Middle East & Africa Real-time Payments Market Size & Outlook

The real-time payments market in Middle East & Africa is expected to reach a projected revenue of US$ 6,726.0 million by 2030. A compound annual growth rate of 27.2% is expected of Middle East & Africa real-time payments market from 2024 to 2030.
Revenue, 2023 (US$M)
$1,251.4
Forecast, 2030 (US$M)
$6,726.0
CAGR, 2024 - 2030
27.2%
Report Coverage
Middle East & Africa

MEA real-time payments market highlights

  • The MEA real-time payments market generated a revenue of USD 1,251.4 million in 2023.
  • The market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 27.2% from 2024 to 2030.
  • In terms of segment, p2b was the largest revenue generating nature of payment in 2023.
  • P2P is the most lucrative nature of payment segment registering the fastest growth during the forecast period.

MEA data book summary

Market revenue in 2023USD 1,251.4 million
Market revenue in 2030USD 6,726.0 million
Growth rate27.2% (CAGR from 2023 to 2030)
Largest segmentP2b
Fastest growing segmentP2P
Historical data covered2017 - 2022
Base year for estimation2023
Forecast period covered2024 - 2030
Quantitative unitsRevenue in USD million
Market segmentationP2B, B2B, P2P
Key market players worldwideACI Worldwide Inc, Fidelity National Information Services Inc, Fiserv Inc, Mastercard Inc Class A, PayPal Holdings Inc, Temenos AG, Visa Inc Class A, Wirecard AG, Montran, Finastra, Volante Technologies, Worldpay

Other key industry trends

  • In terms of revenue, MEA region accounted for 5.4% of the global real-time payments market in 2023.
  • Globally, Asia Pacific 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 98,414.4 million by 2030.

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Middle East & Africa real-time payments market outlook

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P2b was the largest segment with a revenue share of 73.45% in 2023. Horizon Databook has segmented the Middle East & Africa real-time payments market based on p2b, b2b, p2p covering the revenue growth of each sub-segment from 2017 to 2030.


  • Middle East & Africa Real-Time Payments Nature of Payment Outlook (Revenue, USD Million, 2017-2030)
    • P2B
    • B2B
    • P2P
    • Others
  • Middle East & Africa Real-Time Payments Component Outlook (Revenue, USD Million, 2017-2030)
    • Solution
      • Payment Gateway
      • Payment Processing
      • Security & Fraud Management
    • Services
      • Advisory Services
      • Intergration & Implementation Services
      • Managed Services
  • Middle East & Africa Real-Time Payments Deployment Outlook (Revenue, USD Million, 2017-2030)
    • On-premise
    • Cloud-based
  • Middle East & Africa Real-Time Payments Enterprise Outlook (Revenue, USD Million, 2017-2030)
    • Large Enterprises
    • Small & Medium Enterprises
  • Middle East & Africa Real-Time Payments End Use Outlook (Revenue, USD Million, 2017-2030)
    • Retail & E-commerce
    • BFSI
    • IT & Telecom
    • Travel & Tourism
    • Healthcare
    • Government
    • Energy & Utilities
    • Others

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