According to a survey by Rakuten Insight on e-payment usage in South Korea in 2022, the majority of Korean respondents of both genders chose convenience as the top reason for making e-payment transactions. Over half of all respondents also appreciated the fact that they did not have to carry cash or cards with them.
Main reasons for making e-payments among respondents in South Korea as of October 2022, by gender
among female and male respondents that had made e-payment transactions
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
Original question: "What are your reasons for making e-payment transactions?(choose up to two answers)"
The survey was conducted among 2,818 female and 3,426 male respondents. Other surveyed countries included China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Vietnam, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and Taiwan.
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Rakuten Insight. (December 29, 2022). Main reasons for making e-payments among respondents in South Korea as of October 2022, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1105975/south-korea-main-reasons-for-e-payments-by-gender/
Rakuten Insight. "Main reasons for making e-payments among respondents in South Korea as of October 2022, by gender." Chart. December 29, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1105975/south-korea-main-reasons-for-e-payments-by-gender/
Rakuten Insight. (2022). Main reasons for making e-payments among respondents in South Korea as of October 2022, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1105975/south-korea-main-reasons-for-e-payments-by-gender/
Rakuten Insight. "Main Reasons for Making E-payments among Respondents in South Korea as of October 2022, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Dec 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1105975/south-korea-main-reasons-for-e-payments-by-gender/
Rakuten Insight, Main reasons for making e-payments among respondents in South Korea as of October 2022, by gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1105975/south-korea-main-reasons-for-e-payments-by-gender/ (last visited December 24, 2024)
Main reasons for making e-payments among respondents in South Korea as of October 2022, by gender [Graph], Rakuten Insight, December 29, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1105975/south-korea-main-reasons-for-e-payments-by-gender/
