Emerging Markets Payments Handbook 2025

Solutions

Payins

All-in-one payment process for global enterprises, to offer customers in emerging markets a seamless and secure payment experience.
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Payouts

Pay your staff, customers, and partners in the currency of their choice. Payouts enhances customer satisfaction and streamlines your payment process.
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for Platforms

Handling payins and payouts in local currency through a quick integration.
Defense Suite

Real-time monitoring, chargeback management tools, dispute resolution services, and data analytics.
Invoice Collection

Receive payments in your customer's local currency.

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Africa and the Middle East

Customers

Scaling New Markets and Overcoming Challenges
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Success Stories

Impactful Results with Seamless Global Expansion
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Industries

Digital & Subscriptions

Access reliable payment solutions for your digital platform and subscription services, ensuring smooth customer interactions and global reach.
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- eLearning
- Streaming
- Gaming
- SaaS
Travel

Streamline travel payments with integrated solutions for cross-border bookings, refunds, and currency conversions for travelers everywhere.
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- Travel Agencies
- Airlines
- Hotels
- Global Distribution Services (GDS)
- Travel Tech
Retail

Drive growth for your retail business with payment solutions designed for point-of-sale, e-commerce, and omnichannel experiences.
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- Marketplace
- Retailer
Remittance & Fintech

Transform your remittance and fintech services with advanced payment technology that ensures speed, security, and compliance.
- Remittance
- Fintech
Ride Hailing & Food Delivery

Power mobility and delivery services with fast, reliable payment processing for riders and customers worldwide.
- Ride Hailing
- Food Delivery
Crypto

Connect global payments via one API linking stablecoins, local rails, and 900 methods across emerging markets
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Other industries

Expand globally with seamless payments tailored for your industry. Effortlessly accept and send payments in emerging markets worldwide.
- Payroll and HR
- Digital Advertising

Digital & Subscriptions

Access reliable payment solutions for your digital platform and subscription services, ensuring smooth customer interactions and global reach.

eLearning

Provide your eLearning platform with payment solutions that support local preferences and reliable transactions for students and teachers worldwide.
Streaming

Simplify payments for your streaming platform with local solutions that ensure smooth transactions and improve customer retention.
Gaming

Boost your gaming platform with secure, real-time payment processing designed to enhance user satisfaction and monetization.
SaaS

Build a payment infrastructure for your SaaS business that simplifies transactions and supports growth across regions.

Streamline travel payments with integrated solutions for cross-border bookings, refunds, and currency conversions for travelers everywhere.

Travel Agencies

The world of travel agencies is fast-paced and dynamic, transforming how people explore by offering seamless booking and unforgettable journeys
Airlines

Transform your airline customer experience with flexible payment methods and efficient solutions for global transactions.
Hotels

Enable cross-border hotel payments with tailored solutions for reservations, pre-authorizations, and on-site transactions.
Global Distribution Services (GDS)

Centralize and simplify travel distribution payments with secure, scalable solutions for your GDS platform.
Travel Tech

The world of travel tech is transforming tourism by integrating innovation and connectivity, offering seamless booking, payments, and unforgettable experiences.

Drive growth for your retail business with payment solutions designed for point-of-sale, e-commerce, and omnichannel experiences.

Marketplace

Facilitate effortless transactions in your marketplace with solutions for sellers, buyers, and secure multi-party payments.
Retailer

Empower your retail business with payment infrastructure that supports global reach, local currencies, and seamless checkouts.

Remittance & Fintech

Transform your remittance and fintech services with advanced payment technology that ensures speed, security, and compliance.

Remittance

Facilitate cross-border remittances with low-cost, reliable, and instant payment options for global communities.
Fintech

Innovate in the fintech sector with scalable payment solutions that foster growth and secure financial transactions.

Ride Hailing & Food Delivery

Power mobility and delivery services with fast, reliable payment processing for riders and customers worldwide.

Ride Hailing

Simplify transactions for your ride-hailing platform with real-time payments and support for diverse payment methods.
Food Delivery

Improve your food delivery operations with seamless payment solutions for quick, secure, and accurate order payments.

Connect global payments via one API linking stablecoins, local rails, and 900 methods across emerging markets

Other industries

Expand globally with seamless payments tailored for your industry. Effortlessly accept and send payments in emerging markets worldwide.

Payroll and HR

Broaden your partners employee-base throughout emerging markets
Digital Advertising

Tailored payment solutions to overcome unique challenges and drive revenue growth.

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Resources

Blog

Your first stop for payment guidance in emerging markets.
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Essentials

Dive into our carefully selected content designed to fast-track your expansion
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Paymentpedia

A comprehensive online glossary created to clarify payment-related terminology and concepts.
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India

India: Boost eCommerce Growth in India with

India’s eCommerce growth demands diverse payments like UPI, wallets, and credit cards. ’s integration offers secure processing and regulatory compliance, simplifying market entry for businesses in India.

Market Overview

With exponential growth, the e-commerce market is expected to reach US$350 billion by 2030 * Source: Statista, 2023

Population: 1.4 B *

India is culturally diverse with untapped opportunity.

* Source: Worldometers 2023.
eCommerce: 181.9 B *

Recently, India has become the eighth-largest eCommerce market globally*.

* Source: business-standard, 2024
Internet users: 52.4% *

The internet penetration rate in India has grown rapidly, increasing from just about four percent in 2007 to over half of the population*.

* Source: financialexpress, 2024

Gain insight into India's most relevant payment methods

56% UPI
18% Internationally-enabled credit card
7% Domestic only credit card
7% Billeteras electrónicas
4% Buy now pay later (BNPL)
4% Cash on delivery
2% Debit cards
2% Others

Most commonly used options

NET Banking
Bank Transfers
Paytm
Wallets
UPI
Unified payment Interface (UPI)
PhonePe
Wallets
MobiKwik
Wallets
OLA Money
Wallets
Airtel
Wallets
Jio
Wallets
Freecharge
Wallets

Credit and debit cards

Play like a local by offering traditional payment methods.
- Visa
- Mastercard
- RuPay
- Maestro
- American Express
- Diners
Bank Transfers
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Count on a wide variety of options to drive conversion.
- Net Banking
Unified payment service (UPI)
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- UPI

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