• Money Travels: 2024 Digital Remittances Adoption Report

    The Money Travels: 2024 Digital Remittances Adoption study examines how consumers send money abroad, diving into the rates, methods and reasons for sending and receiving these lifeline payments.

A global perspective

Over

43 K

remittance senders and receivers surveyed¹

Across

20

countries

Cover image of the Money Travels: 2024 Digital Remittances Adoption Report.

Remittances – a lifeline for millions around the world

Remittances are human to human transactions and act as a lifeline for many families in countries on every continent. In low- and middle-income countries they grew an estimated 3.8% in the past year² to reach a staggering $669 billion in 2023. 

Visa’s Money Travels: 2024 Digital Remittances Adoption Report survey looks at some of the progress, and challenges, that exist today.

“As the world becomes more interconnected, the flow of global remittances continues to play a pivotal role in supporting and sustaining the livelihoods of families around the world.”

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— Matt Oppenheimer, Co-founder and CEO, Remitly

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Get more insights about remittances

Discover how consumers send money abroad, diving into the rates, methods, and reasons for sending and receiving these lifeline payments.

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  1. The Money Travels: 2024 Annual Remittances Adoption Report surveyed 43,789 remittance users across North and Latin America, Europe, the Middle East and Asia Pacific.
  2. The World Bank. (December 18, 2023). Remittance Flows Continue to Grow in 2023 Albeit at Slower Pace [Press release].