CONVENIENCE 75% WAS THE TOP FACTOR DRIVING THE USAGE OF MOBILE PAYMENTS IN CHINA, ACCORDING TO A SURVEY FROM JULY 2016.

CHINA: REASONS FOR USING MOBILE PAYMENTS, IN % OF MOBILE PAYMENT USERS, JULY 2016

Note: does not add up to 100% due to multiple answers possibleSurvey: based on a survey of 8,180 Internet usersSource: Ogilvy & Mather, Ipsos cited by 199it.com, August 2016; from the report “Asia-Pacific Online Payment Methods: Full Year 2016” by yStats.com

MOBILE PAYMENT IS VERY CONVENIENT: 75%

DON'T HAVE TO CARRY CASH OR BANK CARDS: 68%

MANY DEALS/DISCOUNTS: 28%

MOBILE PAYMENT IS MORE SECURE THAN OTHER FORMS OF PAYMENT: 14%

MORE AND MORE VENDORS ARE SUPPORTING MOBILE PAYMENT: 45%