Middle East & Africa Cross Border Payments Market Size & Outlook

The cross border payments market in Middle East & Africa is expected to reach a projected revenue of US$ 31,151.0 million by 2030. A compound annual growth rate of 7.1% is expected of Middle East & Africa cross border payments market from 2025 to 2030.
Revenue, 2024 (US$M)
$20,672.1
Forecast, 2030 (US$M)
$31,151.0
CAGR, 2025 - 2030
7.1%
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Middle East & Africa

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Middle East & Africa cross border payments market, 2018-2030 (US$M)

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MEA cross border payments market highlights

  • The MEA cross border payments market generated a revenue of USD 20,672.1 million in 2024.
  • The market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 7.1% from 2025 to 2030.
  • In terms of segment, business to business (b2b) was the largest revenue generating transaction type in 2024.
  • Business to Business (B2B) is the most lucrative transaction type segment registering the fastest growth during the forecast period.


MEA data book summary

Market revenue in 2024USD 20,672.1 million
Market revenue in 2030USD 31,151.0 million
Growth rate7.1% (CAGR from 2025 to 2030)
Largest segmentBusiness to business (b2b)
Fastest growing segmentBusiness to Business (B2B)
Historical data covered2018 - 2023
Base year for estimation2024
Forecast period covered2025 - 2030
Quantitative unitsRevenue in USD million
Market segmentationBusiness to Business (B2B)


Other key industry trends

  • In terms of revenue, MEA region accounted for 9.7% of the global cross border payments market in 2024.
  • Globally, North America is projected to lead the regional market in terms of revenue in 2030.
  • Asia Pacific is the fastest growing regional market and is projected to reach USD 85,718.1 million by 2030.

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Cross Border Payments Market Scope

Cross border payments market segmentation & scope
Business to Business (B2B)
Customer to Business (C2B)
Business to Customer (B2C)
Customer to Customer (C2C)
Channel
Bank Transfer
Money Transfer Operator
Card Payment
Others
Enterprise Size
Large Enteprise
Small & Medium Enteprises (SMEs)
End Use
Individuals
Businesses
Countries
U.S.
Canada
Mexico
Germany
UK
France
Italy
Spain
Denmark
Sweden
Norway
China
Japan
India
South Korea
Australia
Thailand
Brazil
Argentina
South Africa
Saudi Arabia
UAE
Kuwait

Cross Border Payments Market Companies

Name Profile # Employees HQ Website
Airwallex View profile 1001-5000 San Francisco, California, United States, North America http://www.airwallex.com
Stripe, Inc. View profile - - -
MasterCard View profile - - -
Wise Payments Limited View profile - - -
MoneyGram International View profile 1001-5000 Dallas, Texas, United States, North America http://www.moneygram.com/intl/
Western Union View profile 5001-10000 Englewood, Colorado, United States, North America http://westernunion.com
Worldpay View profile 5001-10000 Cincinnati, Ohio, United States, North America https://worldpay.com
Payoneer Global Inc View profile 2167 150 W 30th Street, New York, NY, United States, 10001 https://www.payoneer.com
Visa Inc Class A View profile 28800 P.O. Box 8999, San Francisco, CA, United States, 94128-8999 https://www.usa.visa.com
PayPal Holdings Inc View profile 27200 2211 North First Street, San Jose, CA, United States, 95131 https://www.paypal.com

Middle East & Africa cross border payments market outlook

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Business to business (b2b) was the largest segment with a revenue share of 107.12% in 2024. Horizon Databook has segmented the Middle East & Africa cross border payments market based on business to business (b2b) covering the revenue growth of each sub-segment from 2018 to 2030.


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