According to a survey conducted in Japan in September 2020, close to half the respondents cited good deals at times of campaigns as the leading reason for using smartphone payment methods. More than 34 percent of the respondents cited hygiene as an aspect considered.
Leading reasons for using smartphone payment methods in Japan in 2020
*Including students.
Smartphone payments are defined as payment services via smartphones or tablets (such as Apple Pay, Google Pay, PayPay, LINE Pay, Rakuten Pay, etc.).
The survey sample was weighted by the source according to the population census 2015.
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JCB. (February 18, 2021). Leading reasons for using smartphone payment methods in Japan in 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1228108/japan-major-reasons-for-smartphone-payment-usage/
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