Trends and Developments in India Payment Market 2015-2019

India Payment Services Industry Outlook to 2019 – Surging Investments in MPOS, mWallet and NFC to Drive Growth” provides a comprehensive analysis of the various aspects such as market size of the payment industry, mobile wallets, mobile banking and MPOS payments along with online payments and payment gateways. The report also covers the market shares of major companies involved in different segments in the payment industry in India.

The payment market is majorly driven by transactions through mobile point of sale terminals and mobile banking, in FY’2014 registered transactions worth of INR ~ million. There is a growth recorded of 147.6% from the revenues generated by the industry as compared to the previous year, where the total transactions were INR ~ million. Each segment in the payment market is subject to a gamut of different factors such as number of units sold, reach amongst customers and merchant acquisitions that play an important role in determining their respective revenues.

The major segments in the payment industry in India include, MPOS, mobile banking, mobile wallets and online bill payments. In FY’2014, the largest share of market was held by mobile banking services at INR ~ million and was followed by payments made by using mobile point of sale devices. Mobile wallets and online bill payments comprise only of a small percentage share in the market.

Moreover, each segment in the payment industry in India comprises of a different set of players. For example, in mobile banking sector, financial institutions such as banks operate independently by using an application developed by a software company. However, in mobile POS market, there is a tie-up between the financial institution and the gateway to route transactions. Mobile wallets have witnessed collaborations between telecom companies and banks to provide pre-paid wallet services to customers. The largest market share in mobile banking market in terms of value of transactions was held by...