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Report: Digital wallets account for over half of global online transaction volume, and cryptocurrencies will become the fastest-growing online payment method
Deep Tide TechFlow News, May 21, according to Caixin.com, the global payment technology and software company Global Payments released the "Global Payments Report 2026" which states that digital wallets now account for over half of global online transaction volume and one-third of offline transactions. Digital wallets can flexibly integrate different payment methods such as cryptocurrencies. The report predicts that paying directly with cryptocurrencies will become the fastest-growing online payment method, with a compound annual growth rate of 16% from 2025 to 2030. This means that by 2030, the transaction volume of e-commerce paid directly with cryptocurrencies could account for 0.28% of global e-commerce transactions, nearly $31 billion.
However, despite the fact that by the end of 2025, the global market capitalization of cryptocurrencies has approached $3.2 trillion, it remains a relatively marginal payment method for consumers paying merchants. A report by MRC and Visa shows that only 10% of merchants worldwide accept cryptocurrency payments directly. In 2025, cryptocurrencies will account for only 0.19% of global e-commerce transaction volume, approximately $15 billion.