According to a survey from 2020, around 45 percent of respondents in Southeast Asia preferred to pay with cash. Among the respondents, around 15 percent in Singapore preferred to pay with cash, whereas around 91 percent in Myanmar preferred to pay with cash.
Distribution of preferred payment methods in Southeast Asia in 2020, by country
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Visa Inc.. (June 5, 2021). Distribution of preferred payment methods in Southeast Asia in 2020, by country [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 11, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1256181/sea-most-preferred-payment-methods-by-country/
Visa Inc.. "Distribution of preferred payment methods in Southeast Asia in 2020, by country." Chart. June 5, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 11, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1256181/sea-most-preferred-payment-methods-by-country/
Visa Inc.. (2021). Distribution of preferred payment methods in Southeast Asia in 2020, by country. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 11, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1256181/sea-most-preferred-payment-methods-by-country/
Visa Inc.. "Distribution of Preferred Payment Methods in Southeast Asia in 2020, by Country." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Jun 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1256181/sea-most-preferred-payment-methods-by-country/
Visa Inc., Distribution of preferred payment methods in Southeast Asia in 2020, by country Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1256181/sea-most-preferred-payment-methods-by-country/ (last visited December 11, 2023)
Distribution of preferred payment methods in Southeast Asia in 2020, by country [Graph], Visa Inc., June 5, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1256181/sea-most-preferred-payment-methods-by-country/