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Middle East And Africa Online Payment Methods: Full Year 2015
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Online Payment
Middle East And Africa
UAE, South Africa, Nigeria, Morocco, Kenya
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QUESTIONS
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IN THIS REPORT
Which payment methods do online shoppers in the major markets in the Middle East and Africa
prefer?
How are mobile payments developing in this region?
How high is the share of online shoppers using cash-on-delivery in the Middle East?
What are some of the major trends in online payments arising worldwide and in this region in
particular?
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PAYMENT BY CARD RIVALED BY CASH ON DELIVERY AND MOBILE PAYMENT IN
AFRICA AND THE MIDDLE EAST
While credit card is the payment method most used by online shoppers worldwide, in
many emerging markets of the Middle East and Africa cash on delivery is still more popular. In
countries such as Egypt, Nigeria, the UAE and Saudi Arabia this method was used by more than
50% of online shoppers to pay for purchases made over the Internet in 2015, as revealed in a
new report by yStats.com. Nevertheless, there are a few exceptions to this trend, such as in South
Africa where the majority of online transactions were paid with credit or check card. Moreover, in
Morocco, the number and value of online payment transactions made with credit cards is
growing rapidly, though cash on delivery still leads in usage.
Another popular alternative to credit card payments in the Middle East and Africa is
mobile payment. Low banking penetration and growing mobile phone penetration rates in Africa
are driving the use of this innovative payment method. Kenya is the regional leader in mobile
payments, with mobile payment users accounting for more than two thirds of the country’s
population in 2015. Also in Nigeria, payment transactions made with mobile phones were
growing at triple-digit rates last year. A number of new mobile payment solutions were launched
in Africa in 2015, including BlackBerry’s BBM and WeChat’s mobile wallet to rival local solutions
such as MFS Africa and M-Pesa. In wealthier Middle Eastern states mobile payments are also
gaining pace, with more than half of Internet users surveyed in mid-2015 declaring their
readiness to make payments via smartphones, according to the finding cited in yStats.com’s
report.
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MANAGEMENT SUMMARY
GLOBAL DEVELOPMENTS
Online and Mobile Payment Trends and News about Players, H1 2015
Online and Mobile Payment Trends and News about Players, H2 2015
Breakdown of E-Commerce Sales by Cards and Alternative Payment Methods, by Region , in %, 2014 & 2019f
Non-Cash Payment Methods Used in Online Shopping, in % of Online Shoppers, 2015
Share of Online Shoppers Paying with Cash on Delivery, in %, by Selected Emerging Markets, 2015
Share of Online Shoppers Who Would Drop out of Purchase if the Preferred Method is Displayed on the Website
but is not Available at the Checkout, in %, September 2015
Share of Consumers Who Are Satisfied with the Payment Methods Used, by POS, Browser and Mobile, in % of
Consumers in Selected Developed Countries, June 2015
Payment Methods Used in M-Commerce, in % of Surveyed Mobile Phone Users, February 2015
Mobile Payment User Penetration, in % of Shoppers, by Selected Regions and the USA, 2014
Main Criteria For Adopting Innovative Payment Methods, in % of Consumers in Selected Developed Countries, by
Very Important and Rather Important, June 2015
Perception of Security of Mobile Payments, by Selected Regions, and by Age Group, in % of Shoppers, 2014
Mobile Payment Users Penetration, by Product/Service Category, by UK, France, Germany, Italy, USA, Japan,
Australia, Spain, China, in % of Mobile Phone Users, 2014
Types of Mobile Payments Used for Purchasing Non-Digital Goods, by UK, France, Germany, Italy, USA, Japan,
Australia, Spain, China, in % of Mobile Phone Users, 2014
Share of Online Shoppers Who Would Use Digital Currency, in % of Online Shoppers, by Selected Countries and
Territories, 2014
MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA
3.1 REGIONAL
Breakdown of Payment Methods Used in Online Shopping, by Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, and
the UAE, 2015e
Share of Individuals Using Mobile Payments, in %, by Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Morocco and Nigeria, October
2015
3.2 UAE
Online and Mobile Payment Trends and News about Players, H2 2015
Purposes of Using Online Payments, in % of Internet Users, Q2 2015
Share of Internet Users Who Would be Comfortable Using a Smartphone to Pay for Purchases of Goods and
Services, in %, Q2 2015
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3.3 SOUTH AFRICA
Share of Online Transactions Paid with Credit/Check Card, in %, 2015e
Share of Internet Users Not Shopping Online Due to Lack of Trust to Online Payment, in % of Respondents, 2014
Share of Payments for Online Purchases Made via Mobile Phone, in %, 2014
Shopping-Related Actions Carried out via Mobile Internet, incl. Payment, in % of Mobile Internet Users, August 2015
3.4 NIGERIA
Mobile Payment Statistics, incl. Number of Transactions, in thousands, Value of Transactions, in NGN million, and
In % Year-on-Year Change, H2 2012 - H1 2015 & July 2015 - November 2015
3.5 MOROCCO
Share of Online Shoppers Paying with Cash on Delivery, in %, 2015e
Number and Value of Online Payment Transactions Made with Credit Cards, in millions and in MAD million, by
Domestic Credit Cards and Domestic and Foreign Credit Cards, First 9 Months of 2012 - First 9 Months of 2015
Share of Mobile Phone Users who Made a Purchase or Payment via Mobile Phone, in %, and Type of Purchase or
Payment Made via Mobile Phone, in %, November 2014
Breakdown of Payment Methods Used to Pay for a Purchase via Mobile, % of Mobile Phone Owners who Made a
Purchase or Payment via Mobile Phone, November 2014
3.6 KENYA
Breakdown of Payment Methods Used in Online Shopping, in % of Online Shoppers, Q3 2015
Mobile Payment Statistics, incl. Number of Transactions, in millions, Value of Transactions, in KES billion, Number
of Customers, in millions, and Number of Agents, in thousands, 2008 - 2014 & First 10 Months of 2015
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GENERAL METHODOLOGY OF OUR MARKET REPORTS
Secondary Market Research
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months prior to the date of report publication. Exact
publication dates are mentioned in every chart.
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REPORT Report Coverage
This report covers the online payment market. It
takes into account a wide definition of online payment,
including payment methods used in online shopping and
mobile payment, such as remote and proximity payments.
All major countries in the region are covered, while
data availability varied across the markets.
The report includes data mostly published in 2015.
The exact date of publication of the source is stated on each
chart. The time period which the data refers to differs by
source.
Report Structure
The countries in the region are presented in the
descending order of B2C E-Commerce sales. Besides country
and regional data, information about global development is
also included.
Depending on data availability, the following types of
market information are included: the payment methods most
used in online shopping, number and volume of online and
mobile payment transactions, information about online and
mobile payment users. Not all the mentioned types of
information are available for each of the covered countries.
For the leading country in the region, also online and mobile
payment trends, and news about major market players, such
as payment providers, are presented.
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Africa B2C E-Commerce Market 2015 February 2015 € 1,750
Sub-Saharan Africa B2C E-Commerce Market 2015 February 2015 € 1,250
South Africa B2C E-Commerce Market 2015 February 2015 € 750
Nigeria B2C E-Commerce Market 2015 February 2015 € 450
Europe Online Payment Methods: Full Year 2015 March 2016 € 1,950
Asia-Pacific Online Payment Methods: Full Year 2015 March 2016 € 1,950
Global Online Payment Methods: Full Year 2015 February 2016 € 2,950
Global Online Payment Methods: Second Half 2015 February 2016 € 1,950
Global Mobile Payment Methods: Second Half 2015 February 2016 € 950
Global Alternative Online Payment Methods: Second Half 2015 February 2016 € 950
Company Profiles Of 10 Leading Online Payment Service Providers 2015 July 2015 € 2,950
Global B2C E-Commerce Delivery 2015 October 2015 € 2,950
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