Are Apple Pay and Google Pay available in Paraguay?
Yes. Apple Pay launched on November 5, 2024, with Itaú and ueno bank, and Google Pay in 2024 with Itaú, Continental and ueno bank. Digital wallets still made up only 4.5% of electronic payments in November 2025, per Bancard.
In detail
Yes. Apple Pay launched on November 5, 2024, with Itaú and ueno bank, and Google Pay in 2024 with Itaú, Continental and ueno bank. Digital wallets still made up only 4.5% of electronic payments in November 2025, per Bancard.
Apple Pay and Google Pay in Paraguay
Apple Pay arrived in November 2024 with Itaú and ueno bank, and Google Pay in 2024. Bancard, Paraguay's main card and QR processing network, owned by local banks, lists Apple Pay and Google Pay next to cards, Bancard QR and its vPOS online checkout, and counted 165,000 merchants in its network in 2026.
Why phone wallets stay small
The phone is Paraguay's main payment device. About 7 in 10 digital payments are made from a mobile phone, according to Bancard, but mostly through QR: more than 3.7 million people and 181,000 merchants used or accepted Bancard QR in early 2026, through 18 banks, 5 financial companies, 42 cooperatives and 10 other apps. In November 2025, QR held 64% of electronic payments, physical cards 31.5% and digital wallets 4.5%.
E-money wallets have shrunk as bank apps and QR took over: in April 2025, the BCP counted 2.5 million active wallet accounts, down 6.3%, and 22.7% fewer operations.
More detail in our #PayWorldTour guide Payment methods in Paraguay.