Digital wallets are a means of payment that allow you to make and receive payments through a telephone number or QR code. Its use has been promoted in shops since according to the Association of Banks of Peru (Asbanc) there are almost 60,000 commercial positions affiliated with digital wallets nationwide.
Asbanc reported that only in September 654,000 transactions were registered nationwide, 25% more than in August. “Until September of this year, there has been a movement greater than S / 33,200 million soles (+ 26% compared to August),” they reported.
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It is estimated that 12 million Peruvians use the main digital wallets: Yape, Tunki Plin and Bim For which you can also withdraw cash through agents and ATMs for free without having a bank account.
They also announced that there is an increase in the use of this means of payments, since the 85% of merchants affiliates actively use them. Which, according to Asbanc, generates a saving of 60 tons of plastic per year, which means the issuance of physical cards. “In addition, it would contribute to the reduction of the felling of 150 trees a year,” they pointed out.
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