This statistic provides information on mobile payment methods used by mobile payment users in the United States in 2015. Through the survey, it was found that 3.3 percent of U.S. users had their mobile payment charges added to their phone bill.
When making mobile payments, which of the following payments methods do you use?
Characteristic
Share of respondents
Debit card
56.4%
Credit card
47.8%
Bank account
36.1%
Account at a non-financial institution (e.g. PayPal)
15.8%
Prepaid debit card
9.5%
Charges to your phone bill
3.3%
Other
1.9%
0%5%10%15%20%25%30%35%40%45%50%55%60%65%
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Federal Reserve. (March 30, 2016). When making mobile payments, which of the following payments methods do you use? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 13, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/244296/mobile-payment-billing-methods-used-by-us-users/
Federal Reserve. "When making mobile payments, which of the following payments methods do you use?." Chart. March 30, 2016. Statista. Accessed May 13, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/244296/mobile-payment-billing-methods-used-by-us-users/
Federal Reserve. (2016). When making mobile payments, which of the following payments methods do you use?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 13, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/244296/mobile-payment-billing-methods-used-by-us-users/
Federal Reserve. "When Making Mobile Payments, Which of The following Payments Methods Do You Use?." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Mar 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/244296/mobile-payment-billing-methods-used-by-us-users/
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