PicPay tops the chart of Latin America's fintech app downloads in Q2

Search for finance apps in Brazil grew 125% year-over-year in the Q2

Brazilian digital wallet PicPay app on smartphone — Brazilian digital wallet PicPay. Photo: Shutterstock

01.Sep.2020 11:02 BRT
UPDATED 12:04 BRT

Alongside finance, business and shopping apps had the greatest year-over-year precent growth in downloads in Q2 across Brazil;
PicPay is a PayPal-alike Brazilian payments app.

Brazilian PicPay is the fintech in Latin America that had the most app downloads during the second-quarter, according to App Annie. According to the report, finance apps in Brazil downloads grew 125% year-over-year in the Q2.

Alongside finance, business and shopping apps had the greatest year-over-year precent growth in downloads in Q2 across Brazil by 220% and 95%, respectively. The report attached the boost to COVID-19 effects, that propelled mobile usage forward, achieving a growth that would have otherwise taken two to three years.

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According to App Annie, downloads of finance apps in Brazil surpassed 184 million in Q2 2020. Part of this growth is due to demand for fintech apps.

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