Credit cards were the most common method to add money to prepaid QR code payment services in Japan, according to a survey conducted in 2022. While 40 percent of consumers used credit cards, one-quarter opted for cash payments at stores or ATMs.
Leading top up methods for prepaid QR code payment services in Japan as of January 2022
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among respondents who have used prepaid means of payment before
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Online survey
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Original question: "For the following payment methods that you have used in the past, what is your main method of recharging? If you use more than one method, please select the one you use most frequently."
Prepaid QR code payments include all items that can be charged in advance and used for payment (excluding fund transfer services and services linked to credit cards), such as PayPay's Money Light, MerPay's paid points, LINE Pay's LINE Cash, FamiPay, and others.
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Japan Payment Service Association. (April 7, 2022). Leading top up methods for prepaid QR code payment services in Japan as of January 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 25, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1353454/japan-prepaid-qr-code-payments-common-methods-recharging/
Japan Payment Service Association. "Leading top up methods for prepaid QR code payment services in Japan as of January 2022." Chart. April 7, 2022. Statista. Accessed April 25, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1353454/japan-prepaid-qr-code-payments-common-methods-recharging/
Japan Payment Service Association. (2022). Leading top up methods for prepaid QR code payment services in Japan as of January 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 25, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1353454/japan-prepaid-qr-code-payments-common-methods-recharging/
Japan Payment Service Association. "Leading Top up Methods for Prepaid Qr Code Payment Services in Japan as of January 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Apr 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1353454/japan-prepaid-qr-code-payments-common-methods-recharging/
Japan Payment Service Association, Leading top up methods for prepaid QR code payment services in Japan as of January 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1353454/japan-prepaid-qr-code-payments-common-methods-recharging/ (last visited April 25, 2025)
Leading top up methods for prepaid QR code payment services in Japan as of January 2022 [Graph], Japan Payment Service Association, April 7, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1353454/japan-prepaid-qr-code-payments-common-methods-recharging/
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