Figures from October 2023 onwards are based on data of 14 payment service providers: AEON Financial Service (AEON Pay), NTT Docomo (d Barai), The Bank of Okinawa (OKI Pay), KDDI (au PAY), COMMONEY (commoney), Net Protections (atone), Famima Digital One (FamiPay), The Bank of Fukuoka (YOKA!Pay), PayPay (PayPay), Mizuho Bank (J-Coin Pay), Merpay (Merpay), Japan Post Bank (Yucho Pay), LINE Pay (LINE Pay), Rakuten Payment (Rakuten Pay app).
Number of payment providers by date of survey:
October 2023 to December 2024: n=14
April 2023 to September 2023: n=16
January 2023 to March 2023: n=18
January 2020 to December 2022: n=16
2018 to 2019: n=13
100 Japanese yen equal 0.67 U.S. dollars or 0.64 euros as of March 2025.
Values have been rounded.
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QR code payment value at stores in Japan 2018-2024
In 2024, the total value of QR code and barcode payments made at physical and online stores in Japan amounted to around **** trillion Japanese yen. QR code payment services emerged as the second-most popular payment method, surpassing electronic money for the fourth consecutive time during that year.Ìý
QR code payments in Japan
QR code payments are a mobile payment service that involves scanning a QR code or barcode at a store’s register. QR code payments can be settled in different ways; they can be linked to prepaid, direct debit, and deferred payment methods. Convenience stores are a primary location where consumers utilize QR code payments, followed by supermarkets and drugstores. In fact, QR code payments have evolved to become the most used cashless payment option in convenience stores over the span of just a few years. Among various QR code payment services, * is the most widely used, followed by *.Ìý
Rising popularity of cashless payments
The ratio of cashless payments in Japan has experienced significant growth, more than doubling over the past decade. The rise was mainly due to increased credit card spending, but the value of QR code and barcode payments also doubled from 2021 to 2023. This surge can be attributed to the cashless point reward program the government introduced in 2019. The impact of the global coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) and the need to reduce physical contact further fueled the popularity of cashless payments.
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