Mobile payments in the United States

Statistics report about mobile payments - such as mobile wallets, contactless payments and QR codes - in the United States

Mobile payments in the United States

One of the major developments in Payments in recent years, the use of mobile wallets in the United States is not yet on the level of that of China. That said, offline or online payments conducted with any type of mobile device - smartphones, but also wearables - are becoming more important. This report provides figures on the transaction volume and users of various mobile-initiated payment methods specifically for the United States, including contactless or tap and go payments, QR code payments or mobile wallets.

Table of contents

Overview

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  • Premium Statistic Most used in-store (POS) payment methods in the U.S. 2017-2023, with 2027 forecast
  • Premium Forecast Payments at points of sale by type in the U.S. 2024
  • Premium Statistic Most used e-commerce payment methods in the U.S. 2016-2023, with 2027 forecast
  • Premium Forecast Most common online payments by type in the U.S. 2024
  • Premium Forecast Penetration rate of smartphones in the United States 2014-2029

Contactless/tap and go

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  • Premium Statistic Contactless payment market share during COVID-19 in the United States 2019-2020
  • Premium Statistic Proximity mobile payments market size in the U.S. 2019-2020, with forecasts to 2025
  • Premium Statistic Proximity mobile payment user figure in the U.S. 2019-2020, with forecasts to 2025

Mobile wallets

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  • Premium Statistic Apple Pay market share in the United States 2020
  • Premium Forecast Biggest contactless payment brands at POS in the U.S. 2024
  • Premium Statistic Consumers paying with mobile wallets in the U.S. 2020, by age
  • Premium Forecast Mobile payments usage by situation in the U.S. 2024

QR codes

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  • Premium Statistic Global QR payment market size in 2020 with forecasts to 2025, by region
  • Premium Statistic Use of QR codes as a payment method worldwide 2020-2021
  • Premium Statistic Places where global consumers would use a QR code for payments 2020-2021
  • Premium Statistic QR code use related to marketing or promotional offers in the U.S. 2021, by age

Wearables/smart devices

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  • Premium Forecast Wearable devices usage in selected countries 2024
  • Premium Forecast Wearable devices ownership in selected countries 2024
  • Premium Statistic Share of U.S. consumers making purchases using voice-activated devices 2018-2020

P2P

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  • Premium Forecast Peer-to-peer payments in the U.S. 2023
  • Premium Statistic User experience with six mobile payment apps, such as PayPal, in the U.S. in 2021
  • Premium Statistic Most valuable mobile banking feature in the U.S. 2021

Cryptocurrency

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  • Premium Statistic Ranking of cryptocurrency wallet apps in the U.S. 2017-2021
  • Premium Statistic Ranking of the top 50 cities in the U.S. with the most Bitcoin ATMs 2024
  • Premium Statistic Business types that offer cryptocurrency payments in the U.S. in 2021
  • Premium Statistic Companies that accept cryptocurrency in U.S. as of March 9, 2021, by city

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