SINGAPORE–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Asia-Pacific is gearing up for the next phase of its real-time payments journey as the region’s major players seek new growth opportunities and prepare to enter the next stage of their real-time payments development, according to the third edition of Prime Time for Real Time 2022, published by ACI Worldwide, (NASDAQ: ACIW), in partnership with GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company, and the Centre for Economics and Business Research (Cebr).
The report tracking real-time payments volumes and growth across 53 countries includes an economic impact study for the first time, providing a comprehensive view of the economic benefits of real-time payments for consumers, businesses and the broader economy across 30 countries. The report covers all G20 nations, excluding Russia. *
The research shows that governments that advance the real-time modernization of their national payments infrastructure create a win-win situation for all stakeholders in the payments ecosystem: consumers and businesses benefit from fast, frictionless and hyper-connected payments services, financial institutions future-proof their business in a highly competitive environment by speeding up cloud-first and data-centric modernization, and national governments boost economic growth, reduce the size of their shadow economy and create a fairer financial system for all.
Highlights Asia-Pacific (APAC):
Thailand:
Singapore:
Malaysia:
Indonesia:
The report identified APAC as the prime driver for global real-time payments growth and adoption, with many of the region’s nations operating successful, mature schemes. However, much of the success has been built on a rapid surge in national, low-value transactions. As high growth rates flatten, APAC nations are set to move up the value chain to explore and expand growth opportunities beyond their own shores.
“Asia-Pacific remains at the forefront of real-time payments innovation as its real-time base pivots towards larger volume transactions and more sophisticated services for our businesses and consumers,” said Leslie Choo, Head of Asia-Pacific, ACI Worldwide. “The next stage of evolution for the region is to develop linkages to provide a truly pan-regional real-time infrastructure, unlocking much greater economic benefit and opening up the formal financial sector to the region’s vast unbanked and underbanked population.”
“Real-time transactions and growth forecasts continue to rise globally, with emerging countries like India leading the way and outpacing developed nations. Governments around the globe that enable real-time schemes are driving economic growth and prosperity by providing consumers and businesses with cheaper, faster, and more efficient payment methods,” said Jeremy Wilmot, chief product officer, ACI Worldwide.
“By allowing for the transfer of money between parties within seconds rather than days, real-time payments improve overall market efficiencies in the economy,” commented Owen Good, Head of Advisory, Centre for Economic and Business Research. “Real-time payments improve liquidity in the financial system and therefore function as a catalyst for economic growth. This is especially important for our fast-paced and digital-led gig economies. Workers are paid quickly, allowing them to better plan their finances. Businesses have more flexibility and reduce the need for burdensome cashflow management.”
“Developing nations continue to drive the majority of real-time volume gains, confirming the industry trend of the strongest growth coming from economies with minimal existing electronic payments infrastructure, and therefore heavier reliance on cash,” said Sam Murrant, Lead Analyst, GlobalData. “Amid all this activity, mobile in its multiple forms will shape the trajectory of real-time payments for developing markets. India provides the template for mobile wallet integration with underlying real-time payment systems. Mobile will still be the leading form factor in developed markets. However, we may see banks’ involvement sitting more behind wallets.”
Prime Time Real Time Report 2022 – All Global Figures-at-a-Glance
GlobalData – Real-Time Payments Growth:
| 2021 | 2026 |
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Real-time transactions made globally | 118.3 billion | 427.7 billion | YoY growth 64.5% | ||||||
| 2021 |
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Five countries with the highest volume of real-time payment transactions
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India
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China
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Thailand
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Brazil
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South Korea |
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| CAGR 2021 2026 |
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Top 5 fastest growing real-time markets (where instant payments share of all electronic payments was 10% in 2021) |
Brazil |
Oman |
India |
Philippines |
Malaysia |
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Top fastest growth of real-time transactions by regions |
South & Central America |
Middle East, Africa & South Asia |
North America |
Europe |
Asia-Pacific |
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Cebr Real-Time Economic Impact:
| 2021 | 2026 |
Aggregated net savings for consumers and businesses facilitated by real-time payments across the 30 countries observed | US$46.6 billion | US$184.0 billion |
Formal GDP facilitated by real-time payments |
US$78.4 billion |
US$173.0 billion |
Global number of jobs required to produce an equivalent level of output
| 4.9 million jobs | 10.3 million jobs |
India, Brazil, China, Thailand, South Korea business and consumer level benefits | US$37.0 billion combined | US$164.6 billion combined |
India, Brazil, China, Thailand, South Korea formal GDP supported by real-time:
| US$54.6 billion (Equivalent to 0.23% of the combined GDP of the five countries, or the equivalent output of 4.2 million workers) |
US$131.7 billion |
U.S., Canada, U.K., France, Germany business and consumer level benefits | US$2.1 billion combined | US$5.5 billion combined |
U.S., Canada, U.K., France, Germany formal GDP supported by real-time:
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7.3 billion |
13.9 billion |
GlobalData – Consumer Payments Modernization:
| 2021 |
Over half of consumers worldwide now own and use a mobile wallet: | 52.7 1% up 12.1% in the two years since 2019 (Covid-19 impact), and up 33.8% since 2018 |
GlobalData – Fraud Trends
| 2020 | 2021 |
Cases of card details being stolen online are falling 2021 saw a slight decrease in cases | 17.5% | 16.9% |
Cases of card details being stolen or skimmed in person are also falling 2021 saw a decrease in cases | 15.5% | 0.5% |
Digital wallet account hacks, identity theft and social engineering cases are rising. Percentage of total fraud cases: | 2020 | 2021 |
Digital wallet account hacks | 6.2% | 7.3% |
Identity theft | 11.6% | 12.0% |
Social engineering | 13.7% | 14.4% |
Note to editors: In the absence of a robust data set, Russia has not been included in the Cebr Economic Impact Study.
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