among respondents who have used prepaid means of payment before
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
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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Most common ways to recharge prepaid QR code payment methods Japan 2022
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 ** percent of consumers used credit cards, one-quarter opted for cash payments at stores or ATMs.
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