In 2019, peer to peer transfers concentrated nearly half the value of all mobile money transactions in Latin America and the Caribbean. Bulk disbursements represented more than 34 percent of the operations' value. International remittances, airtime top-ups, and merchant payments constituted less than two percent each.
Distribution of the value of mobile money transactions in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2019, by type
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GSMA . (October 1, 2020). Distribution of the value of mobile money transactions in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2019, by type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1229598/latin-america-caribbean-mobile-money-transactions-value-type/
GSMA . "Distribution of the value of mobile money transactions in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2019, by type." Chart. October 1, 2020. Statista. Accessed May 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1229598/latin-america-caribbean-mobile-money-transactions-value-type/
GSMA . (2020). Distribution of the value of mobile money transactions in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2019, by type. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1229598/latin-america-caribbean-mobile-money-transactions-value-type/
GSMA . "Distribution of The Value of Mobile Money Transactions in Latin America and The Caribbean in 2019, by Type." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Oct 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1229598/latin-america-caribbean-mobile-money-transactions-value-type/
GSMA , Distribution of the value of mobile money transactions in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2019, by type Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1229598/latin-america-caribbean-mobile-money-transactions-value-type/ (last visited May 21, 2024)
Distribution of the value of mobile money transactions in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2019, by type [Graph], GSMA , October 1, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1229598/latin-america-caribbean-mobile-money-transactions-value-type/