Japan: prepaid QR code payments common recharge methods 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 40 percent of consumers used credit cards, one-quarter opted for cash payments at stores or ATMs.

Leading top up methods for prepaid QR code payment services in Japan as of January 2022

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Release date

April 2022

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Region

Japan

Survey time period

January 14 to 17, 2022

Number of respondents

1,262 respondents

Age group

18-69 years

Special properties

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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