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Digital Commerce transaction value projected at US$2.15 billion in 2024, growing ~9.4% CAGR to 2028.

Market takeaways

  • Digital Commerce transaction value projected at US$2.15 billion in 2024, growing ~9.4% CAGR to 2028.
  • ~3.2 million people use digital payments in Honduras.
  • Cards account for nearly 45% of online payments; mobile wallets growing rapidly.
  • Tigo Money launched QR codes as new payment method, with 6,400+ agents nationwide.
  • Honduras receives significant remittances from the US Honduran diaspora, channelled increasingly through mobile money.

Population

10.6M

Online population

~5.5M

Banked population

~45%

Credit card population

~15%

Payment method breakdown

  • Card (Debit & Credit)45%
  • Cash30%
  • Mobile Wallet15%
  • Bank Transfer8%
  • Other2%

Card scheme breakdown

  • Visa55%
  • Mastercard37%
  • American Express5%
  • Local Schemes3%
  • Other0%

Cross-border e-commerce

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Bank Transfer (Internet & Mobile Banking)

Bank Transfer (Internet & Mobile Banking)

Generic online and mobile bank-transfer methods (internet banking, e-banking, EFT and interbank transfers). Customers pay directly from their bank account via their bank's own online/mobile banking portal. Implementation and rails differ by country, but the consumer flow is a standard account-to-account bank transfer.

TENGO (Banco Atlántida)

TENGO (Banco Atlántida)

TENGO is the digital banking and mobile wallet product offered by Banco Atlántida, one of Honduras's largest private banks. It provides cardless banking, mobile transfers, bill payments, and merchant QR payments for account holders, serving the segment of banked consumers who prefer app-based banking over physical branches.

Visa

Visa

Visa is the world's largest card network, enabling credit, debit and prepaid card payments online, in-store and at ATMs across virtually every market. In the listed countries Visa is a core internationally accepted scheme alongside local methods.

Mastercard

Mastercard

Mastercard is a leading global card network supporting credit, debit and prepaid card payments online, in-store and at ATMs worldwide. In the listed countries it is a core internationally accepted scheme.

Claro Pay

Claro Pay

Claro Pay, operated by América Móvil's Claro Nicaragua, is a mobile money platform targeting prepaid mobile subscribers. It supports P2P transfers, bill payments, and basic financial transactions for users outside the formal banking system. It is one of the few accessible digital financial tools for rural and low-income populations.

Tigo Money

Tigo Money

Tigo Money, operated by Telecel (Millicom's Paraguay subsidiary), is Paraguay's leading mobile wallet and a key driver of financial inclusion. It enables P2P transfers, QR payments, bill payments, and remittance collection. Tigo Money participates in Paraguay's interoperable instant payment infrastructure and has deep penetration among the unbanked and underbanked population. QR transactions reached 13 million in March 2025, with much of this volume flowing through Tigo Money.

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