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Distribution of cashless transactions worldwide from 2020 to 2024, with forecast for 2029, by payment type

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Release date

September 2025

Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

2020 to 2024

Special properties

Missing percentage points or percentage points exceeding 100 percent are probably due to rounding in the source.

Supplementary notes

The source does not separate between online (e-commerce) and offline (POS) payments.

Figures for 2024 are estimates, figures for 2029 are forecasts. 

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Distribution of digital payments worldwide 2020-2024 with forecast to 2029, by type

Published by ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Research Department, Jan 19, 2026

The global payments landscape is steadily shifting away from **** toward instant payments and e-money wallets. This is according to a calculation from , using external data on the value of transactions made using specific types of cashless payment methods across the world. Between 2020 and 2024, cards remained dominant but continued to lose share, while newer digital payment methods expanded consistently. Looking ahead, this trend is set to accelerate: by 2029, instant payments and e-money wallets are projected to account for * of global transactions, overtaking several legacy payment types.

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Cross-border payments

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