In 2022, more than 13.7 billion e-money payments were made in Japan. The number of payments with electronic money, comprised of IC-type e-money and QR code and barcode payments, has significantly increased in recent years.
Number of cashless payments in Japan from 2017 to 2022, by instrument type
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Credit transfers
Checks
Payments by card with debit function
E-money payments
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Credit transfers: transactions handled by the Zengin System and other retail payment networks (domestic only); excluding credit transfers through on-us accounts.
Checks: transactions handled by all bill and check clearing systems in Japan.
Payments by card with a debit function: based on data from four debit card networks (J-Debit, JCB, VISA, and UnionPay).
E-money payments: figures include QR and barcode payments from 2018 onwards.
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Bank of Japan. (February 13, 2024). Number of cashless payments in Japan from 2017 to 2022, by instrument type (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1334734/japan-cashless-payment-volume-by-instrument-type/
Bank of Japan. "Number of cashless payments in Japan from 2017 to 2022, by instrument type (in millions)." Chart. February 13, 2024. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1334734/japan-cashless-payment-volume-by-instrument-type/
Bank of Japan. (2024). Number of cashless payments in Japan from 2017 to 2022, by instrument type (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1334734/japan-cashless-payment-volume-by-instrument-type/
Bank of Japan. "Number of Cashless Payments in Japan from 2017 to 2022, by Instrument Type (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Feb 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1334734/japan-cashless-payment-volume-by-instrument-type/
Bank of Japan, Number of cashless payments in Japan from 2017 to 2022, by instrument type (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1334734/japan-cashless-payment-volume-by-instrument-type/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Number of cashless payments in Japan from 2017 to 2022, by instrument type (in millions) [Graph], Bank of Japan, February 13, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1334734/japan-cashless-payment-volume-by-instrument-type/
