The global digital payment market is expected to grow from US$ 89,045.67 million in 2021 to US$ 243,426.71 million by 2028; global digital payment market is estimated to grow at a CAGR of 15.4% from 2021 to 2028.

The growing demand for online payment methods worldwide propels the digital payment market growth. Many merchant offerings on online payment, such as point of sale and rebate, encourage users to utilize digital payment, which propels the demand for the digital payment. The digital payment market is growing due to rapid advancements in e-commerce, mobile payment technologies, and the growing use of mobile wallets. Globally, many governments are taking key initiatives to digitize payments; thus, this fosters economic growth and benefits end-users in many countries. For instance, in June 2021, Okay and FSS Technologies (Financial Software and Systems), a worldwide payments technology firm, announced their alliance to deliver focused authentication security to consumer payments, particularly transaction validation and authentication on mobile. With its next-generation products, technology, and solution offerings, FSS is already expanding its commercial potential in Europe. Many governments invest massive capital in the digital payment industry and undertake various initiatives to digitize the payment process. For instance, to encourage digital payments, Indian government has taken many key initiatives to increase the transaction rate via Immediate Payment Service (IMPS), Unified Payments Interface (UPI), Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD), Aadhar Pay, and debit cards. Digital India, the debut of the Unified Payments Interface (UPI), and the 14444-helpline number are all driving forces behind the migration to digital payments. Many companies such as IRCTC (Railways), Makemytrip, Yatra, Ibibo, Cleartrip (Airlines and hotels), Trivago (hotels), redBus (buses), and Bookmyshow (events) are taking efforts to develop their product portfolio to transact online contributing to the growth of the digital payment market in India. One of the vital growth imperatives for a country’s economy is digital payment. It can assist promote productivity and economic growth, improving transparency, increasing tax collection, expanding financial inclusion, and provide new economic opportunities for end-users. However, cyberattacks can hinder the growth of the digital payment market. These attacks are the most severe threats the payment industry has faced in a long time. Digital payments began to pick up speed with the growth of e-commerce companies and the introduction of digital wallet providers. In addition, digital wallets offered enticing discounts and cashbacks to encourage customers to use the payment channel. Due to tempting offers, simplicity of use, and rising smartphone penetration, digital wallet firms have made their way into consumers’ phones and pockets. Furthermore, to broaden their appeal, digital wallets began pushing customers to use digital wallets for offline POS transactions such as shopping malls, supermarkets, grocery stores, restaurants, and gas stations. These POS transactions are likely to make up most of the digital payment’s platform in the coming years. Thus, digital wallets are showing a rapid growth and play a unique role in the digital payment market growth.

In terms of the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on the digital payment market throughout the key verticals, North America had the biggest market share. Progress in vaccination programs and the reopening of businesses are anticipated to fuel the demand for digital payment in the coming years. While the first half of 2020 led to reduced sales revenue due to the lockdown and halted operations of several industries, the second half of 2020 witnessed a massive surge in online sales. Market players are investing in customer experience management technologies to boost sales and generate revenues. There is an increasing trend of using artificial intelligence, cloud technology, edge computing, machine learning, and IoT technology in North America. Further, the advent of 5G technology, combined with IoT, is expected to create lucrative opportunities in maximizing efficiency and minimizing wastage of resources across various industry verticals. Thus, the digital payment market in North America is expected to grow at a significant pace post-COVID-19 pandemic.

The overall digital payment market size has been derived using both primary and secondary sources. To begin the research process, exhaustive secondary research has been conducted using internal and external sources to obtain qualitative and quantitative information related to the market. The process also serves the purpose of obtaining an overview and forecast for the digital payment market with respect to all the segments pertaining to the region. Also, multiple primary interviews have been conducted with industry participants and commentators to validate the data and gain more analytical insights into the topic. The participants of this process include industry experts such as VPs, business development managers, market intelligence managers, and national sales managers, along with external consultants such as valuation experts, research analysts, and key opinion leaders, specializing in the digital payment market.