Europe Real Time Payments Market Size

Europe Real Time Payments Market Analysis

The Europe Real Time Payments Market size is estimated at USD 6.49 billion in 2024, and is expected to reach USD 11.21 billion by 2029, growing at a CAGR of 11.54% during the forecast period (2024-2029).

The rapid proliferation of smartphones, consumers' need for quicker settlements, and government initiatives in the European region, among others, are the key reasons driving the market's growth.

• Increasing real-time payment adoption rates and continuous development and evolution of infrastructure across Europe indicate strong growth of real-time payments in the region in the coming years. Most European markets, including the UK and the Netherlands, experienced significant growth in volumes and values of real-time fund transfers; with the introduction of the P27 in the Nordic region, the real-time payment market is anticipated to grow.
• The European Payments Council (EPC) designed a pan-European instant payment system to accelerate the development of real-time payments in Europe. The SEPA Instant Credit Transfer (SCT Inst) process is based on the EPC's current SEPA credit transfer (SCT) scheme.
• Furthermore, this payment system enables euro credit transfers, with funds becoming available on the account in seconds at any time and in a region that will progressively expand to encompass 36 European countries. Several regional banking institutions are using SEPA Instant Credit Transfer (SCT inst.). Citi, for example, just implemented Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA) Instant Payments throughout Europe.
• Moreover, several initiatives based on ISO 20022 for real-time payments exist in Europe. In the United Kingdom, there is the New Payments Architecture (NPA), P27 in the Nordic region countries, SCT Inst. in Germany, and the EU is pushing on with the European Payments Initiative (EPI). These real-time payment systems will provide simpler access for increased participation, boost ongoing stability and resilience, and increase innovation through greater competition in the real-time payments market.
• Furthermore, the use of ISO 20022 is anticipated to improve cross-border and regional connectivity and enable additional data frames that can use to build new services. Furthermore, strong mobile and internet penetration in many countries of the EU, such as Sweden, Spain, Denmark, Poland, etc., is providing a strong platform for the growth of real-time payments in the region.
• However, growing payment frauds in real-time payments, such as Authorized Push payments, can hamper the growth of the real-time payments market in the region. With the 3D Secure 2.2 protocol and other SCA technologies to accommodate PSD2, card fraud in the region declined, but Authorized Push Payments frauds increased in the region.
• The COVID-19 pandemic enormously impacted how people shop and pay in the region. The new practices, including real-time and digital payments, are more convenient for customers and are likely to grow in the coming years.