E-money usage among FeliCa-enabled smartphone owners in Japan 2023, by age and gender
A survey conducted in Japan in August 2023 revealed that 59.9 percent of male respondents in their twenties who owned smartphones that were equipped with the FeliCa technology used mobile electronic money. The utilization rate of mobile e-money was lower among female respondents in all age groups. FeliCa is a contactless IC card technology that enables mobile payments with smartphones and smartcards.