Around ** percent of consumers in Japan was interested in using tap to pay credit cards, a survey conducted in November 2022 found. Over ** percent had at least heard of credit cards with a contactless function. The overall ownership rate of contactless credit cards was lower than that of conventional credit cards.
among respondents who do not own credit cards with a tap to pay function
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
Credit cards (contactless-type):
Credit cards that are held over a terminal when used, such as iD, QUICPay, Visa Touch Payment, Mastercard Contactless, etc. Excluding cards issued on mobile devices.
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Payments Japan. (July 31, 2023). Awareness and interest in contactless credit cards in Japan as of November 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 12, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1411868/japan-contactless-credit-cards-awareness-and-interest/
Payments Japan. "Awareness and interest in contactless credit cards in Japan as of November 2022." Chart. July 31, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 12, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1411868/japan-contactless-credit-cards-awareness-and-interest/
Payments Japan. (2023). Awareness and interest in contactless credit cards in Japan as of November 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 12, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1411868/japan-contactless-credit-cards-awareness-and-interest/
Payments Japan. "Awareness and Interest in Contactless Credit Cards in Japan as of November 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Jul 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1411868/japan-contactless-credit-cards-awareness-and-interest/
Payments Japan, Awareness and interest in contactless credit cards in Japan as of November 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1411868/japan-contactless-credit-cards-awareness-and-interest/ (last visited July 12, 2025)
Awareness and interest in contactless credit cards in Japan as of November 2022 [Graph], Payments Japan, July 31, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1411868/japan-contactless-credit-cards-awareness-and-interest/
