50 Disrupting Fintech Facts About Mobile Wallets & Payments [Fintech Infographic]

By Sunaina

Mobile Wallets are the future.

This is especially true in developing countries where smartphones are becoming the first access to the internet.

See why Mobile Wallets & Payments are taking over phones with this Fintech infographic:

Let's first define Mobile Wallets & Payments for people who are new to this tech:

What Are Mobile Wallets & Payments?

Mobile or Digital wallets are apps or services you have on your phone that allow you to make money payments (for goods & services) or transfers (family and friends).

How Big Are Mobile Wallets

Mobile wallets are so big $620 billion US Dollars will move through mobile wallets & payments in 2016. By 2020 this number will grow to be $1 Trillion US Dollars.

In 2016, 444.7 million people will make some sort of mobile payment

Why Mobile Wallets Are Disrupting Money

Banks
Many people don't have access to banks or credit / debit cards.
Danger
Dangerous conditions make people not want to carry cash in some countries.
Smartphones
Mobile Phone usage is exploding in developing countries.
Bundling
Companies are bundling digital wallets with recharging of talk minutes and internet data.
Special Offers
Some digital wallets give their users special partners offers like discount movie or bus tickets if they pay with a certain digital wallet or payment provider.
Peer to Peer (P2P)
It's cheap and easy to instantly transfer money between friends & family.
Low Cost
It's even low cost for businesses to accepts payments. They don't need any special equipment. Just their normal smartphone.
Exchange Rates
Many mobile wallets & payment providers handle exchange rates seamlessly for users.

Tons Of Functionality Right On Your Phone

There are many different features between different mobile wallets. Here is a list of all the options you may encounter:

Use existing bank or credit cards
Education Payments (pay your university tuition and fees)
Purchase Financial Products (ex: Life Insurance)
Website Payment Option (pay for a product with Apple Pay)
Buy Goods like Movie or Bus Tickets
Recharge Talk or Data Minutes
Get a Micro-Finance Loan for Entrepreneurs (these are very small loans usually for businesses in developing countries)
P2P Payment & Transfer
Direct Deposit From Employer
Utilities Bill Pay
Near Field Communication (NFC) payment. Tap you phone in the store to pay.

More Security With Mobile Wallets

Mobile wallets offer a lot of added security features normal payment methods may not have.

Password Protected
No cash to steal
Fraud Monitoring & Payback
Fingerprint Scanning
No credit card skimming risk

Where Are Mobile Wallets Most Popular?

India

India has the fastest mobile phone adoption in the world and is taking mobile wallets along for the ride.

One big reason is a lot of Indians have never had a bank account before.

Bundling with special offers and recharging data and talk minutes is also making it very popular. The biggest mobile wallet is Paytm in India.

China

China is the biggest player in Mobile Payments. Alibaba Alipay accounts for 50% of online transactions.

China is in 1st place when it comes to mobile payemtns. There are 193.6 million users who make mobile payments a year. Compare this to the U.S., who is 2nd, and only has 37.5 millions users making a mobile payments.

Africa

Africa is a mobile first continent who is also a place where a lot of people don't have bank accounts. Less than 1/4 of people operate a bank account.

Mobile wallets are also very popular in Africa due to government corruption touching other forms of money.

List Of Top Mobile Wallets & Payments By Country

India

United States

Venmo
Apple Wallet
Google Wallet
Paypal
Square
Dwolla

Africa

M-Pesa
WeChat

China

Alipay from Alibaba
WeChat

Japan

Line Pay
NTT Docomo

Russia

Yandex Money
Visa Qiwi Wallet

Banks Feeling Pressure To Go Mobile

Mobile Check Depositing: Quick pick of your check and it's deposited. This is causing many branches to close resulting in big operational savings.

Peer to Peer: Many banks offering quick peer to peer money transfer via email address payment like Chase Quickpay.

Offline Bill Pay: Schedule a physical check to be mailed out free to pay bills.

Huge Future Growth For Mobile Wallets & Payments

There are 10 more years of growth as the developing world starts using more and more smartphones.

There will be 6.1 billion smartphones in use by 2020 which is 70% of the world's population.

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