Mobile payments and digital wallets, curated for travelers visiting Georgia.
Georgian cities are surprisingly cashless: Tbilisi runs at roughly 80 percent cashless for daily spending, contactless terminals sit in nearly every cafe, and the metro and buses take bank cards at the gate. Bank of Georgia and TBC dominate with QR apps tied to local accounts, which became harder for tourists to open under tightened 2026 AML rules. Keep lari cash for marshrutkas, bazaars and mountain regions, and note a national instant payment system arrives in late 2026.
Bank of Georgia's mBank app anchors local payments, with QR codes and instant transfers at Tbilisi shops, taxis and markets. Its terminals also accept every foreign contactless card.
Georgia's other banking giant, whose app and QR stickers you will see at cafes and corner shops from Tbilisi to Batumi. Locals split bills and pay by phone number.
A practical wallet for Georgia: pay in lari at strong rates anywhere contactless works, including Tbilisi's metro and buses, which accept bank cards directly at the gates.
These apps need data
Guac eSIM covers Georgia with plans from $1.50 per GB. Install it before you land and activate instantly.
Check our payments section for Georgia.
There are 3 payments apps available in Georgia as of 2026.
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