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.
Survey sample by age group:
20 to 29 years: n=494
30 to 39 years: n=543
40 to 49 years: n=699
50 to 59 years: n=667
60 to 69 years: n=596
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Mobile payment app ownership rate in Japan 2022, by age
Contactless mobile payment app ownership in Japan was the highest among consumers in their twenties, a survey conducted in November 2022 found. Around ** percent of respondents aged 20 to 29 owned mobile payment apps on NFC-enabled devices. The overall ownership rate of mobile payment apps was ** percent.
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