During a survey conducted in Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, and the Dominican Republic in April 2020 – therefore amidst the COVID-19 pandemic – around 84 percent of respondents said they thought contactless payment was a cleaner way to pay. Approximately 78 percent of the people surveyed stated that they would continue to use contactless payment even after the pandemic was over.
Changes in use of contactless payment due to the COVID-19 outbreak in selected countries in Latin America in April 2020
Characteristic
Percentage of respondents
Think contactless payment is a cleaner way to pay
84%
Think contactless payment is more convenient than paying in cash
81%
Will continue to use contactless payment once the pandemic is over
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MasterCard. (April 30, 2020). Changes in use of contactless payment due to the COVID-19 outbreak in selected countries in Latin America in April 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1125488/latin-america-contactless-payment/
MasterCard. "Changes in use of contactless payment due to the COVID-19 outbreak in selected countries in Latin America in April 2020." Chart. April 30, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1125488/latin-america-contactless-payment/
MasterCard. (2020). Changes in use of contactless payment due to the COVID-19 outbreak in selected countries in Latin America in April 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1125488/latin-america-contactless-payment/
MasterCard. "Changes in Use of Contactless Payment Due to The Covid-19 Outbreak in Selected Countries in Latin America in April 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Apr 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1125488/latin-america-contactless-payment/
MasterCard, Changes in use of contactless payment due to the COVID-19 outbreak in selected countries in Latin America in April 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1125488/latin-america-contactless-payment/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Changes in use of contactless payment due to the COVID-19 outbreak in selected countries in Latin America in April 2020 [Graph], MasterCard, April 30, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1125488/latin-america-contactless-payment/
