Market Trends of Payment Gateway Industry
This section covers the major market trends shaping the Payment Gateway Market according to our research experts:
Growing adoption of payment gateway in Retail
- Retail stores and services worldwide are rapidly adopting and have integrated mobile payment applications, such as PayPal, Samsung Pay, Apple Pay, AliPay, and WeChat Pay, to accept payments. Further, owing to the changing lifestyles, daily commerce, and rapid growth in online retailing, this trend is expected to continue during the forecast period. The raging demand for online retailing worldwide is expected to drive online payment, propelling the payment gateway market over the forecast period.
- Retailers are developing new strategies to profit from the at-home delivery and online shopping convenience economies. Payment gateways are playing a bigger role in the infrastructure of payments. For online shopping carts, point-of-sale systems, and virtual terminals to link to the payment process, they are a necessary connection point in the modern economy. This factor is expected to drive the growth of the payment gateway market.
- The market studied is changing in line with consumer behavior. The cashless economy, mobile banking, instant payments, digital commerce, and the growing impact of regulatory agencies are a few trends affecting the retail sector. Online payments make the payment process easier and more convenient for consumers, who benefit from shorter lines, cash-on-hand issue elimination, and faster-moving queues.
- The main factor driving the demand for local bank-integrated payment gateway is banks' growing adoption of digital technology. When doing a financial transaction, this payment gateway points users to banks where they can enter their financial information. This payment solution's quick and simple setup has accelerated its uptake in SMEs. Thus the mounting demand for local bank-integrated payment gateway is expected to drive the growth of the payment gateway market for the retail sector.
- For instance, the India-based company, PayU, is considered one of the most accessible e-commerce payment solutions designed to fill in the gaps left by complex service providers. PayU is favored due to the best conversion rates it offers. Notable companies like Netflix, Airbnb, and Bookmyshow use the PayU payment gateway. In November 2022, Zepto, the 10-minute grocery delivery service, would now be able to offer a faster and more intuitive payments UPI experience through the integration of Cashfree Payments' Payment Gateway API into its mobile app. The gateway is equipped with added-value service capabilities to bring more merchants online. Such initiatives are expected to fuel the growth of the market.
- Since the lockdown, e-commerce sales have increased, particularly for groceries and health products, even though many retailers are struggling with logistics. For instance, online retail order volumes in the United Kingdom have risen by over 200 % on some products since the COVID -19 outbreak.
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China to Witness Significant Growth
- Chinese giants, such as Alibaba and Tencent, have pioneered digital merchant payments and are instrumental in the shift away from cash in the Chinese economy. The companies' mobile payments products, Alipay and WeChat Pay, have rapidly reshaped China's payments landscape. They are also among the largest in the world.
- China UnionPay debit and credit cards are the most used card brand. Mobile and digital wallets, such as Alipay and WeChat Pay, currently dominate the country's online market and increase physical stores. The mobile and digital wallets led by Alipay and WeChat Pay account for 71% of e-commerce transactions in the country.
- Other companies such as 99 Bill Corporation, YEEPAY, and Pay Ease also offer payment gateway in China. 99Bill Corporation is an internet organization focusing on providing online payment platform services to facilitate online transactions in China. The company has emphasized developing its industry chain and has over 80 financial institutions with over 300 access points. It has over 1.1 million merchant partners that span 20 industries, including online shopping, logistics, clothing, travel business, insurance, and education, among others.
- YeePay is another leading payment service provider in China, which focuses on offering better e-payment solutions and value-added financial services through technology and innovation. With access to more than 100 commercial banks in China, the company was among the first businesses to obtain a general payment license from the People's Bank of China.
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