Peru

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Yape and Plin give Peru phone-led payment experiences alongside bank cards and transfers. Interoperability connects participating providers, adding account-based merchant routes in the sol economy, whose resident population reached approximately 34.6 million residents in 2025.

Alpha-3:PER
NUM:604
Population
35M
GDP
$335B
GDP per Capita
$10K
GDP Growth
3.4%
Deepdive

World Bank, World Development Indicators (WDI), 2025

Cash in Peru

Yape and Plin are bringing digital payments into Peru's small-ticket commerce, where sol cash continues to play an important role. Interoperable wallets challenge banknotes at merchants, while cards are one part of the transition.

ATMs (PER 100K)
138.0
BANKS (PER 100K)
4.1
DEBIT CARDS (PER ADULT)
2.5
CREDIT CARDS (PER ADULT)
0.3
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IMF, Financial Access Survey (FAS), 2025

Payment Methods

Estimated Monthly Usage, Aurato Research, October 2026

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Systems

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PSPs

Compliance

Standards