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Ownership ratio of cashless settlement services in Japan as of November 2022, by payment method

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Release date

July 2023

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Region

Japan

Survey time period

November 2022

Number of respondents

3,000 respondents

Age group

20-69 years

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

Credit cards (contact-type):

Credit cards that are swiped or inserted in a terminal when used.

Credit cards (contactless-type):

Credit cards that are held over a terminal when used, such as iD, QUICPay, Visa Touch Payment, Mastercard Contactless, etc. Excluding cards issued on mobile devices.

Electronic money:

Prepaid cards, such as Suica, PASMO, ICOCA, PiTaPa, nimoca, SUGOCA, nanaco, WAON, Rakuten Edy, etc. Excluding cards issued on mobile devices.

QR code payment apps:

Payment method using QR codes or barcodes, such as LINE Pay, PayPay, au pay, d Barai, Rakuten Pay, Merpay, Yucho Pay, etc.

Other prepaid cards:

Card-type payment methods other than credit cards, debit cards and e-money (including cards issued by particular stores or businesses), such as QUO Card, Doutor Value Card, Starbucks Card, etc.

Contactless IC-type mobile payment apps:

Mobile payment method that enables payments by holding a device (smartphones, mobile phones, smartwatches) over a terminal, such as Apple Pay, Google Pay, Osaifu-Keitai, Mobile Suica, etc.

Citation formats

Contact-type credit cards were the most owned non-cash means of payment in Japan according to a survey conducted in November 2022. Around ** percent of respondents owned contact-type credit cards, while the share of consumers owning contactless tap to pay credit cards was much lower at ** percent. Credit cards were followed by electronic money and QR code payment apps, with an ownership rate of ** percent.