America. They have risen from 20% in our
2018 report to account for 24% of regional eCommerce spend in 2019.
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We project digital/mobile wallets will soon overtake credit cards to
become the leading online payment method to account for 37% of
North American eCommerce spend by 2023.
The growth of digital and mobile wallets at the point of sale is no

less dramatic, rising from 3% in 2018 to 6% in 2019. We project the
use of digital/mobile wallet will nearly double again—to 10% of point
of sale spend—by 2023. Though a small percentage, that amounts
to well over US$1 trillion transacted via mobile or digital wallets at
the North American point of sale within five years. The long-awaited
digital/mobile wallet tipping point seems to have finally arrived.
For consumers who prefer to spend the cash they have available,
debit cards continue to deliver value for North American consumers,
earning 18% of eCommerce and 34% of point of sale spend in 2019.
Our forecasts do reflect a slow decline in debit card share through
2023 in eCommerce and the point of sale. However, debit is not
declining in overall importance; payment market share is shifting into
mobile and digital wallets and many of those wallets are linked to
both credit and debit card accounts.
Rounding out North American eCommerce, we expect charge and

deferred debit to experience modest declines from 11% in 2019 to
9% in 2023. Cash on delivery and pre-paid cards will continue to see
their remaining influence wane. Aside from large market share gains
for digital/mobile wallets, we see buy now pay later solutions gaining
eCommerce share. We expect these services—such as Affirm, Afterpay,
and Klarna—to gain traction and triple their current 1% eCommerce
market share to 3% by 2023.
North American consumers, though loyal to familiar payment methods,

have long been resistant to innovation – especially where convenience
is concerned. With the same influence, but pulled ahead by the well-
connected, more independent Generation Z, a new class of consumer is
emerging here: quick to reach for seamless mobile technologies, leaving
conventional payments behind along with their traditional wallets.
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North America North America
2019 2023* 2019 2023*
2019 2023* 2019 2023*

Credit Card 34.4% 26.8% Credit Card 40.1% 41.6%
Digital/Mobile Wallet 23.7% 36.6% Debit Card 33.5% 31.5%
Debit Card 17.6% 15.2% Cash 14.6% 10.8%
Charge & Deferred Debit Card 10.5% 9.1% Digital/Mobile Wallet 6.0% 10.1%
Bank Transfer 5.9% 6.3% Charge Card 3.9% 4.0%
Cash on Delivery 3.2% 1.7% Pre-Paid Card 1.9% 2.0%
PostPay 1.0% 0.2%
Other 1.0% 0.3%
PrePay 0.9% 0.4% 13
*Forecasted
LATIN
AMERICA
PAYMENT
TRENDS 14
In an era of unprecedented volatility in payment methods worldwide,
payments in Latin America are proving remarkably stable. Some
consumer payment methods are changing in line with broad global
trends, like the move toward digital wallets. Yet LATAM consumer
preferences also run counter to global payment trends: while credit
and debit card use are declining globally, we project them to maintain
strength in eCommerce and grow at the point of sale.
Cash continues to dominate at the point of sale in LATAM like nowhere

else in the world. Cash accounts for 58% of point of sale (POS)
spend—compared to a low of 15% in North America and 30% globally.
The persistence of cash reflects a large unbanked or underbanked
population, limited penetration of POS electronic payment acceptance,
high banking fees for consumers, and persistent concerns about fraud.
Smartphone penetration among consumers has grown at a much
higher rate than those who use traditional financial services, resulting
in an interest in digital payments but without the infrastructure to
support it in the same way as the rest of the world.
Cash also exerts significant influence on eCommerce. PostPay services

allow consumers to make purchases electronically while ultimately
completing the transaction with cash—at ATMs, convenience stores,
and bank branches. PostPay accounts for 8% of regional eCommerce
spend, while cash on delivery represents an additional 5.8%.
Brazil’s Boleto Bancário—known simply as ‘Boleto’—is the leading

PostPay service in Brazil, home to the largest economy in Latin
America. Brazil boasts a vibrant and growing eCommerce market with
11% CAGR through 2023, despite challenging economic headwinds.
Led by Boleto, PostPay accounts for 16% of Brazilian eCommerce
spend, trailing only credit cards as the payment method of choice.
Opportunities abound for global brands and businesses across

LATAM, despite macroeconomic concerns and increasing political
uncertainties. We project eCommerce will grow at a CAGR of 12%
through 2023 in Mexico, where credit and debit cards lead with more
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than 50% market share. eCommerce is also booming in Argentina
where we project 19% CAGR through 2023.
In Peru—included in our report for the first time—cash is the

overwhelming choice of consumers at the point of sale, accounting
for 60% of spend. Peruvians are gravitating to eCommerce as access
to the internet is expanding via increasing mobile penetration.
eCommerce represented 12% of Peruvian consumer spend in 2019,
compared to just 4% in neighboring Chile and 4% in Colombia.
As we look to the future we expect to see a competitive landscape

of FinTech offerings seeking to reach the region’s large unbanked
and underbanked populations, primarily through their mobile
devices and neobanks. LATAM is home to a large variety of FinTech
companies achieving success. Argentina-based eCommerce
platform Mercado Libre and its payments platform, Mercado Pago
brought mobile payments to the region. PagSeguro in Brazil started
as the payments platform of Universo Online (UOL group) and is now
expanding into the regionally underserved market of point of sale
merchant acceptance.
We project digital and mobile wallets to grow from 14% to 18% of

LATAM eCommerce spend through 2023, while nearly tripling to
5% of POS spend in the same time frame. Progress in this area will
be driven in part by regulatory initiatives and continued build out
of infrastructure to support new digital services like digital/mobile
wallets and branchless banks. The latter is likely to capture growing
populations of smartphone users in more device-driven commerce
and financial services adoption. Competition is expanding in Brazil
as the result of regulatory efforts enacted over the last decade that
greatly increased competition among both acquirers and card brands.
Recent reforms in Mexico and those under consideration in Chile
point to more financial inclusion for LATAM consumers—and a more
predictable environment for businesses hoping to reach them.
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Latin America Latin America
2019 2023* 2019 2023*
2019 2023* 2019 2023*

Credit Card 43.8% 42.7% Cash 58.2% 43.2%
Digital/Mobile Wallet 13.8% 18.0% Credit Card 22.3% 26.9%
Debit Card 11.9% 12.2% Debit Card 16.9% 24.3%
Bank Transfer 10.9% 8.9% Digital/Mobile Wallet 2.4% 5.3%
PostPay 7.9% 9.1% Pre-Paid Card 0.1% 0.2%
Cash on Delivery 5.8% 4.9% Charge Card 0.1% 0.2%
Charge & Deferred Debit Card 3.5% 1.6%
PrePay 0.6% 0.5%
Other 0.6% 0.6%
Buy Now Pay Later 0.0% 0.6% 17
*Forecasted
EMEA
PAYMENT
TRENDS 18
It’s one of the largest and most diverse regions on the planet. It covers
three continents (four if you include Danish Greenland). Nearly 2,000
native languages are spoken. Europe, the Middle East, and Africa is a
designation that eludes simple categorization. It is also, however, a
market that is characterized by a singular, driving force: convenience.
Across EMEA, payment preferences are changing to accommodate the

need for ease of payment. As businesses adjust to mobile-connected
consumers and traditional banks respond to regulatory initiatives
that stimulate competition from FinTech innovators, EMEA is being
transformed to meet the needs of an evolving consumer. Especially online.
This year, digital and mobile wallets are absorbing eCommerce spend at
a rapid rate, jumping from 21% in 2018 to 25% in 2019 and projected to
reach 29% by 2023. Bank transfers are expected to earn an even greater
share of eCommerce spend over the next five years, owing largely to PSD2
and its drive to spur innovation and competition.
Another disruptor, “buy now pay later” services like Klarna, Affirm,
and Afterpay are making an impact on online payments. Catering to
growing consumer desires, particularly from Gen Z and Millennials, they
offer flexible financing on a situational basis without the longer-term
commitment and expense of traditional credit cards. We project these
payments to account for 9% of eCommerce spend by 2023, triple the
rate we reported in 2018.
Gains by these payment innovations comes at the expense of credit cards,

debit cards, and charge/deferred debit cards but traditional card-based
payments aren’t going away anytime soon. Our report acknowledges
that many digital/mobile wallet transactions are linked to underlying
credit and debit accounts. And our forecast of strong mid-teens market
share attests to the persistent value of these methods, even while they
face ongoing competitive pressures.
Debit cards remain at the top of point of sale (POS) payment methods
in EMEA. The gap between debit and its nearest competitors will only
grow, we expect, with debit increasing from 38% to 46% of POS spend
within the next five years – all while use of cash at the POS rapidly
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declines across the region, dropping from 44% in 2019 to just 28% by
2023 according to our data.
Our projections also suggest that POS cash spend will move to debit
cards, credit cards, and digital/mobile wallets. We predict digital/mobile
wallets will more than double their share of POS spend from 4% in 2019 to
9% by 2023. Charge and deferred debit cards will maintain strength at the
POS through 2023, driven by heavy use in France and Denmark.
In Africa, entrenched challenges include a large unbanked population

and a lack of infrastructure to support digital payments. Transactions
are mostly made at POS with cash: in Nigeria, over 98% of all transactions
are at the POS, and 91% of those transactions are paid in cash. Ongoing
regulatory efforts throughout the continent seek to promote financial
inclusion to deliver electronic payments to underserved populations.
Lastly, we find the payment landscape in the Middle East is at a

crossroads. Despite increasing movement toward electronic payments,
few clear winners have emerged to date. Consider the case of the
UAE where credit cards, debit cards, digital/mobile wallets, cash on
delivery, and bank transfers all command double-digit shares of a highly
fragmented eCommerce spend. Regulatory efforts are progressing
from Saudi Arabia to the UAE promoting financial inclusion through
the development of the electronic payment infrastructure.
The EMEA is positioned for change. In as little as the next five years, we
expect to see substantial shifts in eCommerce spend – digital and mobile
wallets will continue to grab market share, as will bank transfers and buy
now pay later options. We project that the gradual decline in use of cash
at the POS will be absorbed by a range of credit, debit, and mobile/digital
wallets, particularly throughout Europe and the Middle East. We also see
PSD2 and open banking as catalysts for additional change, which will have
long-term effects on payment methods both online and in-store.
Broad as the EMEA may be, consumers from Norway to South

Africa, Albania to Zimbabwe all share a desire for simpler, supported
payment options.
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EMEA EMEA
2019 2023* 2019 2023*
2019 2023* 2019 2023*

Digital/Mobile Wallet 24.6% 29.0% Cash 43.6% 28.0%
Credit Card 19.7% 14.9% Debit Card 37.7% 46.4%
Debit Card 18.2% 16.1% Credit Card 7.9% 9.3%
Bank Transfer 16.3% 20.4% Charge Card 5.5% 5.6%
Charge & Deferred Debit Card 6.7% 3.6% Digital/Mobile Wallet 4.4% 9.4%
Buy Now Pay Later 5.8% 8.9% Pre-Paid Card 1.0% 1.2%
Cash on Delivery 4.7% 3.9%
Other 1.5% 1.2%
PrePay 1.3% 1.0%
PostPay 0.0% 0.1% 21
*Forecasted
ASIA
PACIFIC
PAYMENT
TRENDS 22
The Asia-Pacific region is a hotbed of payment innovation that
offers a fascinating study in contrasts. Connecting with APAC
consumers requires an understanding of cultural, religious, and
economic differences that defy simplistic categorization.
Though consumers pay in many ways, one broad trend is clear:

APAC consumers are gravitating toward the use of mobile and
digital wallets. A perfect storm of factors is fueling widespread use
of electronic payments across the region, both in eCommerce and
at the point of sale. Ubiquitous mobile devices, advanced digital
infrastructure and the growing power of “super apps” have helped
digital/mobile wallets rise fastest in APAC.
Digital and mobile wallets now account for a remarkable 58% of

regional eCommerce payments, a number we expect to reach
68.2% by 2023. Far from limited to online, the growing influence
of digital/mobile wallets at the point of sale is even more dramatic.
They now surpass even cash at the point of sale, rising from 27% of
point of sale payment volume in our 2018 Global Payments Report
to 36% in 2019.
China’s influence on payment trends throughout APAC is decisive.

Led by Alipay and WeChat Pay, mobile and digital wallets account for
71% of eCommerce transactions in China. At the point of sale, the
shift is no less dramatic as digital/mobile wallets now account for 48%
of payment volume in China—more than double the rate of cash.
Payment methods reflect a wide spectrum of diversity in economic

conditions, government regulations, and infrastructure capacities.
Credit and debit cards lead the way in the more mature economies of
Japan, Singapore, and South Korea. Cash remains king in developing
economies such as the Philippines, so much so that it also plays a
major role in eCommerce via cash on delivery.
Bank transfers are the leading payment preference for eCommerce

purchases in Indonesia and Thailand. Elsewhere in the region we see
credit cards retaining strength in Hong Kong and South Korea, where
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credit is the leading payment method for both eCommerce and the
point of sale. While in fast-growing Vietnam the draw of cash is so great
that cash on delivery is the leading payment method for eCommerce.
Opportunities for global brands in the region remain strong, despite

risks from weakening global demand and trade tensions between
the US and China. Our data includes double-digit compound annual
growth rates in eCommerce across the region: 13% in China, 19%
in India, 16% in The Philippines, 17% in Vietnam. Overall economic
growth has moderated from highs of recent years, yet growth at the
point of sale is anything but stagnant: 9% CAGR in China, 11% in India,
and 10% in Indonesia.
We expect regulatory initiatives and infrastructure development

across the region that will continue to promote the growth of
digital payments, especially the use of digital and mobile wallets.
Companies seeking to penetrate APAC markets need to be able to
navigate complexity, uncertainty and change in regulatory schemes.
This landscape puts a premium on experienced partners with local
knowledge on payment methods tailored to satisfy consumer,
regulatory, and operational needs.
Payment types are diverse, but what’s common across the region
is rising consumer expectations for speed, safety, and convenience.
How—or whether—the rapid pace of digital payment adoption in
APAC will influence the rest of the world remains unclear. What is
clear is that Asia-Pacific will continue to be the focus of increasing
attention from global brands as they seek to connect with the largest
concentration of consumers ever assembled.
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Asia Pacific Asia Pacific
2019 2023* 2019 2023*
2019 2023* 2019 2023*

Digital/Mobile Wallet 58.4% 68.2% Digital/Mobile Wallet 35.9% 45.1%
Credit Card 20.1% 15.8% Cash 30.3% 17.0%
Bank Transfer 7.6% 6.9% Credit Card 16.8% 18.6%
Cash on Delivery 5.1% 2.7% Debit Card 16.0% 18.1%
Debit Card 4.2% 3.3% Pre-Paid Card 0.8% 0.9%
PostPay 1.6% 1.1% Charge Card 0.3% 0.3%
Charge & Deferred Debit Card 1.3% 0.7%
PrePay 0.3% 0.1%
Other 0.1% 0.0% 25
*Forecasted
KEY
INSIGHTS
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CATCHING THE NEXT GROWTH
WAVE IN SOUTHEAST ASIA
A wave of growth is surging across Southeast Asia. The traditional helping to close that gap. A growing middle class is emerging that’s
and largely rural societies of Southeast Asia are witnessing rapid expected to reach 350 million representing $300 billion in disposable
transformation. This region is home to over 660 million people, half income by 2022. An emerging middle class means rising affluence,
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of whom will live in cities by 2020. internet access, and increased aspirations for convenience—and the
disposable income to help achieve those aspirations.
That sweeping change is ripe with opportunity—especially in the
realm of eCommerce where growth rates are among the highest in Regardless of class, everyone in the region seems to have a smartphone.
the world. Digitization is changing how consumers shop and providing Southeast Asia is proving to be the most engaged internet region
new opportunities for the unbanked to make purchases. The World in the world, with users in Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, and
Bank estimates that two-thirds of the world’s 1.7 billion unbanked Thailand ranking among the top 10 globally in mobile internet use.3
citizens have access to a mobile phone. Digitization is aiding financial

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inclusion by connecting millions of new consumers to essential Many leading eCommerce companies are investing heavily in the
financial services—while converting more of the cash economy to infrastructure to serve these consumers including marketplace
digital payments. sectors, logistics centers, and payment methods. These developments
are combining to stimulate further online growth potential. The region
The historical wealth gap among the population has also limited is expected to experience 14.3% CAGR from 2020 to 2023.
access to commerce in the rest of the world, but digitization is
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Digital and mobile wallets represent a tremendous growth opportunity
as a payment method in Southeast Asia. That’s certainly true for the
newly emergent middle class equipped with smartphones, disposable
income, and an appetite for consumption. Yet it’s those with the least
money that are seeing the greatest impact of digital payments. Digital
payment methods can deliver unmet needs for those who historically
were unable to access financial services due to a lack of physical
banking infrastructure.
Payment methods in Southeast Asia are strongly influenced by local,

historical, socioeconomic, and regulatory factors that make them
resistant to homogenization. That said, the trend toward digitization
of payments is clear. While cash remains the dominant payment
method, there are signs that Southeast Asian consumers may leapfrog
cards altogether and—like China before them—move quickly to mobile
and digital wallets. China’s influence is significant in the Southeast Asian
payment landscape. Increased tourism is affecting changes with point
of sale transactions as Chinese tourists expect to be able to use the
same payment methods abroad as they do at home. Stronger bilateral
ties such as common payment methods and expansive infrastructure
investments are also helping to open cross-border opportunities
for local Southeast Asian brands selling back to Chinese consumers.
Indonesia (19% eCom 2019-2023 CAGR)

The largest market in Southeast Asia, Indonesia is the fourth most
populous nation globally and contains the largest regional middle
class. Indonesia has the 16th largest economy in the world—larger
than Argentina, Turkey, or The Netherlands. Bank transfer remains
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the leading eCommerce payment method, while digital wallets hold

second spot at 25% eCom market share.
Malaysia (16% eCom 2019-2023 CAGR)

Malaysia’s decade-long period of economic expansion is expected to
continue. The World Bank projects that Malaysia will transition from an
upper middle-income economy to a high-income economy by 2024. 5
Bank transfers represent nearly half of all eCommerce payments. Strong

regulatory and currency controls underscore the importance of having
an international acquirer with long-standing in-country experience.
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Philippines (16% eCom 2019-2023 CAGR)
While eCommerce in the Philippines is growing, it faces headwinds
including a high unbanked population, inadequate banking infrastructure,
and low acceptance of payment cards at merchant outlets. This makes
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cash on delivery the Philippines’ leading eCommerce payment method,

with cash being used in many convenience stores such as 7-Eleven, Mini
Stop, and Alfamart. The central bank of the Philippines hopes to make
20% of all transactions in the Philippines electronic in 2020. 7
Singapore: (8% eCom 2019-2023 CAGR)

The island city-state of Singapore stands out from its neighbors, offering
one of the most mature eCommerce markets in the world. Singapore
boasts secure internet infrastructure, an overwhelmingly banked
population, and a reliable postal system. Singapore represents a strong
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cross-border eCommerce opportunity: 73% of online shoppers made

a cross-border purchase in 2019. In contrast to much of the Southeast
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Asia region, credit cards dwarf all other eCommerce payment methods,
and are the most popular payment method.
Thailand (10% eCom 2019-2023 CAGR)

Thailand continues to experience double-digit eCommerce growth,
though the country remains challenged by infrastructure limitations.
Thailand 4.0 is a comprehensive strategy for the development of
national infrastructure, including the digital transformation of the
country. That strategy seems to be paying off, as digital and mobile
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wallets are now nearly on par with cash on delivery and trailing only
bank transfer as a payment method. Debit and credit card use remain
low in a society that remains largely cash-centric.
Vietnam (17% eCom 2019-2023 CAGR)

Vietnam has witnessed an almost complete transformation in the past
three decades. The country’s emergence from a centrally-planned to
market economy has significantly raised the economic output and
standard of living for Vietnam’s citizens. Vietnam is a mobile-first
society, with almost 99% of internet users between ages 15-64 owning a
smartphone. Cash on delivery and bank transfers lead the way for online
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payments, with use of mobile and digital wallets fast picking up steam.
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Asia has the highest adoption of digital payments in the world.
As smartphones and internet access continue to make a big world
smaller, those devices offer consumers simple ways to pay in a region
still largely driven by cash payments. Coupled with the continued
development of physical infrastructure, digital payments are helping
to lay the groundwork for a more inclusive society—as well as an
inviting market for eCommerce growth.
1 “Financial
Inclusion on the Rise, But Gaps Remain, Global Findex Database Shows.” The World Bank, April 19, 2018. https://www.world
bank.org/en/news/press-release/2018/04/19/financial-inclusion-on-the-rise-but-gaps-remain-global-findex-database-shows
2 “Understanding
Southeast Asia’s Emerging Middle Class.” Florian Hoppe and Aadarsh Baijal, Bain & Company, March 18, 2019. https://
www.bain.com/insights/understanding-southeast-asias-emerging-middle-class/
3 “e-Conomy
SEA 2019: 4 Things to Know about Southeast Asia’s Internet Economy.” Temasek, October 3, 2019. https://www.temasek.com.
sg/en/news-and-views/stories/future/southeast-asia-internet-economy-2019.html
4 “GDP Ranked by Country 2019.” World Population Review. http://worldpopulationreview.com/countries/countries-by-gdp/
5 “The World Bank in Malaysia.” The World Bank, March 2019. https://www.worldbank.org/en/country/malaysia/overview
6 “Philippines
Cards & Payments: Opportunities and Risks to 2022.” GlobalData, February 2019. https://www.globaldata.com/store/report/
fs0204ci--payments-landscape-in-the-philippines-opportunities-and-risks-to-2022/
7 “5
Mobile Payment Apps in the Philippines That Will Help You Go Cashless.” Lorenzo Kyle Subido, Esquire, April 8, 2019. https://www.
esquiremag.ph/money/industry/mobile-payment-apps-philippines-a00288-20190408-lfrm2
8 “(B2C)
E-commerce Index for 2018.” United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, December 18, 2018. https://unctad.org/en/
PublicationsLibrary/tn_unctad_ict4d12_en.pdf
9 “Singapore B2C eCommerce Market 2019.” yStats, August 2019. https://www.ystats.com/market-reports/singapore-b2c-e-commerce-mar
ket-2019/
10 Royal Thai Embassy. https://thaiembdc.org/thailand-4-0-2/
11 “Smartphone Users, Vietnam 2019-2023.” eMarketer, April 2019. https://www.emarketer.com/forecasts/5a4fa066d8690c0c28d1f388
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GEN Z:
INDIVIDUALIZING AT SCALE
Generations ago, commerce was simple. One shopkeeper worked to with a generation that is immersed in individual expression. Off-the-
meet one customer’s needs. Serving one customer at a time: the scale shelf, pre-packaged solutions won’t satisfy their unique aspirations.
of commerce was highly individualized.
Gen Z comprises the current school-aged population with the eldest
As populations grew, the scale of commerce had to change to keep up. now graduating college and entering the workforce. Although there’s
Mass production to meet the needs of new consumers fueled by more no official generational dividing line, a rough consensus for Gen Z is
media meant that individual needs were often lost in the shuffle. One- those born from the late 90s to early 2010s. This generation makes up
to-one relationships were replaced with one-to-many. more than a quarter (26.6%) of the global population. As a percentage
of the population, Gen Z is proportionally largest in sub-Saharan
That’s changing, again. Today’s youth have renewed a focus on the Africa (43%), the Middle East (31%) and South Asia (30%), and smallest
individual. Generation Z—the children and young adults of today—are in North America (19%) and the European Union (15%). 1
growing up in a technological revolution. They’re helping reinvigorate

the one-to-one roots of commerce. Gen Z is the first fully-native digital generation. They don’t need to
“migrate to” or “learn to adapt” digital technologies or map them to
Fused with the data that makes mass-personalization possible, their analog equivalents. Our digital, mobile-first world is the only
technology is powering the possibility of one-to-one customer reality they’ve ever known.
relationships in the digital age. Mass consumer culture doesn’t sit well
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For many, their social media lives began even before birth as parents
documented their first days and following years on dedicated
social media accounts set up for their children. They’ve never
known a reality where social media wasn’t seemingly everywhere.
This generation has been exposed to new platforms allowing for
the creation of their own realities. YouTube has launched a new
generation of child “stars” and opened doors to brand partnerships
with individuals. This creativity often manifests not just in willingness
but an innate need to be active agents and collaborators with brands.
They don’t reject brand engagement, but that engagement can’t be
top-down, it has to be collaborative.
This creativity, technologically savvy, and instinctive social learning

have fostered a healthy sense of skepticism. Learning how to navigate
the world in the era of “fake news” and having their digital lives
saturated with messages of questionable quality and authenticity
makes Gen Z discerning critics. They’re driven to be authentic and
recoil from brands that fail to adhere to their own values.
Gen Z seeks to find their own truths, carve their own paths, and
define their own realities and they appear to be different than the
generations that have come before them. How will Gen Z influence
and even redefine the commerce of the next decade?
They expect more personalization, higher quality, and greater

performance from brands. They also look to collaboration to
creatively influence their own experiences. Pushing the boundaries
of customer experience is essential for brands seeking long-term
relationships with Gen Z customers.
Serving the needs of Gen Z shoppers promises to be a dynamic

and progressive experience. Retailers that provide simple, intuitive
interfaces, lightning-fast speed, and personalization will be well
positioned to create loyal customers.
Gen Z’s social nature prefers organic interactions when it comes to

commerce. That puts social media on the front lines. Social strategy
needs to be philosophically whole and operationally inseparable from
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brand strategy. Projecting aspirational values that resonate with your
audiences is vital—but they have to be authentic.
This generation craves real two-way dialogue. 60% of Gen Z believes it’s
important for brands to value their opinion, and 35% of those in mature
markets feel their favorite brand understands them as an individual. 2
Brands that want to meet their Gen Z customers’ demands will need
to close the gap between their social and commercial experiences.
Tightly integrated opportunities for contextual commerce abound,
from “buy now” buttons to native shopping integrations.
Brands seeking to earn the favor of Gen Z will need to cater to their
payment preferences as well. Like the generation itself, Gen Z’s
payment preferences are more digital, more social, more flexible,
and more mobile-focused than any other generation.
Wherever and however Gen Z shops, the smartphone is ever-present.

Gen Z uses digital services and mobile wallets more frequently than
older generations. Over half use digital wallets at least once a month,
three quarters use a digital payment app from financial service
providers and others, while 79% use peer-to-peer (P2P) payment apps
at least once a month. 3
Accepting a range of smartphone-based digital wallets is vital to

serve a generation that seems to have bypassed using plastic cards
as a payment method. Though globally recognized brands have
proportionally large share, digital wallets are resisting homogenization
with local and regional alternatives thriving around the world.
Offering a range of digital wallets is a necessary condition to serving

the needs of Gen Z, but it’s not nearly sufficient on its own. Gen Z’s
desire for innovative alternatives extends to the entirety of banking,
payments, and financial services.
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Gen Z isn’t instinctively drawn to the same banking, payment and
investment tools as their parents’ generation. They are drawn
to financial products and services that deliver practicality and
convenience. Alternative financing options that emphasize short-
term flexibility—such as “buy now pay later” services find themselves
fitting with generational need.
From peer-to-peer (P2P) services that are increasingly being accepted

for business-to-consumer (B2C) transactions, to direct debits; from
checking to satisfy recurring payment arrangements, to purely digital
banking services: Gen Z is ready and eager to engage with cutting-
edge financial services and payment innovations.
Looking forward ten years, Gen Z’s stature, spending power, and
influence will only continue to grow as they enter the workforce
and their predecessors head into retirement. Their importance to
global retailers is outsized as they’re the generation whose behaviors
will reshape commerce over decades to come.
The ability to craft seamless omnichannel experiences brimming

with personalization that follow customer journeys organically and
offer consistency regardless of channel isn’t easy. But it’s entirely
necessary. This generation won’t necessarily retreat from retargeting,
social listening, and other uses of data that serve their individual
needs. Delivering omnichannel experiences built on a foundation of
customer-centric design and flawless secure payments is no longer
a luxury, it’s necessary to serve Gen Z.
Establishing meaningful connections with Gen Z is a long-term

approach, but one that requires focused attention. Strategies should
be formulated and implemented with appropriate care, yet with an
urgency that Gen Z increasingly demands.
1 World Bank Population Data. https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.POP.0014.TO.ZS?end=2015&start=1995
2 Business Insider; “Banking and Payments for Gen Z: These digital natives are the next big opportunity — here are the winning
strategies”; August 2019. https://intelligence.businessinsider.com/post/banking-and-payments-for-gen-z-these-digital-natives-are-
the-next-big-opportunity-here-are-the-winning-strategies-2019-4
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Intelligence; “How payments providers can cater to Gen Z to tap into a $143 billion volume opportunity”; April 2019. https://www.
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THE NEW COMMUNITIES
OF COMMERCE
Commerce evolved around our core human needs to exchange and and social media platforms alike. In theory, social media is ideal for
collaborate. Technology forever changed the context of commerce. commerce because social contexts are inherently ripe for influence.
eCommerce is the great scale enabler, while social media connects us
to our natural communities, wherever we are—wherever they are. Social media’s potential required a catalyst to activate. That spark has
arrived with the rise of the smartphone as the way global consumers
Today, new communities of commerce are forming at the intersection connect with the internet. Estimates suggest there are more than
of social media and eCommerce. 3.3 billion smartphone users globally, with another 500 million to be
added by 2021. 1
Since its inception, social media let brands influence conversations

among customers. Today social commerce extends beyond influence The popularity of the smartphone and the rise of online reviews has
to drive sales conversion. Social media companies look to leverage and enabled consumers to make or break brands based on personal ethics
monetize the distinctive power of the context they’ve created, but it and social engagement. Consumers’ influence is no longer limited to
doesn’t stop there. Brands are routinely creating partnerships to further local communities but has the potential to spread exponentially giving
influence consumers by bringing together complementary products. brands greater exposure, good and bad.
The potential of social commerce to emerge as a dynamic sales Some social media companies are designed in a way that makes
channel has long been recognized by brands, eCommerce merchants, them especially fertile ground for social commerce. Instagram and
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Pinterest both are highly visual, strongly social, and offer exceptional
mobile experiences. Allowing consumers to see before they buy while
including the purchase function right in the experience enhances the
online shopping experience in new ways.
Fast, simple, secure, trusted payment methods are essential

ingredients for turning social media from influencer to sales converter.
Reducing the distance between discovery and conversion requires an
uninterrupted “digital last mile.” That translates to secure checkout
that minimizes friction, like offering digital wallets, mobile-optimized
checkout, and even flexible financing.
Social media is an ideal setting to reach customers with the right

message about the right products, at the right place, and the right
time. Social media and eCommerce are blending to produce vibrant
hybrids that draw from the best of buying efficiency and social
collaboration in a variety of ways.
• Customer engagement via reviews, recommendations.

Customer feedback in the form of reviews, recommendations,
shares, and likes are the oldest forms of social commerce.
• eCommerce referral traffic. In the US, referral to eCommerce sites

from social media nearly tripled between Q1 2016 and Q1 2019,
from 3.1% to 9.1% of all eCommerce referrals. 2
• “Buy” buttons. “Buy now” is a call to action that extends one-click

ordering simplicity, making impulse purchases easier than ever.
• Buy now pay later options. Payment options that delay full
payment at checkout are further increasing conversion rates and
encouraging online impulse purchases.
• Causal marketing. Younger generations are interested in rallying

behind brands that combine purpose and passion with a social cause.
• Native shopping integrations are emerging. Social media

platforms are embedding shopping directly into the app.
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China is leading the way in social commerce, fueled by the
overwhelming preference of Chinese consumers to access the
internet via smartphones. Having largely leapfrogged the desktop era
and gone straight to mobile, Chinese internet users gravitate to social
sharing features by the countless millions. WeChat is a “super app”
enabling everything from booking flights and hotels to socializing
with friends without ever leaving the app. Integrated payments via QR
code and the digital wallet WeChat Pay help tie it all together.
WeChat’s most dramatic innovations include Mini Programs. Social

sharing is the leading discovery method for Mini apps. Western
brands such as Dior, Sephora, and Feelunqiue are all finding success
with Mini apps.
Shopping through social media is also popular with Australian

consumers. 81% made a purchase through social media in 2018 with
Facebook the most popular platform. Consumers who engage with
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businesses through the Messenger app can now purchase directly in

the conversation through a single tap.
In the US, 2019 saw Instagram’s release of “Checkout on Instagram.”

This feature allows consumers to shop products through an Insta-
story or a post without ever leaving the app. Snapchat now offers
similar functionality: “Shop and Cop” lets users browse and buy from
any brand entirely within the Snapchat mobile app. 4
Beijing-based TikTok is enjoying in-app revenue growth in India by

allowing users to buy TikTok coins which are then used to buy digital
gifts for other users.
Bogotá-based Elenas, billed as the “first social commerce startup

in Latin America,” has launched with a focus on disrupting the direct
sales market. Their mission is to provide women an opportunity
to become brand ambassadors who can promote products over
WhatsApp and other social media to earn income. 5
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US-based Pinterest’s “Shop the Look” enables shoppers to buy
clothing or home decor in items they pin. Tapping the blue circle
brings up additional recommendations for similar items as well as
ideas for using those products.
Social commerce is an evolving discipline that has hardly scratched

the surface of the possible. Reducing friction makes shopping easier
and more efficient for consumers, delivers higher conversion rates and
ROI for brands, and cements social media as an increasingly effective
sales channel.
Brands have long recognized the strong social and emotional

components of shopping. That’s taken on new meaning in a world
driven by technology. The commercialization of social media naturally
extends that in the digital age. The age has also let us reinvent the
context in which consumer emotions are stimulated with products
presented in lifestyle experiences that often include our friends and
other influencers, creating that perfect place for us to find just the
right things.
1 “Number
of smartphone users worldwide.” Statista, July 26, 2019. https://www.statista.com/statistics/330695/number-of-smart
phone-users-worldwide/
2 “Why Facebook Provides Scale, but Instagram and Pinterest Offer Relevance for Social Commerce.” Andrew Lipsman, eMarketer,
Jun 5, 2019. https://www.emarketer.com/content/why-facebook-provides-scale-but-instagram-and-pinterest-offer-rele
vance-for-social-commerce/
3
“What social commerce means for small business.” PayPal editorial staff, Aug 30, 2019. https://www.paypal.com/au/brc/article/
social-commerce-for-small-business
4 “Snapchat’s New Ecommerce Channel Lets Consumers Shop Without Leaving the App.” Ann-Marie Alcántara, Adweek, November 16,
2018. https://www.adweek.com/digital/snapchats-new-ecommerce-channel-lets-consumers-shop-without-leaving-the-app/
5 “Elenas breaks socioeconomic barriers with its innovative social commerce business.” María Paula Polchlopek, Polymath Ventures,
Oct 8, 2019. https://polymathv.com/elenas-breaks-socioeconomic-barriers-innovative-social-commerce-business/
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PAYMENTS, MOST PERSONAL-
THE RISE OF A2A PAYMENTS
Digital payments have gained adoption for many reasons: the rise Regulatory initiatives such as open banking and the EU’s second
of the internet and eCommerce around the world; the desire or need Payment Services Directive (PSD2) are helping open doors to further
to leapfrog complex payments infrastructures; and, increasingly, the payment innovation. These initiatives allow third parties to facilitate
efforts of startups, FinTechs, financial institutions, and brands of all payments from customers’ accounts. The EU’s second Payment
kinds to keep consumers, and their wallets close. Services Directive (PSD2) goes further by making consumer banking
data available to third parties with proper authorization from
One payment path destined for further digitalization is account-to- consumers where financial institutions have historically controlled
account (A2A) payment. Account-to-account payments have been direct payments between consumer and business bank accounts.
around for many years and cover a variety of use cases; from peer- PSD2 and similar initiatives open the door for FinTech competitors
to-peer payments through apps to wire transfers, to Automated to also offer these services.
Clearing House (ACH) payments. Their digital presence has been felt
in the bevy of consumer apps that allow us to pay each other—when Account-to-account payments could help provide additional cost
we share a meal, buy the other a ticket, etc. But the implications savings benefits to businesses by reducing the cost of payment
are perhaps even more far-reaching when barriers are broken down acceptance. The ability to process payments from account to
allowing consumers to pay businesses directly from a banking account exists today through ACH payments, but consumers usually
account. Increasing competitive and regulatory influences might must provide detailed banking account information to complete
speed up the adoption of digital A2A payments. the payment. Open banking helps provide ways for consumers to
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authorize payment from a bank account without having to supply
their banking account details, all while still helping meet the desired
need for security. Many consumers view payments as balancing their
need for security and their desire for convenience.
The popularity of peer-to-peer payments (P2P) proved convenience may

be one of the strongest motivators. Consumer Reports identified three
areas of P2P payment app concerns and risks for consumers: problem
resolution related to misdirected payments, the importance of payment
security, and privacy concerns. But this hasn’t stopped consumers from
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embracing this technology. Businesses that find the balance between

desired payment convenience and the needs of security are more likely
to turn occasional shoppers into loyal customers.
Peer-to-peer payment apps offer endless practical use cases, like

splitting a restaurant bill, paying a babysitter, or sending money to
kids away at college. Whether repaying a friend for theater tickets or
paying an individual share of rent, person-to-person payments are
also decidedly social. That’s especially true when pooling funds for
shared experiences, as is common among Millennials and Gen Z.
The number of peer-to-peer payment app providers reflects the

scope of possible opportunity and includes some of the biggest global
names in tech, social media, and financial institutions.
US-based Venmo is a mobile-first P2P service that appeals to youth

with emojis and a scrolling social feed of payment activity. Owned
by PayPal, also based in the US, Venmo processed $24 billion of total
payment volume in Q2 2019, growing 70% YoY. US-based Zelle offers
2
partners access to 95 million customers through an extensive network

of participating financial institutions. $44 billion was sent through
Zelle in Q2 2019, a 56% YoY increase in total payment volume. 3
PayPal has a solid base as a digital wallet with broad acceptance at

online retailers. Downloads of Square’s US based Cash App (59.8m)
surpassed those of Venmo (52.7m) in 2019. Apple Cash allows
4
transfers between any two Apple users in the US via an iPhone, iPad,
and Apple Watch.
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Google Pay introduced P2P payments to the US market in 2018 and to
India in 2019. India welcomed a wave of new peer-to-peer services in
2019, including Paytm, WhatsApp Pay, and Amazon Pay. From Alipay
in China to Spain’s Bizum, France’s Lydia, MercadoPago in Argentina,
or UK-based Neteller, P2P payment functionality is emerging as a core
functionality for the mobile wallets consumers prefer.
Regulatory efforts have an overall aim of facilitating safer payments,

like the provisions of PSD2 that require Strong Customer Authentication
(otherwise known as SCA) for all electronic transactions in the European
Economic Area. Tokenized credentials, multifactor authentication,
and Dynamic Linking technology offer additional protection to
consumers. PSD2’s authentication mandates may also help to replace
screen-scraping methods by FinTech companies with direct API access
to authorized customer data. This API access would open up new
possibilities within the checkout experience. Merchants will have the
ability to present shoppers with a view of their available bank accounts
including their account balances, in order to select their most desirable
payment source. Funds can then be transferred through ACH for near-
instant access between business and consumer.
European regulators are at the forefront of open banking initiatives

that are being implemented from Australia to Brazil, while progress
toward new open banking regulations is being made in Canada,
India, Japan, and Singapore. Data privacy is a worldwide issue with
payments being just one part. As cross border business continues
to grow, the need for clear standards and regulations surrounding
payment data and customer information will become even more vital.
The rise of P2P payments show that real-time payments have the ability
to set new trends in how we pay online. Global regulatory trends such as
open banking initiatives and PSD2 may provide additional motivation to
expedite payment innovations.
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Over the next decade, the story of peer-to-peer and account-to-
account payments will be defined by convergence: how best will
these services fit within the larger ecosystem of financial services and
payment options? Financial institutions, technology platforms, device
manufacturers, and social media networks all seek to leverage the
popularity of peer-to-peer apps to maintain and expand their presence
with consumers.
Real time account-to account payment is just one alternative

payment method among hundreds—but it’s one that’s increasingly
attractive to businesses. Making it appealing to consumers will be
the key to unlocking adoption.
1 “Peer-to-Peer Payments Are Generally Safe, But Consumers Must Be Aware of Risks.” Consumer Reports, August 6, 2018. https://
www.consumerreports.org/digital-payments/peer-to-peer-payments-are-generally-safe-but-consumers-must-be-aware-of-risks/
2 “PayPal Reports Second Quarter 2019 Results.” PayPal press release, July 24, 2019. https://www.paypal.com/stories/us/payp
al-reports-second-quarter-2019-results
3 “Zelle® Announces $44 Billion Sent on 171 Million Transactions in Q2 2019.” Early Warning Services, LLC Press Release, July 23,
2019. https://www.earlywarning.com/press-release/zelle-announces-44-billion-sent-171-million-transactions-q2-2019
4 “Square
just had its best month ever for Cash App downloads, analyst says.” Emily Bary, MarketWatch, August 21, 2019. https://
www.marketwatch.com/story/square-just-had-its-best-month-ever-for-cash-app-downloads-analyst-says-2019-08-20
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THE VOICE OF COMMERCE
Today’s voice technologies are closing the gap between fantasy and reality. replenish. What then is to come from our relationships with these devices
A growing ability to mimic human interaction represents a tipping point that and the voices shared between us?
alters our relationships with machines.
Voice recognition technologies are wildly popular around the world, from
The interfaces that allow humans and machines to communicate have grown Amazon’s Alexa to Apple’s Siri, Google Assistant to Microsoft’s Cortana.
smaller as they’ve grown more powerful. From mainframes to desktops to In China, Baidu’s Xiaodu device surpassed Google’s Home to become the
second leading smart speaker globally in 2019. Smart speaker offerings
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smartphones, we’ve fed machines punch cards, typed on keyboards, and
tapped on digital devices. Voice still requires a digital device—but now it only from Chinese tech titans Alibaba and Xiaomi also place among the top five
manufacturers of global smart speakers.
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needs to be nearby, within the sound of our unique voices.
Early efforts to understand and replicate human speech were awkward, Smart speakers are one of the fastest growing consumer technologies since
simplistic, and impractical. The monotone, robotic interfaces of the past the smartphone. They were poised to overtake wearable bands by the end
are gone. In their place are lively personal assistants, in some cases with of 2019 and tablet computers by 2020, with a global installed base expected
to top 207.9 million units in 2019.
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the ability to listen, understand, and respond intelligently in real time.
We each emerge from experiences with assistants and smart speakers Leading research firm, Juniper Research, projects that digital voice
knowing the potential from their interconnectedness with functions that assistants worldwide will triple to 8 billion by 2023, propelled by the use
run our lives—home security, lights, and certainly, things we need to buy or of voice technology in smart TVs, wearables, and smart speakers. Juniper
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projects that voice commerce will involve mostly digital purchases until
digital assistants offer truly seamless cross-platform experiences.
4
In the US, the number of voice assistant users is projected to exceed 111
million in 2019, a 9.5% increase from 2018 and representing 33.8% market
penetration. 2019 estimates of smart speaker users find China with the
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most at 85.5 million (10.0% internet user penetration), outpacing the US

next with 74.2 million (26% penetration).
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Younger generations are leading the way as early adopters of voice

assistants. Gen Z in particular has grown up with significantly elevated
expectations about how technology enhances virtually everything about
how they live their lives. In a 2019 survey, more than two-thirds (67%) of
Millennials and Gen Z reported communicating with a company via voice
assistant, with 35% saying they prefer that method.
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Commercial applications of voice are all around us. In 2019, 31 million US

shoppers will use a smart speaker to shop. Approximately 21 million US
shoppers used their smart speaker to make a purchase in 2019, a 32.2%
increase over 2018. Spending on voice shopping in the US and the UK is
8
expected to surpass $40B by 2022.

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The commercial potential of voice is being realized now. For example,

Amazon’s ownership of voice technology, Echo devices, its eCommerce
platform, and Amazon Basics product line of everyday items represent
a potent commercial combination. The sheer range of devices that can
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be accessed with voice user interfaces (VUIs)—game consoles, TVs, cars,

smart watches, cable and satellite TV providers, even refrigerators—
means Amazon is not alone. Apple’s Siri, Google Assistant, Microsoft’s
Cortana, and Samsung’s Bixby are all aggressively seeking to expand their
multiplatform capabilities.
Though voice recognition technology is proving effective in a wide

range of practical applications, its commercial potential remains largely
unfulfilled to date.
A 2019 Forrester Research study found voice assistants to have a high rate
of failure when it came to specific commerce questions. Amazon’s Alexa,
Apple’s Siri, Google Assistant, and Microsoft’s Cortana combined to only
provide what were deemed useful answers to 35% of voice searches.
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The best shopping experiences have a strong visual component
that enables casual discovery. The first generation of voice-
enabled devices tended to be audio-only, making browsing
impractical. That’s changing as screens are added to voice
assistants, like Amazon’s Echo Show, Google’s Nest Home Hub,
and Lenovo’s Smart Display.
The security of voice commerce is of paramount concern to

shoppers. A recent Amazon Pay consumer survey found almost
half of respondents indicating the safety of their personal and
financial information were their most pressing concerns. 12
The opportunity of voice connected commerce will rise as

further friction is removed. Brands are constantly innovating to
reduce friction. They’re also working tirelessly to integrate more
meaningful, intimate relationships with consumers. And, given
the intimacy of voice—we can expect it to continue as a powerful
tool in closing the distance between desire and its fulfillment.
1 “Alexa,
who is Baidu? Chinese firm passes Google to become Amazon’s top smart-speaker rival.” Marie C. Baca, The Washington Post,
August 26, 2019. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2019/08/26/alexa-who-is-baidu-chinese-firm-passes-google-become-am
azons-top-smart-speaker-rival/
2 “Alexa,
who is Baidu? Chinese firm passes Google to become Amazon’s top smart-speaker rival.” Marie C. Baca, The Washington Post,
August 26, 2019. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2019/08/26/alexa-who-is-baidu-chinese-firm-passes-google-become-am
azons-top-smart-speaker-rival/
3 “Canalys:
Global smart speaker installed base to top 200 million by end of 2019 [April 15, 2019];” https://www.canalys.com/newsroom/
canalys-global-smart-speaker-installed-base-to-top-200-million-by-end-of-2019
4 “Digital
Voice Assistants in Use to Triple to 8 Billion by 2023, Driven by Smart Home Devices;” Juniper Research; February 12, 2018. https://
www.juniperresearch.com/press/press-releases/digital-voice-assistants-in-use-to-triple
5 “US
Voice Assistant Users 2019: Who, What, When, Where and Why.” Victoria Petrock, eMarketer, July 15, 2019. https://www.emarketer.
com/content/us-voice-assistant-users-2019
6 “GlobalSmart Speaker Users 2019: Trends for Canada, China, France, Germany, the UK and the US.” Corey McNair, eMarketer, January 2,
2019. https://www.emarketer.com/content/global-smart-speaker-users-2019
7 https://www.salesforce.com/blog/2019/03/voice-assistant-generations-research.html
8 “Smart
Speaker Shopping Gains Traction.” Lucy Koch, eMarketer, Jul 8, 2019. https://www.emarketer.com/content/smart-speaker-shop
ping-gains-traction
9 “Voice
Shopping Set to Jump to $40 Billion By 2022, Rising From $2 Billion Today.” OC&C Strategy Consultants, Feb 28, 2018. https://www.
prnewswire.com/news-releases/voice-shopping-set-to-jump-to-40-billion-by-2022-rising-from-2-billion-today-300605596.html
10 “Hey Alexa, Why is Voice Shopping So Lousy?” Arielle Pardes, Wired, June 17, 2019. https://www.wired.com/story/why-is-voice-shopping-bad/
11“Voice Assistants Cannot Answer All Your Questions.” Collin Colburn & Arleen Chien, Forrester Research, April 24, 2019. https://go.forrester.
com/blogs/voice-assistants-cannot-answer-all-your-questions/
12 “Voice Assistants Cannot Answer All Your Questions.” Collin Colburn & Arleen Chien, Forrester Research, April 24, 2019. https://go.forrester.
com/blogs/voice-assistants-cannot-answer-all-your-questions/
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GUIDES
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ARGENTINA
Named for its fabled abundance of
silver, Argentina is derived from the FAST STATS
Latin “argentum,” the color of silver. 2019 sales % 2019 sales % 2019 % eCom spend using 2019 % POS spend using
The mountain of precious metal never from eCom from mCom Digital/Mobile Wallet Digital/Mobile Wallet
materialized – maybe it should have
adopted the color burgundy instead. 7% 44% 20% 4%
Since the 16th century, Argentina
has been one of the world’s leading 2019* - 2023** 2019* - 2023** 2019* Internet 2019* Mobile
producers of wine. At point of sale, eCom CAGR POS CAGR penetration penetration
however, Argentinian consumers prefer
green; cash outspends cards (54% to 19% 10% 93% 73%
41%, respectively), although credit cards
top eCommerce payments (43%).
FORECAST
2023 %** 2023 %**
sales from eCom sales from mCom
9% 58% 48
2018 card brand breakdowns (eCom and POS)
TOP TIP
Digital wallets are growing faster here than any other
market in the Latin American region – now catching 20% 59% 26% 6%
of online transactions. Offer local digital/mobile wallets
such as Mercado Pago when selecting a payment
Visa Mastercard American Express
portfolio for both eCommerce and point of sale.
2019 eCom mix by payment method 5% 2% 2%

Credit Card 43% Tarjeta Naranja Others Cabal
Digital/ Mobile Wallet 20%

PostPay 10%
Debit Card 8%
Bank Transfer 8%
POS and eCom projected growth
Cash on Delivery 5%
Charge & Deferred 4% US$151bn
Debit Card
US$16bn
Pre-paid Card 2%
US$104bn
PrePay 1%
US$9bn
US$8bn
US$7bn
2019 point of sale mix by payment method US$4bn

US$3bn
Cash 54% 2019* 2023**
Credit Card 27%
Debit Card 14% eCom turnover POS
Digital/ Mobile Wallet 4% Desktop
Charge Card 1% Mobile
Popular alternative
* Estimated **Forecasted
Numbers adjusted for rounding may impact totals.
payment methods
Bank Transfer 49
AUSTRALIA
In the land “Down Under,” personal
devices are on top. Australia has one of FAST STATS
the highest smartphone penetrations 2019 sales % 2019 sales % 2019 % eCom spend using 2019 % POS spend using
in the world. With mobile use projected from eCom from mCom Digital/Mobile Wallet Digital/Mobile Wallet
at 84% of the population and internet
penetration at 90%, it’s no wonder that 5% 50% 22% 6%
the country is a leader in eCommerce
– tenth largest by revenue, with digital 2019* - 2023** 2019* - 2023** 2019* Internet 2019* Mobile
and mobile wallet use continuing to gain eCom CAGR POS CAGR penetration penetration
market share.
9% 5% 87% 84%
FORECAST
2023 %** 2023 %**
6% 64% 50
TOP TIP
Credit and debit cards are proliferating in the land Down
Under, and buy now pay later payments have become 44% 27%
standard. Brands like Afterpay – with competition from
Zip and Humm – are winning over consumers by providing Visa Mastercard
ease of payment and the option to spread payments out
over installments. Consumers like choice when shopping
online. Implement additional checkout options such as
buy now pay later, single-click wallets, and bank transfers. 22% 6%
And as mobile commerce becomes further simplified,
pay close attention to the entire checkout experience to EFTPOS American Express
reduce friction for shoppers.
2019 eCom mix by payment method
Credit Card 32%

Bank Transfer 14% US$756bn
Debit Card 14%
Buy Now Pay Later 8% US$623bn
PostPay 4% US$47bn
Debit Card US$30bn
Cash on Delivery 2%
US$17bn US$17bn
PrePay 1%
US$16bn
2019* 2023**
2019 point of sale mix by payment method
eCom turnover POS
Debit Card 40%
Desktop
Credit Card 31% Mobile
Cash 16%
Charge Card 7%
Popular alternative
payment methods
Bank Transfer 51
BELGIUM
A hub of European transportation,
Belgium’s internet and mobile FAST STATS
penetration is exceptionally high. 2019 sales % 2019 sales % 2019 % eCom spend using 2019 % POS spend using
Driving Belgian eCommerce with 81% from eCom from mCom Digital/Mobile Wallet Digital/Mobile Wallet
market share (and leading point of sale
purchases as well), Bancontact debit 7% 21% 16% 2%
card is the country’s preferred card
brand. Issued with every Belgian bank 2019* - 2023** 2019* - 2023** 2019* Internet 2019* Mobile
account, Bancontact has 15 million cards eCom CAGR POS CAGR penetration penetration
in circulation – currently more cards than
there are Belgians.1 9% 3% 94% 81%
1
alternativeairlines.com/bancontact
FORECAST
2023 %** 2023 %**
9% 27% 52
TOP TIP
Belgian consumers need payment options when
it comes to online shopping. Providing options for 81% 11%
payment via credit and debit cards, digital wallets,
bank transfer options, and buy now pay later options
Bancontact Visa
are what you need to consider to satisfy them. Start
by offering the card brands that have become the
most popular; that will help ease the implementation
for initial card acceptance set-up. At the point of sale, 4% 4% 1%
consumers generally use cash or cash, credit, or debit
cards so accepting Bancontact and Visa will meet the Others Mastercard American Express
needs of most customers.
Debit Card 22%

Credit Card 21% POS and eCom projected growth
Bank Transfer 21%
US$195bn
Digital/Mobile Wallet 16%
Buy Now Pay Later 6%
US$176bn US$19bn
Charge & Deferred 5%
Debit Card
Cash on Delivery 4% US$14bn US$14bn
Other 2%
US$11bn
PrePay 1% US$5bn
Pre-paid Card 1%
US$3bn
2019* 2023**
2019 point of sale mix by payment method eCom turnover POS
Debit Card 52% Desktop

Mobile
Cash 33%
Credit Card 13%
Popular alternative
payment methods ONLINE
Bank Transfer 53
BRAZIL
An annual celebration leading up to Ash
Wednesday, the Carnival of Brazil is an FAST STATS
event of rhythm and spectacle. Through 2019 sales % 2019 sales % 2019 % eCom spend using 2019 % POS spend using
the streets of cities across the country, from eCom from mCom Digital/Mobile Wallet Digital/Mobile Wallet
its population turns out en masse to sing
and dance in this six-day party – Rio de 4% 44% 11% 3%
Janeiro alone drawing over two million
people per day to its festivities. Although 2019* - 2023** 2019* - 2023** 2019* Internet 2019* Mobile
much of its workforce stops to attend eCom CAGR POS CAGR penetration penetration
Carnival, many retail, hospitality, and
restaurant establishments remain busy, 11% 7% 71% 66%
catering to their fellow Brazilians who
prefer to pay in cash (47%), followed
by credit (30%) and debit (20%) cards.
When Brazilians shop online, credit cards
FORECAST
remain most popular. 2023 %** 2023 %**
4% 60% 54
TOP TIP
Current discussions on open banking regulations will
create new opportunities for peer to peer transactions 46% 34% 17%
in 2020, and by 2023, mobile devices will account for
nearly half (48.5%) of the country’s retail online sales. Mastercard Visa Elo
Already the third largest base of monthly Instagram and
Facebook users in the world,1 Brazil gives good reason
to embrace mobile payment acceptance.
1
eMarketer
1% 1% 1%
Hipercard Others American Express
Credit Card 57%

PostPay 16%
Digital/ Mobile Wallet 11% POS and eCom projected growth
US$979bn
Bank Transfer 10%
Debit Card 3%
US$42bn
US$748bn
Debit Card
Pre-paid Card 1%
Cash on Delivery 1% US$27bn US$25bn
PrePay 1%
US$17bn
US$15bn
US$12bn
2019* 2023**
eCom turnover POS
Cash 47%
Desktop
Debit Card 20%
Popular alternative
payment methods
Bank Transfer 55
CANADA
Sweet consumerism: Canada is the
world’s leading consumer of doughnuts. FAST STATS
And with more doughnut shops per 2019 sales % 2019 sales % 2019 % eCom spend using 2019 % POS spend using
capita than any other country in the from eCom from mCom Digital/Mobile Wallet Digital/Mobile Wallet
world, they’re using cards over cash at
the counter for all types of purchases. 7% 25% 18% 4%
At point of sale and online, Canadians
prefer credit over debit. Naturally, coffee 2019* - 2023** 2019* - 2023** 2019* Internet 2019* Mobile
is the favorite beverage of adults (after eCom CAGR POS CAGR penetration penetration
tap water).1
10% 4% 93% 81%
1
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
FORECAST
2023 %** 2023 %**
9% 28% 56
TOP TIP
Canadians continue to reach for credit cards at the point
of sale and for online transactions. It’s important to 39% 33%
accept all popular credit card brands—Visa, Interac, and
Mastercard to satisfy the majority of consumers. Digital Visa Interac
and mobile wallets also continue to gain adoption.
Accepting popular digital/mobile wallets such as PayPal,
Visa Checkout, and Masterpass will provide convenience
to consumers who are migrating to digital cards over 25% 3%
physical ones.
Mastercard American Express
Credit Card 60%

Bank Transfer 11% POS and eCom projected growth
Debit Card 5% US$870bn
Cash on Delivery 3% US$754bn
US$89bn
Debit Card
PrePay 1% US$64bn
US$60bn
Pre-paid Card 1%
US$46bn US$25bn
US$15bn
2019* 2023**
Credit Card 51%
eCom turnover POS
Debit Card 26%
Cash 10% Desktop

Pre-paid Card 2%
Popular alternative
payment methods
Bank Transfer 57
CHILE
Chile is the world’s longest country,
yet contains some of the globe’s most FAST STATS
diverse landscapes. From arid deserts to 2019 sales % 2019 sales % 2019 % eCom spend using 2019 % POS spend using
lush, forested lakes, from sandy beaches from eCom from mCom Digital/Mobile Wallet Digital/Mobile Wallet
to glacial mountains, Chile includes a
little bit of everything within its 2,647x93 4% 24% 6% 2%
mile dimensions. When it comes to
preferred method of payment, cards 2019* - 2023** 2019* - 2023** 2019* Internet 2019* Mobile
dominate online spending. However, eCom CAGR POS CAGR penetration penetration
Chileans gravitate toward a single overall
payment type: cash, which accounts for 16% 8% 78% 75%
51% of point of sale market share.
FORECAST
2023 %** 2023 %**
6% 35% 58
TOP TIP
Don’t turn down local payment options like Redcompra,
Chile’s popular debit card option that accounts for 34% 32%
34% market share. Another country moving quickly in
mobile adoption, it’s also expected to be one of the top Redcompra Mastercard
mCommerce nations in the region.
2019 eCom mix by payment method 32% 1%

Credit Card 41% Visa American Express
Debit Card 23%
Bank Transfer 12%
Cash on Delivery 6%
Other 5% POS and eCom projected growth
Debit Card US$175bn
Pre-paid Card 2%
US$130bn
US$10bn
2019 point of sale mix by payment method US$7bn

US$6bn
US$4bn US$4bn
Cash 51%
US$1bn
Debit Card 25%
2019* 2023**
Credit Card 22%
Digital/ Mobile Wallet 2% eCom turnover POS
Desktop
Mobile
Popular alternative
payment methods
Bank Transfer 59
CHINA
According to the Chinese calendar,
the Year of the Rat begins on Jan. 25, FAST STATS
2020. Of the 12 Chinese Zodiac animals, 2019 sales % 2019 sales % 2019 % eCom spend using 2019 % POS spend using
the Rat is characterized by alertness, from eCom from mCom Digital/Mobile Wallet Digital/Mobile Wallet
flexibility, and vitality – much like digital/
mobile wallets, the preferred payment 8% 62% 71% 48%
method for Chinese consumers in both
eCommerce transactions (71%) and 2019* - 2023** 2019* - 2023** 2019* Internet 2019* Mobile
point of sale purchases (48%). However, eCom CAGR POS CAGR penetration penetration
in both cases, China UnionPay is the
dominant card brand, claiming 99% of 13% 9% 60% 73%
the market share, making it the world’s
largest card network.
FORECAST
2023 %** 2023 %**
10% 66% 60
TOP TIP
Being open minded to outside economic influences has
increased the world’s exposure to China. It remains, 99% 1%
however, fixed in local payment services. China UnionPay
credit and debit cards are the most used card brand. China UnionPay Visa
Mobile and digital wallets like Alipay and WeChat Pay
currently dominate China’s online market and are
growing quickly in physical stores as well.

Credit Card 13%
POS and eCom projected growth US$23,238bn
Bank Transfer 6%
Cash on Delivery 4%
US$2,550bn
Debit Card 3% US$16,741bn
Debit Card
US$1,550bn US$1,680bn
Pre-paid Card 1%

US$959bn US$870bn
US$590bn
2019* 2023**
eCom turnover POS
Desktop
Cash 23% Mobile
Debit Card 18%
Credit Card 12%
Popular alternative
payment methods
Bank Transfer 61
COLOMBIA
Caffeine-drenched Colombia is also the
world’s leading producer of emeralds. FAST STATS
In fact, up to 95% of world production 2019 sales % 2019 sales % 2019 % eCom spend using 2019 % POS spend using
originates from the nation’s more than from eCom from mCom Digital/Mobile Wallet Digital/Mobile Wallet
150 mines generating over $137 million
in exports worldwide.1 Rather than pay 4% 47% 12% 2%
in these green gemstones, however,
the majority of Colombians purchase 2019* - 2023** 2019* - 2023** 2019* Internet 2019* Mobile
with cash in-store (78%) over any other eCom CAGR POS CAGR penetration penetration
payment method. Credit cards continue
to dominate online payments. 10% 7% 63% 72%
1https://www.statista.com/statistics/807228/
colombia-value-emerald-exports-region/ FORECAST
2023 %** 2023 %**
4% 60% 62
TOP TIP
Although cash still holds the top spot at the point of sale
(78%), QR payments are skyrocketing, pushed ahead by 53% 44%
digital/mobile wallets and delivery apps that support
this method.
Mastercard Visa
2% 1% 1%
2019 eCom mix by payment method American Express Diners Club Others
Credit Card 42%

Bank Transfer 21%
Cash on Delivery 10% POS and eCom projected growth
PostPay 6%
Debit Card US$155bn
US$8bn
Pre-paid Card 1%
US$6bn
US$5bn
US$3bn
US$3bn US$3bn
2019* 2023**
Cash 78%
eCom turnover POS
Credit Card 12%
Digital/ Mobile Wallet 2% Mobile
Popular alternative
payment methods
Bank Transfer 63
DENMARK
In Denmark, it rains or snows every
second day and can be extremely windy, FAST STATS
averaging a speed of 13 miles per hour. 2019 sales % 2019 sales % 2019 % eCom spend using 2019 % POS spend using
Rain or shine, Danes are always looking from eCom from mCom Digital/Mobile Wallet Digital/Mobile Wallet
on the bright side, however. Denmark
is reported to be among the happiest 17% 40% 20% 5%
countries in the world. Also consistent is
their preference for Dankort, the national 2019* - 2023** 2019* - 2023** 2019* Internet 2019* Mobile
debit card. Typically combined with Visa, eCom CAGR POS CAGR penetration penetration
Dankort captures 68% of market share.
It’s the leading payment method for 9% 4% 98% 86%
Danish purchases online (32%) and
in-store (73%).
FORECAST
2023 %** 2023 %**
19% 48% 64
TOP TIP
Dankort is the national debit card of Denmark and
has long-established patterns of use among Danish 68% 18% 14%
consumers. It’s also combined as a Visa card and
functions as such for businesses who don’t already
Dankort Mastercard Visa
accept Dankort. Consumers prefer paying with their
debit card online and at the point of sale. To capture
consumer demand beyond cards, implement popular
options like MobilePay and PayPal to capture digital
interested customers.
Debit Card 32% POS and eCom projected growth

Credit Card 18% US$129bn
Bank Transfer 10%
US$112bn US$31bn
Debit Card
US$16bn
Pre-paid Card 1% US$13bn
PrePay 1%
US$9bn
2019* 2023**
eCom turnover POS

Desktop
Debit Card 73% Mobile
Cash 15%
Credit Card 7%
Popular alternative
payment methods
Bank Transfer 65
FINLAND
In Finland, speeding fines are based on
the severity of the infraction – and the FAST STATS
offender’s total income. For example, 2019 sales % 2019 sales % 2019 % eCom spend using 2019 % POS spend using
one Finnish businessman was fined from eCom from mCom Digital/Mobile Wallet Digital/Mobile Wallet
54,024 euros (about $58,000) for
traveling 64 miles per hour in a 50 zone.1 13% 36% 21% 4%
No report on how he paid the ticket, but
many Finns prefer to use a bank transfer 2019* - 2023** 2019* - 2023** 2019* Internet 2019* Mobile
when making purchases online (33%), eCom CAGR POS CAGR penetration penetration
more than any other payment method.
10% 3% 94% 80%
1
New York Times, 2015
FORECAST
2023 %** 2023 %**
17% 43% 66
TOP TIP
Even as eCommerce influence expands in Finland,
bank transfers remain the preferred online method 55% 44%
of payment. Still, consumer interest varies so make
sure online checkouts offer a variety of options: bank
Visa Mastercard
transfer, digital wallets, popular card brands, and buy
now pay later. Mobile wallets are also being used at
the point of sale as mobile penetration reaches 80% of
the country, so now’s the time to implement popular
options like PayPal and Apple Pay.

US$20bn
Debit Card US$14bn
US$12bn
Cash on Delivery 2%
Other 1% US$9bn US$9bn

2019* 2023**
eCom turnover POS

Desktop
Cash 22%
Credit Card 15%
Popular alternative
payment methods
Bank Transfer 67
FRANCE
“One change pas une équipe qui gagne,”
goes the French proverb. Ever loyal to FAST STATS
a winning team perhaps, but when it 2019 sales % 2019 sales % 2019 % eCom spend using 2019 % POS spend using
comes to card brands, for any reason, from eCom from mCom Digital/Mobile Wallet Digital/Mobile Wallet
the French are often open to change.
Stringent credit card issuance guidelines 11% 30% 24% 2%
and the abundance of private-label cards
make France’s payments market highly 2019* - 2023** 2019* - 2023** 2019* Internet 2019* Mobile
competitive and have helped create one eCom CAGR POS CAGR penetration penetration
of the highest turnover per card rates
among the nation’s international peers. 9% 3% 92% 86%
While credit card usage remains low,
debit cards are popular at point of sale
(44%) and digital/mobile wallets are
increasing as an eCommerce payment
FORECAST
method (24%). 2023 %** 2023 %**
13% 41% 68
TOP TIP
Cartes Bancaires, known as CB, is France’s national
interbank network. As the largest card brand in France, 85% 12%
CB comprises 85% of the market so accepting this card
brand is imperative to capturing French consumer
Cartes Bancaires Others
spend, online and at the point of sale. Digital wallets
have become the preferred online payment method.
Now is the time to implement popular options like
PayPal and Amazon Pay at checkout. 2% 2%
American Express Visa

Credit Card 20%
Debit Card US$1,104bn
14% US$999bn
Bank Transfer
PrePay 2%
US$119bn
Other 2% US$98bn
US$83bn
US$68bn
US$36bn
2019* 2023**
eCom turnover POS
Debit Card 44%
Cash 29% Desktop
Credit Card 10%
Popular alternative
payment methods
Bank Transfer 69
GERMANY
In Germany, beer has always been big
business. Home to Oktoberfest, over FAST STATS
6,000 brands, and the world’s fifth- 2019 sales % 2019 sales % 2019 % eCom spend using 2019 % POS spend using
largest market, sales have been falling from eCom from mCom Digital/Mobile Wallet Digital/Mobile Wallet
steadily, however. Since the early 90s,
domestic consumption has dropped 9% 32% 25% 5%
by more than a quarter.1 Experts blame
the maturing population, changing 2019* - 2023** 2019* - 2023** 2019* Internet 2019* Mobile
tastes, and slow response to new eCom CAGR POS CAGR penetration penetration
demands by owners. Payments, on the
other hand, remain mostly traditional; 8% 3% 96% 83%
though adoption of digital/mobile wallet
technologies for eCom transactions
has been increasing (28%), Germans
remain a big proponent of cash payment
FORECAST
at point of sale (50%). 2023 %** 2023 %**
1
CNBC, 2018
10% 40% 70
TOP TIP
Buy now pay later payments have become so popular with
German consumers that they now stand as the third most 72% 14%
preferred method of payment for online transactions.
Businesses should note this convenience driven desire
Girocard Visa
and implement a variety of online acceptance methods
like bank transfer, digital wallets, and buy now pay later
options to meet consumers checkout needs. And while
cash drives 50% of point of sale purchases, the other half 12% 2%
is card based so accepting popular card brands will help
customers who leave their cash at home. Mastercard American Express
Bank Transfer 28%

Buy Now Pay Later 18% US$1,190bn
Credit Card 10% US$1,052bn

Debit Card
US$138bn

Debit Card 2%
US$82bn
Other 2% US$70bn
PrePay 1% US$55bn
Pre-paid Card 1%
US$32bn
2019* 2023**
eCom turnover POS
Cash 50% Desktop
Charge Card 11%
Credit Card 1%
Popular alternative INVOICE
* Estimated **Forecasted PAYMENTS
payment methods
Numbers adjusted for rounding may impact totals. Bank Transfer 71
CHINESE
HONG KONG
Among the most densely populated
countries of the world, Hong Kong FAST STATS
packs 17,311 people per square mile.1 2019 sales % 2019 sales % 2019 % eCom spend using 2019 % POS spend using
In a region with precious little elbow from eCom from mCom Digital/Mobile Wallet Digital/Mobile Wallet
room, Hong Kong nevertheless lays
claim to having more Rolls Royce cars 9% 54% 30% 13%
per person than any other region of the
globe. While the majority of Hongkongers 2019* - 2023** 2019* - 2023** 2019* Internet 2019* Mobile
choose credit cards for both eCom eCom CAGR POS CAGR penetration penetration
and POS transactions (40% and 45%,
respectively), this payment method may 9% 5% 89% 86%
not be the best choice for luxury vehicles.
1
worldpopulationreview.com, 2019 FORECAST
2023 %** 2023 %**
10% 65% 72
TOP TIP
Payments innovation in Hong Kong remains strong as
smartphones, mobile/digital wallets, and new, innovative 31% 30% 16%
payment providers fuel eCommerce expansion. Alipay and
WeChatPay have had significant impact on digital payments
EPS China UnionPay Visa
by converting cash environments such as public transport
and Hawker centers to mobile wallets. PayPal and Octopus
are also popular mobile wallets, but keep an eye on credit
and prepaid cards too. Consumers here hold an average of 12% 7% 4%
eight cards each between credit and prepaid cards.
Mastercard American Express Others
Credit Card 40%

US$226bn
Bank Transfer 13%
Debit Card US$186bn
US$25bn
Cash on Delivery 4%
Other 1%
US$10bn
US$9bn
US$8bn
2019 point of sale mix by payment method 2019* 2023**
Credit Card 45% eCom turnover POS

Debit Card 23%
Mobile
Cash 11%
Pre-paid Card 6%
Charge Card 3%
Popular alternative
payment methods
Bank Transfer 73
INDIA
Bollywood is India’s Hindi film industry,
formerly known as Bombay cinema. FAST STATS
In terms of feature film output, it’s the 2019 sales % 2019 sales % 2019 % eCom spend using 2019 % POS spend using
world’s largest movie industry. Indians from eCom from mCom Digital/Mobile Wallet Digital/Mobile Wallet
largely use their digital/mobile wallets
when making eCom purchases (32%, 6% 50% 32% 5%
the equivalent of the next three largest
payment methods: credit, debit, and 2019* - 2023** 2019* - 2023** 2019* Internet 2019* Mobile
bank transfers). But when going to the eCom CAGR POS CAGR penetration penetration
movies or paying at the point of sale,
India’s population pays predominately 19% 11% 41% 62%
with cash (71%, more than all other
payment methods combined).
FORECAST
2023 %** 2023 %**
7% 57% 74
TOP TIP
While cash is still king, the effects of 2016’s controversial
demonetization exercise linger. One outcome has been 44% 34%
a move toward digital payments and a sharp increase in
mobile wallets like Paytm and others offered by almost
Visa Mastercard
every Indian bank. It’s important to know regulatory
requirements demand customer data be stored in India,
and offering 3DS as part of the checkout flow can be
valuable as banks prefer an extra layer of security be 18% 4%
included in their cardholders’ checkout process.
RuPay American Express

Bank Transfer 16%
US$97bn
Cash on Delivery 14%
Debit Card US$49bn
PrePay 1% US$42bn
US$25bn
US$24bn
2019* 2023**
Cash 71%
eCom turnover POS
Debit Card 12%
Credit Card 12% Desktop
Charge Card 1%
Popular alternative
payment methods
Bank Transfer 75
INDONESIA
Made up of roughly 18,000 islands
(give or take several hundred – no two FAST STATS
agencies seem to agree), Indonesia 2019 sales % 2019 sales % 2019 % eCom spend using 2019 % POS spend using
boasts some of the planet’s longest from eCom from mCom Digital/Mobile Wallet Digital/Mobile Wallet
coastlines. Across this archipelago
spanning nearly the width of Europe, 5% 58% 25% 6%
the majority of its population uses cash
at point of sale (77%) and bank transfers 2019* - 2023** 2019* - 2023** 2019* Internet 2019* Mobile
(29%) over digital/mobile wallets (25%) eCom CAGR POS CAGR penetration penetration
for online purchases.
19% 10% 64% 73%
FORECAST
2023 %** 2023 %**
7% 61% 76
TOP TIP
Largely populated with an unbanked demographic,
Indonesia has experienced a recent shift towards 52% 40%
mobile payments and mobile/digital wallet spend,
predicted to grow exponentially by the end of 2020.
Mastercard Visa
Go-Pay and OVO are popular payment methods you
should look to offer. Additionally, the ePayments
market is currently dominated by Gojek and OVO, but
competition is heating up with new entrants and the 6% 1%
Indonesian government’s support to encourage more
of the population to join the financial system. Others JCB
Bank Transfer 29%

Digital/ Mobile Wallet 25% US$458bn
Credit Card 20%
US$307bn
Debit Card 7%
Debit Card US$17bn
Other 2% US$13bn
US$10bn
US$7bn
2019* 2023**
Cash 77%
eCom turnover POS
Debit Card 8%
Pre-paid Card 2%
Popular alternative
payment methods
Bank Transfer 77
IRELAND
Rising from the ancient Celtic festival
Samhain and further electrified by the FAST STATS
legend of “Stingy Jack” and the literary 2019 sales % 2019 sales % 2019 % eCom spend using 2019 % POS spend using
work of author Bram Stoker, Halloween from eCom from mCom Digital/Mobile Wallet Digital/Mobile Wallet
owes much of its popularity to Ireland.
Although traditionally a lesser holiday 8% 37% 23% 2%
– especially compared to the revelry of
the US – Halloween momentum has been 2019* - 2023** 2019* - 2023** 2019* Internet 2019* Mobile
growing. Today, holiday confectionary, eCom CAGR POS CAGR penetration penetration
pumpkins, and costumes lead Irish sales,
often with debit (31%) and credit cards 8% 3% 93% 83%
(26%) online. Debit cards (49%) and cash
(38%) are preferred at the point of sale.
FORECAST
2023 %** 2023 %**
10% 45% 78
TOP TIP
The merchant opportunity for mobile engagement is big
in Ireland, a country where 37% of online spend comes 89% 11%
from mobile commerce. Debit and credit cards currently
lead eCommerce payment methods, but mobile and Visa Mastercard
digital wallets follow closely. Consider accepting
popular options like PayPal and Visa Checkout to
capture consumer interest. Enabling card acceptance
at the physical point of sale is priority one in Ireland as
consumers largely pay with debit and credits cards.

Credit Card 26%
Bank Transfer 9%
US$103bn
Cash on Delivery 5%
Other 3% US$13bn
Debit Card
US$7bn
Pre-paid Card 1% US6bn US$6bn
US$4bn
2019* 2023**
eCom turnover POS

Desktop
Cash 38%
Credit Card 11%
Popular alternative
payment methods
Bank Transfer 79
ITALY
Unified as a country in 1861, Italy is home
to the 9,000-year-old city of Matera, FAST STATS
claimed to be the third oldest continually 2019 sales % 2019 sales % 2019 % eCom spend using 2019 % POS spend using
inhabited settlement in the world. Once from eCom from mCom Digital/Mobile Wallet Digital/Mobile Wallet
containing churches that even served
as dwellings to many of its inhabitants, 5% 42% 33% 4%
Matera’s numerous caves now host
restaurants, bars, and hotels. Likely to use 2019* - 2023** 2019* - 2023** 2019* Internet 2019* Mobile
cash at point of sale (58%), the majority of eCom CAGR POS CAGR penetration penetration
Italians prefer digital/mobile wallets for
online purchases (33%). 10% 2% 92% 83%
FORECAST
2023 %** 2023 %**
7% 50% 80
TOP TIP
Today, Italian consumers are more likely to use a digital wallet
online more than any other method. If you haven’t already, 46% 28%
now’s the time to implement digital wallet acceptance.
Options like PayPal and Amazon Pay can work to satisfy a
Bancomat Mastercard
wider range of customers. It’s also important to implement
mobile wallet acceptance at the point of sale along with the
card brands like Bancomat, Visa, and Mastercard to capture
your customers’ preferred payment methods. 24% 1%
2019 eCom mix by payment method Visa American Express

Credit Card 24%
Bank Transfer 11%
Pre-paid Card 10% POS and eCom projected growth US$751bn
Cash on Delivery 7%
US$696bn
Debit Card
PrePay 3% US$36bn
Other 2% US$27bn
US$26bn
US$21bn
US$15bn
2019* 2023**
Cash 58%
eCom turnover POS
Debit Card 21%
Charge Card 10% Desktop
Pre-paid Card 6% Mobile

Credit Card 3%
Popular alternative
payment methods
Bank Transfer 81
JAPAN
Japanese life expectancy is the world’s
second longest: women live on average FAST STATS
to 87 years old, men to an average age 2019 sales % 2019 sales % 2019 % eCom spend using 2019 % POS spend using
of 81; both a new record high for the from eCom from mCom Digital/Mobile Wallet Digital/Mobile Wallet
country.1 As consumers are living longer,
it’s putting strain on Japan’s economy, 8% 26% 7% 1%
currently the third largest globally.
Overall, consumers are favoring cash 2019* - 2023** 2019* - 2023** 2019* Internet 2019* Mobile
payment at point of sale (64%), double eCom CAGR POS CAGR penetration penetration
that of credit card (31%), and using
credit cards overwhelmingly in online 7% 2% 94% 84%
transactions (58%).
1
Nippon.com, 2019 FORECAST
2023 %** 2023 %**
10% 29% 82
TOP TIP
Another country pushing the benefits of becoming
cash-free, Japan employs QR code payments, digital 39% 35%
wallets, crypto-currency, and more to help boost a
cashless payment economy. Cater to their preferences
JCB Visa
for omnicommerce – perhaps leveraging AI and big data
– without neglecting the necessity of an attentive and
orderly customer experience.
17% 5% 3%
2019 eCom mix by payment method Mastercard J-Debit American Express
Credit Card 58%

PostPay 16%
Bank Transfer 8%
US$2,126bn
Cash on Delivery 4%
US$1,972bn
Debit Card 2%
US$228bn
Debit Card US$177bn
US$163bn
Pre-paid Card 1%
US$131bn
US$65bn
US$46bn
2019* 2023**
Cash 64%
eCom turnover POS
Credit Card 31%
Pre-paid Card 3% Desktop
Debit Card 1%
Popular alternative
payment methods
Bank Transfer 83
MALAYSIA
The two main landmasses of Malaysia sit
strategically along a trade route in the FAST STATS
South China Sea. Historically a center of 2019 sales % 2019 sales % 2019 % eCom spend using 2019 % POS spend using
commerce for Southeast Asia and global from eCom from mCom Digital/Mobile Wallet Digital/Mobile Wallet
enterprise, today, this nation has an
open, diversified, upper-middle income 4% 56% 9% 4%
economy. Its population primarily uses
bank transfer for eCom payments, but 2019* - 2023** 2019* - 2023** 2019* Internet 2019* Mobile
relies heavily on cash transactions at eCom CAGR POS CAGR penetration penetration
point of sale (64%).
16% 8% 81% 78%
FORECAST
2023 %** 2023 %**
5% 62% 84
TOP TIP
Consumers are increasingly seeking faster, safer, and
more convenient methods to pay for goods and services. 50% 35%
So it’s not surprising that high smartphone penetration
and mobile data usage will provide a solid foundation on
Visa Mastercard
which mobile wallets can thrive. Explore this payment
option, and keep in mind that security is the top concern
for digital/mobile wallet adoption among non-users.
11% 4%
2019 eCom mix by payment method MyDebit American Express
Bank Transfer 46%

Credit Card 19%
Debit Card 10%
US$205bn
Debit Card
US$153bn
Other 2% US$11bn
US$7bn
US$6bn
US$4bn
US$3bn
US$3bn
2019* 2023**
Cash 64%
eCom turnover POS
Credit Card 21%
Charge Card 2%
Pre-paid Card 2%
Popular alternative
payment methods
85
Bank Transfer
MEXICO
With a population now over 21 million1,
Mexico City is the most populated city FAST STATS
in all of North America and one of the 2019 sales % 2019 sales % 2019 % eCom spend using 2019 % POS spend using
largest in the Western Hemisphere. And from eCom from mCom Digital/Mobile Wallet Digital/Mobile Wallet
as a global financial center, it’s among
the wealthiest in the world. The capital 4% 49% 20% 2%
city’s economic growth has helped place
the Mexican economy 11th worldwide.2 2019* - 2023** 2019* - 2023** 2019* Internet 2019* Mobile
Relying heavily on cash for point of sale eCom CAGR POS CAGR penetration penetration
payment (71%), its population prefers
credit (33%) and debit (20%) cards for 12% 7% 65% 66%
eCommerce purchases.
1
2
PopulationStat, 2019
The World Bank, 2019
FORECAST
2023 %** 2023 %**
5% 61% 86
TOP TIP
Retail websites in Mexico received the highest share
of mobile-only visits in the region: 63% – followed 58% 35%
by Brazil (61%) and Argentina (46%).3 Consider how
mobile purchases can be made easy by allowing for
Visa Mastercard
local digital and mobile wallets such as PayPal and
Mercado Pago.
5% 2%
3
Comscore
2019 eCom mix by payment method American Express Carnet
Credit Card 33%

Debit Card 20%
Debit Card
US$34bn
PrePay 1%
US$22bn US$21bn
US$13bn
US$11bn
US$11bn
2019* 2023**
Cash 71%
eCom turnover POS
Debit Card 14%
Popular alternative
payment methods
Bank Transfer 87
NETHERLANDS
A leader of European commerce, the
Netherlands has the world’s oldest FAST STATS
formal stock exchange and on Jan. 1, 2019 sales % 2019 sales % 2019 % eCom spend using 2019 % POS spend using
1999, was among the first to adopt the from eCom from mCom Digital/Mobile Wallet Digital/Mobile Wallet
euro. Bank transfers are currently the
preferred method of payment among 12% 27% 10% 9%
the Dutch for eCommerce transactions
(59%), and debit cards have a strong 2019* - 2023** 2019* - 2023** 2019* Internet 2019* Mobile
lead at point of sale payment (64%) eCom CAGR POS CAGR penetration penetration
over credit cards (5%).
8% 3% 96% 84%
FORECAST
2023 %** 2023 %**
14% 35% 88
TOP TIP
A hub of commerce, the Netherlands has experienced
rapid eCommerce expansion in recent years while 95% 5%
consumers’ payment preferences have reached a
plateau. Bank transfers, often through iDEAL, are
Mastercard Visa
still the leading payment method online. Mobile and
digital wallet use continues to gain traction with some
consumers. So you should consider adding additional
payment acceptance methods like PayPal and Payconiq
to account for growing adoption.

US$40bn
Debit Card 4%
Other 2% US$29bn US$26bn
Debit Card US$21bn
US$14bn
PrePay 1%
2019* 2023**
eCom turnover POS

Desktop
Cash 17%
Credit Card 5%
Charge Card 5%
Popular alternative
payment methods
Bank Transfer 89
NEW ZEALAND
In 1893, New Zealand gave women the
right to vote – the first country to do so. FAST STATS
It’s also the only country in the world 2019 sales % 2019 sales % 2019 % eCom spend using 2019 % POS spend using
to have all of its highest government from eCom from mCom Digital/Mobile Wallet Digital/Mobile Wallet
positions simultaneously held by women:
the Queen, the Governor-General, 7% 42% 19% 3%
the PM, the Speaker of the House of
Representatives, and the Chief Justice. 2019* - 2023** 2019* - 2023** 2019* Internet 2019* Mobile
With an interest toward technology eCom CAGR POS CAGR penetration penetration
advancement, the government established
a digital advisory board to further the 8% 1% 91% 83%
development of a digital nation. Citizens use
credit and debit almost equally at point of
sale (38% and 37%, respectively), but credit
cards are the frontrunner online (38%),
FORECAST
topping digital/mobile wallets (19%), bank 2023 %** 2023 %**
transfers (17%), and debit (16%). sales from eCom sales from mCom
9% 59% 90
TOP TIP
Understanding customers’ payment preferences is
important to New Zealanders. Their payment habits are 46% 35%
fairly defined to card-based payments. Make sure you
accept the top card brands, but don’t forget that bank
EFTPOS Visa
transfers are also preferred by some consumers for online
purchases. Consumers gravitate towards shopping on
their phones with mobile commerce accounting for 42%
of online sales. Digital wallets are the second payment 15% 3% 2%
preference online, so consider adding digital wallets like
PayPal to make online checkout easy. Buy now pay later Mastercard American Express Others
are also on the rise so now’s the time to implement these
options to satisfy shopper expectations.

Bank Transfer 17%
Debit Card
US$6bn
Cash on Delivery 3%
US$5bn
Other 1% US$4bn
US$3bn US$3bn
2019* 2023**

Mobile
Debit Card 37%
Cash 18%
Charge Card 5%
Popular alternative Online
payment methods EFTPOS
Numbers adjusted for rounding may impact totals. 91
Bank Transfer
NIGERIA
Nearly 70% of Nigeria’s workforce is
rooted in agriculture. But due to its FAST STATS
large production of petroleum products, 2019 sales % 2019 sales % 2019 % eCom spend using 2019 % POS spend using
which account for more than 90%1 of from eCom from mCom Digital/Mobile Wallet Digital/Mobile Wallet
its exports, the Nigerian economy is the
largest in Africa. Bank transfers and cash 2% 60% 10% 2%
on delivery top the country’s methods
of eCom payment (25% and 24%, 2019* - 2023** 2019* - 2023** 2019* Internet 2019* Mobile
respectively), and cash is overwhelmingly eCom CAGR POS CAGR penetration penetration
used at point of sale (91%).
26% -2% 61% 49%
1
US News, 2019
FORECAST
2023 %** 2023 %**
5% 51% 92
TOP TIP
Cash still rules commerce in Nigeria. It’s the top method
of payment at the point of sale. Bank transfers slightly 53% 31% 16%
edge out cash on delivery as most preferred payment
forms for eCommerce transactions. Still, as debit and
Verve Mastercard Visa
prepaid card use steadily increase, it’s important to be
mindful of card payment options. Nigerian consumers
shop online through their mobile phone far more
than traditional desktops so make sure your checkout
experience is mobile friendly and has options to
checkout through the most preferred methods.

US$166bn
PrePay 7%
US$4bn
Credit Card 7% US$3bn US$4bn
Debit Card US$1bn
2019* 2023**
eCom turnover POS
2019 point of sale mix by payment method Desktop

Mobile
Cash 91%
Pre-paid Card 5%
Debit Card 2%
Popular alternative
payment methods
Bank Transfer 93
NORWAY
Evidence of skiing goes back nearly 4,000
years – to Norway. Ancient rock carvings FAST STATS
in northern Norway depict humans 2019 sales % 2019 sales % 2019 % eCom spend using 2019 % POS spend using
using a form of skis to traverse the snow- from eCom from mCom Digital/Mobile Wallet Digital/Mobile Wallet
covered mountains. In addition to words
like “ski” and “slalom” originating from 15% 40% 18% 5%
the norsk language, the country is also
home to the oldest preserved ski ever 2019* - 2023** 2019* - 2023** 2019* Internet 2019* Mobile
discovered, dating 2,300 years old. Off eCom CAGR POS CAGR penetration penetration
the slopes, Norwegians prefer debit
cards for in-store transactions (66%), 10% 5% 98% 86%
but use credit cards most often for online
purchases (29%).
FORECAST
2023 %** 2023 %**
18% 49% 94
TOP TIP
As Norwegians stay open to a multitude of payment
options, convenience is key for them – and for you. 73% 13% 12%
Here, credit and debit, cash, and digital wallets all have
their place. Accepting local brands like BankAxept is
BankAxept Mastercard Visa
important to affect higher online conversion rates but
don’t disregard having other options at checkout. Bank
transfer, digital wallet options like PayPal or Vipps,
and buy now pay later options such as Klarna, are also 1% 1% 1%
important to conversion.
American Express Diners Club Others
Credit Card 29%

Bank Transfer 20%
Digital/ Mobile Wallet 18% POS and eCom projected growth US$141bn
Debit Card
PrePay 3%
US$21bn
Other 1% US$15bn
US$9bn
2019* 2023**
eCom turnover POS
Debit Card 66%
Cash 14% Desktop
Mobile
Credit Card 13%
Charge Card 2%
Popular alternative INVOICE

* Estimated **Forecasted PAYMENTS
payment methods
Bank Transfer 95
PERU
In Peru, Spanish is the predominant
language, although Quechua, the FAST STATS
indigenous language of the Incan empire, 2019 sales % 2019 sales % 2019 % eCom spend using 2019 % POS spend using
is still spoken with regional dialects in from eCom from mCom Digital/Mobile Wallet Digital/Mobile Wallet
many parts of the country. Spoken by
nearly 13%1 of the Peruvian population, 12% 35% 3% 4%
a number of Quechua words have entered
the English vocabulary including condor, 2019* - 2023** 2019* - 2023** 2019* Internet 2019* Mobile
jerky, llama, and poncho. Upon checkout eCom CAGR POS CAGR penetration penetration
you can use sulpayki, which means thank
you. Among its citizens, most use cash 10% 9% 68% 69%
at point of sale (60%), and for eCommerce
transactions credit cards and cash on
delivery are prominent (35% and 20%,
respectively).
FORECAST
2023 %** 2023 %**
1
The Guardian, 2016 sales from eCom sales from mCom
12% 48% 96
TOP TIP
Although retail mCommerce is expected to have a
fast growth here, Peru is the only country in the region 74% 25%
where digital buyers feel less safe when making
digital purchases.2 eMarketer Spending the money to
Visa Mastercard
give website checkout a strong, secure makeover could
be a worthwhile investment.
2eMarketer
Credit Card 35%

Debit Card 17%
Bank Transfer 11%
Debit Card
PostPay 3%
Other 3% US$5bn
US$4bn
PrePay 1%
US$3bn
Pre-paid Card 1% US$2bn US$3bn
US$1bn
2019* 2023**
Cash 60% Desktop

Mobile
Credit Card 27%
Debit Card 9%
Popular alternative
payment methods
Bank Transfer 97
PHILIPPINES
Want to get in touch with Filipinos?
Try online messaging. Once known as FAST STATS
the “texting capital of the world,” many 2019 sales % 2019 sales % 2019 % eCom spend using 2019 % POS spend using
Filipinos now prefer online chats and from eCom from mCom Digital/Mobile Wallet Digital/Mobile Wallet
messenger communications as a result
of wider availability and increased 2% 56% 16% 5%
services. Despite still having one of
the slowest internet connections in 2019* - 2023** 2019* - 2023** 2019* Internet 2019* Mobile
the world, the country is one of the eCom CAGR POS CAGR penetration penetration
largest social media users globally. Cash
payments remain popular, however; it’s 16% 4% 73% 69%
used most frequently for point of sale
purchases (66%), and cash on delivery
is the preferred method for eCommerce
transactions (27%).
FORECAST
2023 %** 2023 %**
3% 63% 98
TOP TIP
Cash remains the most popular consumer payment
instrument in the Philippines. This is due to the high 37% 33%
unbanked population, inadequate banking infrastructure,
limited public awareness of electronic payments, and low
Mastercard BancNet
acceptance of payment cards at merchant outlets. However,
with concentrated efforts by the Filipino government and
its central bank, the cash share of purchase is expected to
decline. Be prepared for an influx of mobile options in this 25% 3% 2%
highly mobile-dependent country.
Visa American Express JCB

Credit Card 23%
Debit Card 14%
US$278bn
Bank Transfer 10%
Debit Card US$234bn
Other 2%
PostPay 1% US$5bn
US$4bn
US$3bn
US$2bn
US$2bn
Cash 66% eCom turnover POS

Pre-paid Card 8%
Popular alternative
payment methods
Bank Transfer 99
POLAND
A total of 18 Nobel Prizes have been
awarded to Poles, two of which went FAST STATS
to Maria Skłodowska – better known as 2019 sales % 2019 sales % 2019 % eCom spend using 2019 % POS spend using
Marie Curie. She was the first woman from eCom from mCom Digital/Mobile Wallet Digital/Mobile Wallet
to win a Nobel Prize, the first person to
win two Nobel Prizes, the only woman 5% 23% 17% 3%
to win in two fields, and the only person
to win in multiple sciences (Physics and 2019* - 2023** 2019* - 2023** 2019* Internet 2019* Mobile
Chemistry). Her portrait was featured eCom CAGR POS CAGR penetration penetration
on the Polish 20,000-złoty, Poland’s
currency and preferred method of 9% 5% 78% 78%
payment at the point of sale (58%).
For eCommerce transactions, bank
transfers are favored (52%). FORECAST
2023 %** 2023 %**
6% 33% 100
TOP TIP
Polish consumers are still generally conservative when
it comes to using credit-based payment methods, but 54% 46%
they are adopting digital wallets for online checkout.
They’re the second most preferred payment method
Visa Mastercard
online behind bank transfers. Enabling online checkout
to accommodate a few options such as bank transfers
through PayU and Przelewy24, digital wallets like
PayPal, and the top card brands for debit cards will help
ease consumers through checkout.

US$298bn
Cash on Delivery 6%
Charge & Deferred 3% US$13bn US$13bn
Debit Card
US$6bn
US$3bn
2019* 2023**
eCom turnover POS
Cash 58%
Desktop
Credit Card 5%
Popular alternative
payment methods
Bank Transfer 101
RUSSIA
With territory on both the European and
Asian continents, Russia is the world’s FAST STATS
largest country by area, claiming nearly 2019 sales % 2019 sales % 2019 % eCom spend using 2019 % POS spend using
one ninth of the terrestrial globe. The from eCom from mCom Digital/Mobile Wallet Digital/Mobile Wallet
country is so big, it’s nearly the size of
the dwarf planet Pluto – 17.6 million 2% 32% 25% 6%
sq km compared to Russia’s surface
area of 17 million sq km.1 Across the 2019* - 2023** 2019* - 2023** 2019* Internet 2019* Mobile
world’s largest country, debit cards eCom CAGR POS CAGR penetration penetration
and digital/mobile wallets compete
for eCom transactions (28% and 25%, 11% 8% 76% 73%
respectively), and cash and debit cards
remain closely matched (48% and 43%,
respectively) at point of sale. FORECAST
1
NASA, 2015 2023 %** 2023 %**
2% 38% 102
TOP TIP
Debit and credit card payments along with digital
wallets have solidified their popularity across 46% 38%
eCommerce transactions. As the pace of adoption
quickens, be ready to accommodate more spend from
Visa Mastercard
familiar digital/mobile wallet brands like WebMoney
and Visa QIWI in addition to Apple Pay, now a popular
digital/mobile wallet for Russian consumers. Now’s also
a good time to implement mobile wallet checkout at 8% 3% 3%
the point of sale for consumers who prefer to carry their
debit cards in a digital format. MIR Others Golden Crown
Debit Card 28%

Bank Transfer 12%
Cash on Delivery 9%
US$1,497bn US$52bn
Debit Card
US$32bn
Other 1%
PrePay 1% US$23bn
US$20bn
PostPay 1%
US$11bn
2019* 2023**
eCom turnover POS
Cash 48%
Desktop
Credit Card 2%
Pre-paid Card 1%
Popular alternative
payment methods
Bank Transfer 103
SINGAPORE
One of only three surviving city-states
including Monaco and Vatican City, FAST STATS
Singapore is a relatively small country. 2019 sales % 2019 sales % 2019 % eCom spend using 2019 % POS spend using
It has emerged, however, as one of the from eCom from mCom Digital/Mobile Wallet Digital/Mobile Wallet
world’s most prosperous, achieving
status as a financial center and model 5% 52% 18% 7%
for developing nations. Credit cards are
the preferred method of eCommerce 2019* - 2023** 2019* - 2023** 2019* Internet 2019* Mobile
payment (56%), though cash remains eCom CAGR POS CAGR penetration penetration
the most often used form at point of
sale (37%). 8% 4% 88% 84%
FORECAST
2023 %** 2023 %**
5% 62% 104
TOP TIP
Singapore is well on its way to becoming a cashless society.
The local network, eNETS, is a popular choice. However, 36% 32%
mobile payments and mobile/digital wallets such as Apple
Pay, Samsung Pay, and PayPal have been the preferred
NETS Visa
payment options. GrabPay, SE Asia’s largest super app, has
also started to gain traction with consumers and should be
enabled where possible. Singaporeans also enjoy loyalty
programs such as cash back and discounted promotions 24% 5% 1%
– you should consider offering these to entice more spend
through your business. Mastercard American Express Diners Club
Credit Card 56%

Bank Transfer 10%
Debit Card 8%
Debit Card
US$6bn
US$5bn
US$3bn
US$3bn US$3bn
2019* 2023**
Cash 37%
eCom turnover POS
Credit Card 34%
Charge Card 2%
Pre-paid Card 2%
Popular alternative
payment methods
Bank Transfer 105
SOUTH AFRICA
Deriving its name from its geographic
location at the southern tip of the FAST STATS
continent, the nation of South Africa has 2019 sales % 2019 sales % 2019 % eCom spend using 2019 % POS spend using
an official name in each of its 11 official from eCom from mCom Digital/Mobile Wallet Digital/Mobile Wallet
languages. The most widely spoken are
the ancestral Zulu and Xhosa languages, 2% 57% 18% 2%
and Afrikaans and English represent
its history of colonization. When it 2019* - 2023** 2019* - 2023** 2019* Internet 2019* Mobile
comes to payments, South Africans eCom CAGR POS CAGR penetration penetration
choose cash primarily for point of sale
purchases (53%), although eCom shares 18% 10% 56% 76%
a preference for credit cards (23%),
debit cards (19%), digital/mobile wallets
(18%), and bank transfers (17%). FORECAST
2023 %** 2023 %**
2% 61% 106
TOP TIP
South Africans are most comfortable with traditional
payment methods: cash and debit at point of sale; 50% 49%
and credit and debit online. However, when it comes
to shopping online South Africans are comfortable
Visa Mastercard
shopping through mobile devices and some prefer
to checkout through digital wallets. Implement
popular digital options like PayPal and Masterpass in
addition to traditional checkout methods, but don’t 1% 1%
forget to maintain a secure, convenient, and efficient
payment experience. American Express Diners Club
Credit Card 23%

Bank Transfer 17%
Debit Card
US$195bn
Other 2%
US$4bn US$4bn
PrePay 2%
US$3bn
US$2bn
US$2bn
2019* 2023**
eCom turnover POS
Cash 53%
Mobile
Credit Card 16%
Charge Card 1%
Popular alternative
payment methods
Bank Transfer 107
SOUTH KOREA
South Korea is one connected country.
Boasting the world’s fastest average FAST STATS
internet connection speed, South Korea’s 2019 sales % 2019 sales % 2019 % eCom spend using 2019 % POS spend using
internet penetration is 100%, which from eCom from mCom Digital/Mobile Wallet Digital/Mobile Wallet
88.3% of its population accesses via
mobile device. Digital/mobile wallets 7% 63% 16% 5%
have yet to gain widespread use,
however – accounting for just 16% of 2019* - 2023** 2019* - 2023** 2019* Internet 2019* Mobile
eCommerce transactions and 5% eCom CAGR POS CAGR penetration penetration
of point of sale payments. Currently,
credit cards are the preferred method 12% 4% 96% 88%
of payment for both eCom and POS
(65% and 60%, respectively).
FORECAST
2023 %** 2023 %**
9% 70% 108
TOP TIP
South Korea is a relatively closed-loop country when it
comes to how consumers prefer – or are required – to pay. 47% 22% 15%
Local debit cards, financial cards, and cash are the most
preferred, although more consumers are going mobile,
Others Visa Mastercard
adopting services that allow payments to be made with a
smart device. Additionally, since 2018, mobile payments
have evolved and consumers are embracing a new form of
mobile payment: the QR code payment system. Consumers 10% 4% 2%
pay for goods by scanning barcodes at the point of sale;
the customers authenticates the amount and funds are China UnionPay JCB American Express
withdrawn directly from their bank account. Consider
implementing QR code payments as a mobile wallet option
in addition to alternatives like Samsung Pay and Naver Pay.
2019 eCom mix by payment method POS and eCom projected growth US$1,267bn
Credit Card 65%

US$122bn
Digital/ Mobile Wallet 16% US$1,076bn
Debit Card 9%
US$85bn
Pre-paid Card 2%
US$37bn
PrePay 1%
US$28bn
2019* 2023**
eCom turnover POS
Credit Card 60%
Desktop
Cash 18% Mobile
Debit Card 17%
Popular alternative
payment methods
Bank Transfer 109
SPAIN
Although Mandarin Chinese and English
are the world’s two most spoken FAST STATS
languages, the number of countries that 2019 sales % 2019 sales % 2019 % eCom spend using 2019 % POS spend using
speak Spanish make it the second biggest from eCom from mCom Digital/Mobile Wallet Digital/Mobile Wallet
language in the world. Originating in
the Castile region of Spain, Spanish is 8% 42% 30% 2%
spoken natively across South and Central
America, the Caribbean, in regions 2019* - 2023** 2019* - 2023** 2019* Internet 2019* Mobile
of Southeast Asia, and even Africa – eCom CAGR POS CAGR penetration penetration
Equatorial Guinea is the only country in
Africa to have it as an official language. 11% 3% 93% 84%
In Spain, consumers primarily use cash
for point of sale payment (58%), and open
their digital/mobile wallets to complete
eCommerce transactions (30%).
FORECAST
2023 %** 2023 %**
10% 48% 110

TOP TIP
Spain is one of the highest adopters of mobile and
digital wallets, which account for 30% of its eCommerce 67% 33%
market. Currently, 42% of online sales come from mobile
commerce – a percentage that is forecasted to grow
Visa Mastercard
with market expansion. Businesses should prepare for
this expansion by enabling digital wallets to make online
checkout easier. Also consider implementing mobile
wallet acceptance at the point of sale as consumers
move physical cards into their mobile wallets.

Debit Card 15%
Bank Transfer 13%
US$75bn
Cash on Delivery 8% US597bn

Debit Card US$50bn US$39bn
PrePay 1% US$36bn
Other 1%
US29bn
Pre-paid Card 1%
US$21bn
2019* 2023**
eCom turnover POS

Desktop
Cash 58% Mobile
Debit Card 23%

Charge Card 12%
Credit Card 5%
Popular alternative
* Estimated **Forecasted payment methods
SWEDEN
Swedish Vikings of the 8-10th centuries
were some of Europe’s most fearsome FAST STATS
warriors, invading and settling 2019 sales % 2019 sales % 2019 % eCom spend using 2019 % POS spend using
throughout Northern and Eastern from eCom from mCom Digital/Mobile Wallet Digital/Mobile Wallet
Europe. Modern day Swedes enjoy one
of the highest living standards in the 17% 40% 18% 9%
world due to minimal unemployment,
long life expectancy, and a highly 2019* - 2023** 2019* - 2023** 2019* Internet 2019* Mobile
developed welfare system. They choose eCom CAGR POS CAGR penetration penetration
buy now pay later (25%) and bank
transfers (20%) for online purchases, 10% 4% 96% 84%
and debit cards are their preferred
method for point of sale payment (56%).
FORECAST
2023 %** 2023 %**
19% 48% 112

TOP TIP
Swedish consumers gravitate to buy now pay later
options more than any other country. Klarna, one 66% 32% 3%
popular option, is driving change online and at the point
of sale by letting consumers shop now and pay later.
Mastercard Visa American Express
Swedes carry less cash than almost any other country,
so accepting a variety of digital forms of payment such
as credit cards, debit cards, and mobile and digital
wallets are important to satisfy these consumers.

Bank Transfer 20% POS and eCom projected growth US$196bn
Debit Card 18%
US$165bn
Credit Card 12%
Debit Card US$33bn
PrePay 1% US$24bn
US$20bn
US$13bn
2019* 2023**
eCom turnover POS
Debit Card 56%
Cash 15% Mobile

Charge Card 3%
Popular alternative
payment methods
Bank Transfer 113
TAIWAN (CHINA)
Taiwan is one of the most densely
populated areas of the world. Roughly FAST STATS
the size of Belgium, Taiwan has over 2019 sales % 2019 sales % 2019 % eCom spend using 2019 % POS spend using
23 million citizens1 – a population that from eCom from mCom Digital/Mobile Wallet Digital/Mobile Wallet
outnumbers the Belgians by more than
12 million people. One can see why 9% 48% 15% 6%
efficient waste management would be
a priority, which is why the Taiwanese 2019* - 2023** 2019* - 2023** 2019* Internet 2019* Mobile
get proactive about their trash. There, eCom CAGR POS CAGR penetration penetration
garbage trucks play music – often
Beethoven’s Für Elise – to alert people to 8% 3% 93% 85%
bring their garbage to the trucks. When
it comes to moving money, consumers’
tastes trend towards credit cards (36%)
for making eCommerce transactions and
FORECAST
cash (48%) at point of sale purchases. 2023 %** 2023 %**
1
UN, 2019
11% 57% 114
TOP TIP
Consumers in Taiwan have a strong inclination towards
cash despite the gradual rise in digital payments. This 41% 32% 20%
is compounded by the fact that many small merchants
in Taiwan do not accept card payments. Still, Taiwanese
Visa Smartpay Mastercard
consumers have shown a willingness to use cards if
there are incentives to do so. Use card rewards to court
these knowledgeable consumers who are willing to test
new payment methods. 5% 2% 1%
JCB Others American Express
Credit Card 36%

Bank Transfer 16%
US$343bn
PostPay 9%
Pre-paid Card 3% US$305bn US$43bn
Debit Card
US$31bn
Debit Card 1%
Other 1% US$24bn
US$18bn
US$16bn
US$15bn
2019* 2023**
Cash 48%
eCom turnover POS
Credit Card 34%
Pre-paid Card 1%
Popular alternative
payment methods
Bank Transfer 115
THAILAND
Once known as Siam, Thailand
today retains its monarch system of FAST STATS
governance that has ruled since the 12th 2019 sales % 2019 sales % 2019 % eCom spend using 2019 % POS spend using
century. A popular tourist destination, from eCom from mCom Digital/Mobile Wallet Digital/Mobile Wallet
this country welcomes more than six
million visitors annually1 to experience 10% 57% 19% 7%
its diverse flora and fauna, famous
bridge over the River Kwai, and capital 2019* - 2023** 2019* - 2023** 2019* Internet 2019* Mobile
city Bangkok, home to one-tenth of the eCom CAGR POS CAGR penetration penetration
Thai population. Country-wide, citizens
use bank transfers to complete online 10% 4% 82% 75%
transactions (26%), and cash is preferred
at point of sale (68%).
1
worldatlas.com, 2018
FORECAST
2023 %** 2023 %**
12% 63% 116

TOP TIP
Local consumers largely believe that Thailand will
become a cashless society in the next seven years 72% 23%
as shown by improved prospects for cashless
payment, Visa Thailand reports. This is supported
Visa Mastercard
by the government’s national ePayment scheme and
collaboration among financial institutions, merchants,
and consumers.
4% 1%
2019 eCom mix by payment method Thai Payment Network American Express
Bank Transfer 26%

US$322bn
Debit Card 9%
PostPay 2%
US$274bn US$44bn
Other 2%
Debit Card US$30bn
US$28bn
Pre-paid Card 1%
PrePay 1%
US$17bn
US$17bn
US$13bn

Debit Card 4%
Pre-paid Card 3%
Popular alternative
payment methods
Bank Transfer 117
TURKEY
Probably no other Turk has had more
effect on modern day commerce – or the FAST STATS
souls of sailors – than Saint Nicholas. 2019 sales % 2019 sales % 2019 % eCom spend using 2019 % POS spend using
Born approximately 300 AD in the Turkish from eCom from mCom Digital/Mobile Wallet Digital/Mobile Wallet
city of Patara, tales of his generosity,
secret gift-giving, and ability to save 8% 29% 6% 8%
sailors from sinking ships would help
transform him into the figure better 2019* - 2023** 2019* - 2023** 2019* Internet 2019* Mobile
known today as Santa Claus and earn eCom CAGR POS CAGR penetration penetration
him veneration as the patron saint of
sailors. While the rest of the world uses 19% 12% 83% 76%
a number of payment methods for their
holiday shopping, the Turkish population
chooses credit cards for everyday
eCommerce transactions (56%) and cash
FORECAST
for payment at point of sale (66%). 2023 %** 2023 %**
9% 43% 118
TOP TIP
With a growing population of mobile-connected
consumers, Turkey is experiencing growth in new online 54% 44%
payment options, such as pre-paid cards and charge/
deferred debit cards. Online shopping is made more
Visa Mastercard
convenient with the popular local digital wallet, BKM
Express. Consumers are also starting to reach for their
phones over their physical wallets at the point of sale.
Implementing a variety of payment acceptance options 1% 1%
online and at the point of sale will help businesses stay
on top of changing consumer preferences. American Express Others
Credit Card 56%

US$284bn
Debit Card
Cash on Delivery 7%
US$181bn US$30bn
Debit Card 6%
US$15bn US$17bn
Pre-paid Card 4%
Other 1% US$13bn
US$10bn
US$4bn

Credit Card 21%
Desktop
Debit Card 5%
Popular alternative
payment methods
Bank Transfer 119
UAE
United Arab Emirates is home to the
world’s tallest free-standing structure, FAST STATS
the Burj Khalifa, which measures 2,717 2019 sales % 2019 sales % 2019 % eCom spend using 2019 % POS spend using
feet – twice the height of the Empire State from eCom from mCom Digital/Mobile Wallet Digital/Mobile Wallet
Building. With 163 floors, the skyscraper
contains a hotel, corporate suites and 5% 54% 19% 8%
offices, residential apartments, and
a restaurant. From checking in at the 2019* - 2023** 2019* - 2023** 2019* Internet 2019* Mobile
ground floor lobby to dining in the world’s eCom CAGR POS CAGR penetration penetration
highest restaurant, UAE’s population
regularly chooses to pay at point of sale 14% 7% 99% 83%
with cash (67%). For eCommerce, they
most often use their credit cards (29%),
although digital/mobile wallets are
beginning to gain favor (19%).
FORECAST
2023 %** 2023 %**
6% 55% 120
TOP TIP
UAE consumers are incredibly active on their smartphones
with 54% of online sales coming from mobile commerce. 57% 41% 1%
In general, online shopping is on the rise, so accepting
popular digital/mobile wallets like PayPal will help meet
consumer demand. And while cash still dominates the
point of sale, it’s important to accept popular card brands
like Visa and Mastercard for consumers who prefer their
credit cards. Mobile wallet use is also gaining adoption
so implementing the acceptance of mobile wallets at the
point of sale will put you ahead of the curve.

Credit Card 29%
Bank Transfer 14% US$256bn US$22bn
Debit Card 10%
Debit Card US$12bn
PrePay 4% US$10bn
Other 1% US$6bn
2019* 2023**
Desktop
Cash 67% Mobile
Credit Card 17%
Pre-paid Card 6%
Debit Card 2%
Charge Card 1%
Popular alternative
UK
The first ever observed and unassisted
swim of the English Channel took place FAST STATS
in 1875 and took nearly 22 hours to 2019 sales % 2019 sales % 2019 % eCom spend using 2019 % POS spend using
complete. The fastest verified swim was from eCom from mCom Digital/Mobile Wallet Digital/Mobile Wallet
in 2012, taking just 6 hours, 55 minutes.
If swimming’s not your thing, you can 15% 31% 29% 4%
always take the Channel Tunnel train,
running the 23.5 miles from Dover to 2019* - 2023** 2019* - 2023** 2019* Internet 2019* Mobile
Calais, France, in about 35 minutes. eCom CAGR POS CAGR penetration penetration
The UK population typically reaches for
debit cards to pay fares and for other 8% 3% 95% 82%
point of sale purchases (48%), but is split
between debit and digital/mobile wallets
when it comes to online transactions
(both 29%).
FORECAST
2023 %** 2023 %**
18% 36% 122

TOP TIP
The UK remains a leader in European eCommerce. A
confident adopter of digital and mobile wallet innovation, 83% 15% 1%
consumers now equally use digital wallets and debit
cards as the preferred methods of payment for online
transactions. Make sure your online checkout experience
is easy and enables popular options like PayPal, Apple
Pay, and Visa Checkout. Consumers have adopted well
established patterns at the point of sale so enabling all
forms of card acceptance will meet their needs.
Debit Card 29%

Digital/ Mobile Wallet 29% US$1,467bn
Credit Card 23%
Bank Transfer 6%
US$1,294bn US$320bn
Cash on Delivery 4%
Debit Card US$233bn US$204bn
US$161bn
Other 2%
US$116bn
PrePay 1%
2019* 2023**

Mobile
Cash 27%
Credit Card 18%
Charge Card 2%
Pre-paid Card 1%
Popular alternative
USA
In 2018, approximately 41 million US
citizens went traveling abroad,1 and FAST STATS
spent more than $135 billion on overseas 2019 sales % 2019 sales % 2019 % eCom spend using 2019 % POS spend using
tourism the year before.2 The most from eCom from mCom Digital/Mobile Wallet Digital/Mobile Wallet
popular destinations include Mexico,
Canada, the UK, the Dominican Republic, 9% 27% 24% 6%
and France. Wherever Americans find
themselves, credit cards are their 2019* - 2023** 2019* - 2023** 2019* Internet 2019* Mobile
preferred method of payment. At both eCom CAGR POS CAGR penetration penetration
point of sale (39%) and for eCommerce
purchases (33%), the US population uses 9% 4% 89% 83%
credit over any other form.
1
2
Statista.com, 2019
Newsweek, 2019
FORECAST
2023 %** 2023 %**
11% 31% 124

TOP TIP
Chip card implementation in the US still lags behind other
countries. As fraud remains an ever-present issue, it’s 58% 24% 9%
important to implement chip card acceptance at the point
of sale to help protect your business and your customers. Visa Mastercard American Express
Mobile and digital wallets are also continuing to gain
adoption. Accepting the most popular mobile wallets like
Apple Pay, Samsung Pay, PayPal, Amazon Pay, and Google
Pay will satisfy the majority of consumers who are foregoing 5% 2% 1% 1%
carrying around their physical credit and debit cards.
Others Star Pulse Discover
Credit Card 33%

Debit Card 18% POS and eCom projected growth US$10,937bn
Debit Card
Bank Transfer 6% US$9,401bn US$1,352bn
Cash on Delivery 3%
PostPay 1% US$944bn US$931bn
Other 1%
Pre-paid Card 1%
US$420bn
PrePay 1%
US$251bn
2019* 2023**
eCom turnover POS
Credit Card 39%
Cash 15% Mobile
Charge Card 4%
Pre-paid Card 2%
Popular alternative
VIETNAM
Freedom of the open road? In Vietnam,
roads are teeming with motorbikes, the FAST STATS
preferred mode of transportation. With a 2019 sales % 2019 sales % 2019 % eCom spend using 2019 % POS spend using
population of over 96 million1 , more than from eCom from mCom Digital/Mobile Wallet Digital/Mobile Wallet
45 million bikes are registered in this
country. When it comes to payments, the 6% 57% 18% 4%
Vietnamese prefer cash. Cash on delivery
is used most often for eCommerce 2019* - 2023** 2019* - 2023** 2019* Internet 2019* Mobile
transactions (29%), and cash payment is eCom CAGR POS CAGR penetration penetration
used primarily at the point of sale (85%).
17% 7% 70% 71%
1
UN, 2019
FORECAST
2023 %** 2023 %**
8% 64% 126
TOP TIP
Vietnam is poised to be the next payments and
eCommerce frontier. The acceptance of new technology 66% 19%
backed by high penetration of smart devices among
the young population and an extremely supportive
NAPAS Visa
government create an environment perfect for growth
in cashless digital payments.
12% 2% 1%
2019 eCom mix by payment method Mastercard American Express Others

Bank Transfer 22%
Debit Card
US$145bn
PrePay 1%
US$11bn
US$9bn
US$7bn
US$5bn
US$4bn
2019* 2023**
Cash 85%
eCom turnover POS
Debit Card 9%
Popular alternative
payment methods
Bank Transfer 127
METHODOLOGY
128
The Global Payments Report offers a snapshot of the current continuously maintaining its payments database from more than 200
payment landscape: globally, by region, and in 40 select countries. sources globally, including public sources, consumer surveys, and
The report includes projected scenarios and trends over the next local research team inputs. All market size data relate to the industry,
five years. In addition, we offer a series of trends with Worldpay’s not Worldpay’s business.
perspectives on key issues in the payments world.
Individual payment methods actual shares by country and region
The online and offline payment worlds continue to converge. are calculated using the aforementioned data model. Worldpay’s
Serving the channel-agnostic needs of merchants and consumers model contains a detailed breakdown of payment methods used
starts with a holistic understanding of payments. Accordingly, this when shopping online and at point of sale, which were sourced
report evolved in 2018 to include analysis of payment methods from a variety of data sources including GlobalData’s 2019 Consumer
used at the physical point of sale (POS). Previous Global Payments Payments Insights Survey.
Reports focused exclusively on eCommerce payment methods.
This expanded report offers a broader and more complete view of Forecast breakdown by payment method for each region is
today’s global payment methods. calculated using historical % share growth trend (in CAGR)
supplemented by payments knowledge and expertise of Worldpay
This report asserts Worldpay’s own view of the market, based on and external experts.
internal expertise, our own research, and third-party vendor data.
Worldpay’s Market Intelligence team compiles the Global Payments Mobile penetration figures were sourced from eMarketer and
Report using a mixture of third party vendors and other publicly internet penetration from Internet World Stats.
available data. This data is analyzed using Worldpay’s proprietary data
model and categorization scheme developed in cooperation with a Additional secondary sources for this report include Euromonitor,
leading management consultancy. The resulting data is rigorously Statista and yStats; data from local card, banking and payments
tested and validated by external experts as well as Worldpay’s product associations; card scheme and payment providers; eCommerce
and regional commercial teams. industry reports and studies; news articles; and international
organizations including the World Bank and International Monetary
eCommerce market size and forecast data were sourced from Fund. Card scheme figures were sourced from Euromonitor and
GlobalData’s E-Commerce Analytics database based on data updated GlobalData with further analysis from our joint research team with
in Q3 2019. GlobalData collected this information using consumer one of the leading consultancies; these are representative of all
surveys, B2B surveys, and desk research and have also developed a payments including eCommerce and point of sale.
proprietary forecast model for eCommerce market size growth.
Any indicative predictions based on the data we have used should
Historical point of sale market size data was sourced from GlobalData be treated as such. All projections are subject to changes in
by aggregating value spending at POS for all payment methods. POS world events, market dynamics, and other forces over the period
growth figures by country are calculated based on total household concerned (to 2023).
consumption growth rates. We also used McKinsey’s Global Payments
Map database to triangulate POS results. McKinsey has been
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PAYMENT
Alternative payment methods
“Alternative” used to mean any payment method other than cash or cards linked to
the global card brand networks. Today these once-alternative payment methods—
TERMS
like bank transfers and mobile wallets—account for nearly a quarter of POS and over
half of eCommerce payment volume.
eCom as % of sales
eCommerce as a percentage of overall sales transactions.
mCom as % of eCom
Mobile commerce as a percentage of eCommerce transactions.
eCom CAGR / POS CAGR

Compound annual growth rates for eCommerce and POS payment volume
projected through 2023.
eCom turnover
eCom turnover is the sum of desktop payment volume and mobile payment volume.
Internet penetration
The percentage of a population with current capacity to use the Internet.
Mobile penetration
The percentage of a population of any age who own at least one mobile phone and
use the phone(s) at least once per month.
eCommerce
eCommerce includes all commercial transactions that occur over the internet
including via websites, apps, the Internet of Things (IoT) and a constantly unfolding
array of new platforms, devices and experiences.
Point of Sale (POS)

All transactions that occur at the physical point of sale. Includes all in-person
transactions regardless of where they take place in addition to traditional “in-store.”
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PAYMENT METHODS Buy Now Pay Later
Buy now pay later are post-purchase payments allowing consumers to make
Bank Transfer payments in free-interest installments or pay off the invoice after a determined
Bank transfers allow consumers to make eCommerce purchases by paying period. A growing eCommerce payment method, popular buy now pay later
merchants directly from their bank account. Bank transfers take place within services include Affirm, Afterpay, and Klarna.
retail banking applications, in dedicated bank transfer apps like iDEAL or SOFORT
Banking, and directly via eCommerce sites and apps. Digital/Mobile Wallet
“Digital wallets” and “mobile wallets” are modern payment methods that allow
Cash consumers to securely store payment credentials to pay for purchases. Mobile wallets
Cash is in retreat globally: accounting for 29% of POS spend in 2019, we project work with mobile devices for both POS and eCommerce. Digital wallets serve the
cash will represent only 16% of POS spend by 2023. Yet cash is far from dead—cash same functions virtually in eCommerce and are used in desktop websites, third-party
remains vital to the healthy functioning of virtually every economy in the world. eCommerce and with new technologies like voice. Many popular wallets are both
“digital” and “mobile” and are accepted virtually everywhere commerce takes place:
online, in-app, or in-store. Examples of leaders in this space globally include Apple
Cash on Delivery
Pay, Google Pay, Samsung Pay, Alipay, WeChat Pay, Paytm, and Amazon Pay.
Cash on Delivery (COD) transactions feature payment for goods at the time of
delivery. COD is an important modern payment method that accounts for 5% of
PostPay
global eCommerce, offering an essential link for unbanked consumers.
PostPay allows consumers to order products and pay for them later at an affiliated
physical store or ATM. PostPay accounts for 8% of eCommerce spend in Latin
Charge & Deferred Debit Card
America, led by Boleto Bancário in Brazil. PostPay thrives in Japan where payments
Made popular worldwide by American Express charge cards and deferred debit cards made at “Konbini” stores drive 16% of eCommerce spend.
are “pay-later” cards that typically charge no interest, but require the cardholder to
pay the outstanding balance in full at fixed intervals, typically monthly.
Pre-Paid Card
Pre-Paid Cards are issued by a wide variety of financial institutions that run scheme
Credit Card
networks such as Visa and Mastercard. Pre-Paid Cards can be funded one-time or be
Credit cards allow consumers to make purchases via an extension of credit. Credit reloaded and can be used to make purchases as easily as using debit or credit cards.
cards are issued by financial institutions affiliated with a global card brand network
such as Mastercard, Visa or UnionPay. In 2019, credit cards accounted for 24% of
PrePay
eCommerce and 22% of POS globally. The physical card is forecast to decline but
this doesn’t spell the end of credit cards; they are just becoming invisible as they PrePay services help consumers make eCommerce purchases without a card
migrate to mobile and digital wallets account and without the need to provide any personal information. Services
such as paysafecard and Neosurf offer flexible and secure payments via vouchers
redeemable at participating merchants.
Debit Card
Debit cards allow consumers to make purchases with funds directly debited from
Others
accounts held at their financial institution. Debit cards are issued by financial
institutions affiliated with a global card brand network. In 2019, debit cards We continue to track other merging payment methods—like mobile carrier billing
accounted for 11% of eCommerce and 24% of POS globally. and cryptocurrencies—that currently account for less than 1% of global eCommerce
spend combined.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The 2020 Global Payments Report was a collaborative effort among Digital Marketing: Chad Bontrager, Sarah Greig, Matt Milner,
Worldpay team members coming together from throughout the Aryma Spaulding, Simon Truscott, and Lindsay Lakin
globe. We’d like to acknowledge our colleagues who lead the way
and made it happen. Sales: Motie Bring, Casey Bullock, Juan D’Antiochia, John Gaydac,
Alison Morris, Phil Pomford, Esteban Sarubbi, Colin See, Philip Shi,
Corporate Marketing: Leah Asdell, Sharon Brant, Marco Chardi, and Peter Wickes
Javier Nieto, Ha Nguyen, Kimberly Reese, David Rhodes,
Nathan Schmidt, John Stevens, Phillip Zerbo, and Jessie Zhang Legal: Dan Balan, Roger Green, Tabitha Jenkins, Hinthepal Shah,
April Tredinnick, and Samantha Wood
Corporate Communications: Adam Kiefaber, Emily Lahey,
Naomi Little, and Ian Wissman Project Management: Sue Raju
Product: Sakshi Anand, Bill Cohn, Jeremy Bellino, Investor Relations: Nathan Rozof and Lucinda McGrath
Anita Digbandjoa, Dan Fagan, Kajal Goel, and Rami Josef
Special thanks are also extended to the external agencies that
Go-to-Market: Markus Clavin, Chandni Dighe, Sarah Gieringer, supported the report’s production: Stereo
Gabriel Mazzone, Pariksha Mehra, Beth Starkey, Joyce Tiang,
and Kristine Woods
Sales Enablement: Tobias Caesari, Jonathan Dranko,

and Eric Queathem
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About Worldpay from FIS
Worldpay from FIS (NYSE:FIS) is a leading payments technology company that powers global
commerce for merchants, banks, and capital markets. Processing 75 billion transactions topping
$9T for 20,000+ clients annually, Worldpay lifts economies and communities by advancing the
way the world pays, banks, and invests.
We create secure and scalable innovations that connect commerce across all geographies
and sales channels. The company’s integrated technology platform offers a unified and
comprehensive solution set to help clients run, grow, and achieve more for their business.
With a 50+ year history in financial services, we remain ahead of the curve to outpace today’s
competitive economic landscape. By delivering simple, streamlined, and secure experiences for
all of our clients and their customers, we embody commitment to every aspect of the financial
services industry.
worldpay.com
For further inquiries, please contact
MarketIntel@worldpay.com
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associated brand names are trademarks or registered trademarks of FIS. All other trademarks are the
property of their respective owners.
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but will not be responsible for any loss or damage including loss of profits, indirect, special or
consequential loss arising as a result of any information in this document or reliance on it. The content
of this material may not be reproduced without prior consent of Worldpay.
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What are some of the global trends in consumer payment preferences?

What are some of the global trends in consumer payment preferences?

How does the report explore differences and similarities among payment methods in different countries?

How does the report explore differences and similarities among payment methods in different countries?

The pathways of people and payments January 2020

It hasn’t come without its obstacles, however. If traversing rugged

Mobile wallets are also transforming payments at the point of sale:

institutions, device manufacturers and technology platforms,

In China—where digital/mobile wallets Alipay from Ant Financial and

Rounding out eCommerce, the growing share of mobile and digital

At the point of sale, we expect to see more transactions conducted

2 Amazon, July 2019

2019 2023* 2019 2023*

2019 2023* 2019 2023*

Developed over decades of habitual use, North American consumers

This resonance with consumers is resulting in a surge of digital and

The growth of digital and mobile wallets at the point of sale is no

Rounding out North American eCommerce, we expect charge and

North American consumers, though loyal to familiar payment methods,

2019 2023* 2019 2023*

2019 2023* 2019 2023*

Cash continues to dominate at the point of sale in LATAM like nowhere

Cash also exerts significant influence on eCommerce. PostPay services

Brazil’s Boleto Bancário—known simply as ‘Boleto’—is the leading

Opportunities abound for global brands and businesses across

In Peru—included in our report for the first time—cash is the

As we look to the future we expect to see a competitive landscape

We project digital and mobile wallets to grow from 14% to 18% of

2019 2023* 2019 2023*

2019 2023* 2019 2023*

Across EMEA, payment preferences are changing to accommodate the

Gains by these payment innovations comes at the expense of credit cards,

In Africa, entrenched challenges include a large unbanked population

Lastly, we find the payment landscape in the Middle East is at a

Broad as the EMEA may be, consumers from Norway to South

2019 2023* 2019 2023*

2019 2023* 2019 2023*

Though consumers pay in many ways, one broad trend is clear:

Digital and mobile wallets now account for a remarkable 58% of

China’s influence on payment trends throughout APAC is decisive.

Payment methods reflect a wide spectrum of diversity in economic

Bank transfers are the leading payment preference for eCommerce

Opportunities for global brands in the region remain strong, despite

We expect regulatory initiatives and infrastructure development

2019 2023* 2019 2023*

2019 2023* 2019 2023*

citizens have access to a mobile phone. Digitization is aiding financial

Payment methods in Southeast Asia are strongly influenced by local,

Indonesia (19% eCom 2019-2023 CAGR)

the leading eCommerce payment method, while digital wallets hold

Malaysia (16% eCom 2019-2023 CAGR)

Bank transfers represent nearly half of all eCommerce payments. Strong

cash on delivery the Philippines’ leading eCommerce payment method,

Singapore: (8% eCom 2019-2023 CAGR)

cross-border eCommerce opportunity: 73% of online shoppers made

Thailand (10% eCom 2019-2023 CAGR)

Vietnam (17% eCom 2019-2023 CAGR)

11 “Smartphone Users, Vietnam 2019-2023.” eMarketer, April 2019. https://www.emarketer.com/forecasts/5a4fa066d8690c0c28d1f388

growing up in a technological revolution. They’re helping reinvigorate