According to a survey conducted in July 2022, a smooth in-store payment process was one of the main reasons for using the tap to pay function of credit cards among consumers in Japan. Over 30 percent of respondents intended to use the contactless function of IC credit cards because it enables a quick payment process. Other main reasons for using the tap to pay function were reward points and habit.
Reasons for wanting to use the contactless settlement function of IC credit cards in Japan as of July 2022
among credit card holders who intend to use the tap to pay function of IC credit cards
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
The number of respondents collected for the survey was determined based on the population by age group and sex and the "credit card ownership rate by age group and sex" in a preliminary survey.
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Japan Consumer Credit Association. (December 26, 2022). Reasons for wanting to use the contactless settlement function of IC credit cards in Japan as of July 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 01, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1394750/japan-credit-card-contactless-payment-usage-intention-reasons/
Japan Consumer Credit Association. "Reasons for wanting to use the contactless settlement function of IC credit cards in Japan as of July 2022." Chart. December 26, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1394750/japan-credit-card-contactless-payment-usage-intention-reasons/
Japan Consumer Credit Association. (2022). Reasons for wanting to use the contactless settlement function of IC credit cards in Japan as of July 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1394750/japan-credit-card-contactless-payment-usage-intention-reasons/
Japan Consumer Credit Association. "Reasons for Wanting to Use The Contactless Settlement Function of Ic Credit Cards in Japan as of July 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Dec 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1394750/japan-credit-card-contactless-payment-usage-intention-reasons/
Japan Consumer Credit Association, Reasons for wanting to use the contactless settlement function of IC credit cards in Japan as of July 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1394750/japan-credit-card-contactless-payment-usage-intention-reasons/ (last visited December 01, 2024)
Reasons for wanting to use the contactless settlement function of IC credit cards in Japan as of July 2022 [Graph], Japan Consumer Credit Association, December 26, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1394750/japan-credit-card-contactless-payment-usage-intention-reasons/