Definitions
The user population for the stated entity, market and period. Market-scoped annual method estimates count unique residents active at least once in the trailing twelve months and exclude inbound users; other reported figures retain the source's registered or active-user definition.
PeopleUnique users active within the stated calendar month and market. Estimated Monthly Active Users aggregates the displayed market estimates; users active in multiple markets may be counted in each. It is not interchangeable with the annual Users estimate.
People / monthAurato Research estimates of payment-method usage for the stated calendar month, covering the displayed Users, Transactions and TPV figures. Each metric aggregates the available market estimates for that method. Users active in multiple markets may be counted in each; user counts are not deduplicated across payment methods.
People, transactions and USD / monthTotal resident population for the stated market and reference period.
CountNominal gross domestic product for the stated market and year, shown in current US dollars.
USDNominal GDP divided by the market's population for the stated reference year, shown in current US dollars per person.
USD / personAnnual percentage change in real gross domestic product for the stated market and period.
PercentageAutomated teller machines in the market per 100,000 adults for the stated year. The source and whether the value is reported or estimated remain attached to the measurement.
ATMs / 100K adultsCommercial-bank branches in the market per 100,000 adults for the stated year. The label refers to physical branches, not the number of banking companies.
Branches / 100K adultsDebit cards in circulation divided by the adult population for the stated market and year. This counts cards, not unique cardholders or payments.
Cards / adultCredit cards in circulation divided by the adult population for the stated market and year. This counts cards, not unique cardholders or payments.
Cards / adultQualifying payment transactions in the stated period and entity or market scope. Annual or trailing-twelve-month totals are distinct from monthly observations, and the counted processing stage follows the cited source.
CountPayment transactions attributed to a method and market in one calendar month. Estimated Monthly Transactions aggregates the displayed market estimates. Historical series keep these observations separate from annual totals.
Count / monthTotal payment value for the stated period and entity or market scope, displayed in US dollars. Source currency, conversion and period remain part of the measurement context.
USDTotal payment value attributed to a method and market in one calendar month. Estimated Monthly Total Payment Volume aggregates the displayed market estimates in US dollars, separately from annual or trailing-twelve-month TPV.
USD / monthUnits of the currency for one US dollar at the stated observation date. The direction is currency per USD, not USD per unit of currency.
Currency / USDRevenue attributed to the entity for the cited reporting period, following the source's gross or net reporting basis.
USDLatest sourced enterprise, equity or transaction valuation associated with the entity.
USDRevenue after the deductions explicitly included in the cited reporting definition.
USDCustomers or client accounts of a bank for the stated period, following the source's counting basis; accounts and unique people are not assumed to be equivalent.
CountCustomer deposits reported by a bank for the stated period and accounting scope, shown in US dollars where converted.
USDA bank's loan portfolio for the stated period and reporting basis, shown in US dollars where converted.
USDTotal assets reported by a bank for the stated period and accounting scope, shown in US dollars where converted.
USDDistinct payment methods linked to the entity in the Aurato Graph.
CountDistinct geographic markets linked to the entity in the Aurato Graph. For payment methods, Number of Markets counts individual markets, excluding regional and global navigation scopes.
CountDistinct payment or card systems associated with the entity through the applicable direct or method-linked Atlas relationships.
CountDistinct regulation records linked to the entity.
CountDistinct entities linked to a regulator through a regulatory relationship.
CountA relative five-level indicator for payment-method cost; it is not an absolute price quote.
Level 1–5Aurato's assessment of the evidence and assumptions supporting an estimate. It is a quality indicator, not a statistical probability or a reported transaction count.
0–100Percentage change against the corresponding period one year earlier. For monthly method series, the comparison uses the same month and the same set of measured markets.
PercentageA scheme type's transactions as a percentage of the total across the displayed scheme types for the same market and period.
PercentageAurato uses compact notation for measurements and other scaled values. Monetary values carry a dollar prefix; non-monetary values follow the same rules without one.
Cash In ratios are shown with one decimal. Currency FX rates use precision based on the rate's size; the underlying measurement and its source retain their stated value and date.