Number of contactless mobile payment users in U.S. 2022, with a 2027 forecast

Published by
Raynor de Best,
Dec 20, 2023
The number of United States tap to pay mobile payments - contactless payments, or proximity payments - with a smartphone or wearable are expected to nearly double by 2027. A forecast investigating such NFC enabled payments claims the U.S. would be the world's largest market when it comes to the overall volume of such transactions. It adds that services like Apple Pay, Google Pay, and Samsung Pay would be at the heart of this development, especially in public transport networks.

Estimates on the number of users of contactless/tap to pay mobile payments in the United States in 2022, with a forecast for 2027 (in billions)

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Release date

September 2022

Region

United States

Survey time period

September 2022

Special properties

Includes NFC payments with smartphones and wearables, but excludes cards

Supplementary notes

The source is not clear on whether this includes both POS and e-commerce payments. It mentions public transport networks as a specific use case, indicating it may lean more towards POS payments only.

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