In March 2024, QR code payment services were the most used cashless payment method at convenience stores in Japan, with a payment volume of 289 million transactions. QR code payments surpassed electronic money services as the most-used payment method for the first time in July 2022. The share of cashless payments made at convenience stores increased compared to the previous month.
Number of cashless payments at convenience stores in Japan from January 2021 to March 2024, by payment method
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Characteristic
International brands
Electronic money
QR code payment services
Others
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International brands: all payment methods provided by international brands such as credit cards, debit cards, and prepaid cards, including contactless payments.
Electronic money: including iD and QUICPay.
Others: excluding certain gift certificates and regional promotion coupons.
Based on figures of Seven-Eleven Japan Co., Ltd., FamilyMart Co., Ltd., and Lawson, Inc.
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Payments Japan. (July 17, 2024). Number of cashless payments at convenience stores in Japan from January 2021 to March 2024, by payment method (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1364729/japan-monthly-cashless-payment-volume-at-convenience-stores-by-payment-method/
Payments Japan. "Number of cashless payments at convenience stores in Japan from January 2021 to March 2024, by payment method (in millions)." Chart. July 17, 2024. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1364729/japan-monthly-cashless-payment-volume-at-convenience-stores-by-payment-method/
Payments Japan. (2024). Number of cashless payments at convenience stores in Japan from January 2021 to March 2024, by payment method (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1364729/japan-monthly-cashless-payment-volume-at-convenience-stores-by-payment-method/
Payments Japan. "Number of Cashless Payments at Convenience Stores in Japan from January 2021 to March 2024, by Payment Method (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Jul 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1364729/japan-monthly-cashless-payment-volume-at-convenience-stores-by-payment-method/
Payments Japan, Number of cashless payments at convenience stores in Japan from January 2021 to March 2024, by payment method (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1364729/japan-monthly-cashless-payment-volume-at-convenience-stores-by-payment-method/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Number of cashless payments at convenience stores in Japan from January 2021 to March 2024, by payment method (in millions) [Graph], Payments Japan, July 17, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1364729/japan-monthly-cashless-payment-volume-at-convenience-stores-by-payment-method/