According to a survey conducted in Japan in 2020, around 30 percent of businesses had started introducing cashless payment methods due to the cashless rebate program.
The Japanese government introduced the cashless rebate program in October 2019 to mitigate the impact of a consumption tax hike on consumers while promoting the use of cashless payment methods.
Changes regarding the introduction of cashless payment methods among businesses as a result of the cashless rebate program in Japan as of September 2020
business persons and employees that have registered for the cashless rebate program
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
Original survey question: "Did your company introduce a cashless payment method for the first time as a result of the cashless rebate program? Please let us know what applies most."
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METI (Japan). (December 11, 2020). Changes regarding the introduction of cashless payment methods among businesses as a result of the cashless rebate program in Japan as of September 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1229989/japan-cashless-rebate-program-impact-on-cashless-payment-introduction/
METI (Japan). "Changes regarding the introduction of cashless payment methods among businesses as a result of the cashless rebate program in Japan as of September 2020." Chart. December 11, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1229989/japan-cashless-rebate-program-impact-on-cashless-payment-introduction/
METI (Japan). (2020). Changes regarding the introduction of cashless payment methods among businesses as a result of the cashless rebate program in Japan as of September 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1229989/japan-cashless-rebate-program-impact-on-cashless-payment-introduction/
METI (Japan). "Changes regarding The Introduction of Cashless Payment Methods among Businesses as a Result of The Cashless Rebate Program in Japan as of September 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Dec 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1229989/japan-cashless-rebate-program-impact-on-cashless-payment-introduction/
METI (Japan), Changes regarding the introduction of cashless payment methods among businesses as a result of the cashless rebate program in Japan as of September 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1229989/japan-cashless-rebate-program-impact-on-cashless-payment-introduction/ (last visited December 23, 2024)
Changes regarding the introduction of cashless payment methods among businesses as a result of the cashless rebate program in Japan as of September 2020 [Graph], METI (Japan), December 11, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1229989/japan-cashless-rebate-program-impact-on-cashless-payment-introduction/
