Mumbai placed in the top five cities for highest digital payment transactions cities from January to October 2022: Worldline India
- Mumbai, Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, and Pune are among the top 5 cities witnessing the highest digital transactions
- Category-wise grocery, restaurants, clothing and apparel, E-Commerce and gaming witnessed the highest volumes
Mumbai, India, 6th December 2022: Worldline India has released an analysis of the transactions processed by them in the first 10 months of CY22 (January– October 2022) today and has derived some unique insights.
Mumbai has topped the list in terms of volume at 31.53 mn as well as the value at 93.70 bn of transactions. Festive season sales and a rise in consumption have helped Mumbai to reach this position in digital payment transactions. Bengaluru, Chennai, Hyderabad, and Pune are the other cities that are in the top 5 list of highest digital transactions.
Speaking on the occasion, Ramesh Narasimhan, Chief Executive Officer – India, Worldline, said:
“Today, both customers and sellers are being more receptive towards digital payments. Digital payments are gradually becoming like a commodity and forming a subtle yet an integral part of our lives. The swift adoption of digital payments can be witnessed with each passing quarter. Popular payment instruments like UPI, cards, PPIs are already clocking over 23 billion transactions in a quarter. We are glad to share our analysis of our transactions processed for the top 5 cities in India with highest digital transactions.”
| Cities with highest transaction volume | Total Volume Mn | Total Value Bn |
| Bangalore | 47.37 | 114.11 |
| Hyderabad | 33.99 | 95.05 |
| Chennai | 32.62 | 74.41 |
| Mumbai | 31.53 | 93.70 |
| Pune | 26.28 | 57.93 |
The period from January to October 2022, saw frequently visited physical merchant categories like grocery stores, restaurants, clothing and apparel, pharmacy and medical, hotels, jewelry retail, specialty retail, household appliances, and departmental stores while in the online space category wise, e-commerce (shopping for goods and services), gaming, utility and financial services together accounted for over 86% in terms of volume.
| Sector | Volume (Mn) | Volume (%) |
| E-Commerce | 43.21 | 36 |
| Gaming | 33.33 | 28 |
| Education | 3.93 | 3 |
| Government | 10.55 | 9 |
| Travel & Hospitality | 2.86 | 2 |
| Utility Service provider | 12.45 | 10 |
| Financial Services & Other | 14.58 | 12 |
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