PUBLISHER: IMARC | PRODUCT CODE: 1451177
PUBLISHER: IMARC | PRODUCT CODE: 1451177
The Africa mobile money market size reached US$ 674.8 Million in 2023. Looking forward, IMARC Group expects the market to reach US$ 3,448.4 Million by 2032, exhibiting a growth rate (CAGR) of 19.3% during 2024-2032.
Mobile money is a payment type made using mobile phones. It is based on the accounts held by a mobile operator and is accessible from subscribers' phones. Mobile money offers simple person-to-person transactions rather than complex banking transactions. Africa has the largest mobile money market across the globe with telecom operators embracing innovative practices that allow customers to pay bills and access services including loans, insurance and savings.
Mobile money provides various financial services to people who have limited access to traditional financial institutions especially to women and rural population. Growing mobile money providers in emerging markets such as Africa helps to boost the mobile money transactions in public and private sectors. Also, the high internet penetration rates will raise the mobile money transactions as well. Moreover, the ease of accessibility, 24/7 availability, security, lower transaction costs and user friendliness will accelerate the market growth in the forecast period in the region. Countries such as Kenya and Uganda have over half of the adult population using digital financial services. Apart from increasing access to financial services, the growing mobile money industry in African region has offered a new career path and additional income opportunities to many small-scale entrepreneurs as mobile banking agents. Further, with the mobile device becoming a regularly used device, mobile money services have prominently transformed the user's payment and money transfer experiences.
IMARC Group provides an analysis of the key trends in each sub-segment of the Africa mobile money market report, along with forecasts at the regional and country level from 2024-2032. Our report has categorized the market based on technology, business model and transaction type.
USSD
Mobile Wallets
Others
Mobile Led Model
Bank Led Model
Peer to Peer
Bill Payments
Airtime Top-ups
Others
Currently, bill payments transaction type holds the highest share in the market.
Tanzania
Kenya
Uganda
Ghana
Others
Kenya currently holds the largest market share.
MTN
Orange
M-Pesa
Tigo-Pesa
Airtel Money