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Payment methods in South Africa

Statistics report on payment methods in South Africa

This report provides information on payment methods in South Africa. First, it provides a regional overview on banking and payments in Africa. Following this, it focuses on cash, cashless, card, contactless, mobile, and internet payments. Lastly, it covers payment behavior of South African consumers.

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Regional overview

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  • Premium Forecast Penetration rate of the banking accounts market in Africa 2000-2050
  • Premium Statistic Most popular online payment methods in 5 countries in Africa 2022
  • Premium Statistic Mobile money transactions in Africa 2020-2025
  • Premium Statistic Total number of instant payment systems (IPS) in Africa 2025, by country
  • Premium Statistic Number of users of e-commerce in Africa 2017-2030
  • Premium Statistic Revenue growth from electronic payments in Africa 2020-2025

Banking and instant payments

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  • Premium Forecast Penetration rate of the banking accounts market in South Africa 2000-2050
  • Premium Statistic Bank account penetration rate in South Africa 2011-2021
  • Premium Statistic Instant and non-real-time EFT fees in South Africa 2023, by bank and transaction type
  • Premium Statistic PayShap transfer fees in South Africa 2023, by bank and transaction size
  • Premium Statistic Main attractive benefits for consumers opening a bank account in South Africa 2022

Cash and card payments

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  • Premium Statistic Currency in circulation from the South African Reserve Bank in South Africa 2019-2023
  • Premium Statistic Banknotes in circulation from SARB in South Africa 2020-2023
  • Premium Statistic Coins in circulation from the South African Reserve Bank in South Africa 2020-2023
  • Premium Forecast Penetration rate of debit cards in South Africa 2011-2050
  • Premium Forecast Penetration rate of credit cards in South Africa 2011-2050
  • Premium Statistic Most used in-store (POS) payment methods South Africa 2017-2025, with 2030 forecast

Mobile and internet payments

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  • Premium Statistic Share of people using online banking in South Africa 2022, by gender
  • Premium Statistic Mobile money account ownership rate in South Africa 2024, by gender
  • Premium Statistic Quarterly adoption of mobile payments at POS in South Africa 2018-2025
  • Premium Forecast Mobile payments by situation in South Africa 2022
  • Premium Statistic Quarterly Samsung Pay penetration, online or offline, in South Africa 2020-2026
  • Premium Statistic Quarterly Google Pay penetration, online or offline, in South Africa 2020-2026
  • Premium Statistic Quarterly PayPal penetration, online or offline, in South Africa 2020-2026

Payment behaviour

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  • Premium Forecast Most common online payments by type in South Africa 2025
  • Premium Forecast Peer-to-peer payments in South Africa 2023
  • Premium Forecast Payments at points of sale by type in South Africa 2025
  • Premium Statistic Share of people making digital payments in South Africa 2024, by gender
  • Premium Statistic Digital payment adoption in South Africa 2022
  • Premium Statistic Top digital payment methods in South Africa 2022
  • Premium Statistic Share of Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) users in South Africa 2022
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