This statistic presents the share of mobile payment methods accepted by merchants worldwide as of March 2018, by payment type and year. According to the findings, in 2017, 79 percent of merchants worldwide accepted debit card as a viable method of mobile payment, however, by 2018, this had decreased by four percentage points to 75 percent.
Most popular mobile payment methods accepted by online merchants worldwide in 2017 and 2018
Nearly one-in-four merchants surveyed sell both digital and tangible goods online, while 40 percent sell digital goods exclusively and 37 percent only sell shippable goods. More than 60 percent of merchants sell shippable goods overall (with or without digital goods).
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Kount. (June 13, 2018). Most popular mobile payment methods accepted by online merchants worldwide in 2017 and 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/881172/mobile-payment-methods-accepted-merchants-worldwide/
Kount. "Most popular mobile payment methods accepted by online merchants worldwide in 2017 and 2018." Chart. June 13, 2018. Statista. Accessed November 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/881172/mobile-payment-methods-accepted-merchants-worldwide/
Kount. (2018). Most popular mobile payment methods accepted by online merchants worldwide in 2017 and 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/881172/mobile-payment-methods-accepted-merchants-worldwide/
Kount. "Most Popular Mobile Payment Methods Accepted by Online Merchants Worldwide in 2017 and 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Jun 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/881172/mobile-payment-methods-accepted-merchants-worldwide/
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Most popular mobile payment methods accepted by online merchants worldwide in 2017 and 2018 [Graph], Kount, June 13, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/881172/mobile-payment-methods-accepted-merchants-worldwide/