The popularity of contactless payments using a smartphone or other NFC-enabled gadgets continues to grow. This is stated in the MasterIndex study, in which Mastercard found out what the payment preferences of Ukrainians are, Finclub writes..

Considering the results of the study, the analysts concluded:.

Already every second (51%) Ukrainian in 2022 made payments using a smartphone or gadgets, which is 11 percentage points higher than last year.

33% of Ukrainians say they are ready to completely abandon plastic payment cards in favor of digital ones in the next two years.

The frequency of non-cash payments increased more in the implementation of: utilities - where 75% of respondents made payments in a non-cash form always or more often, medicines (61%), train tickets, intercity buses and planes (47%), clothes and shoes (46%).

When paying in stores, 59% of Ukrainians choose non-cash payments, and 8% generally avoid stores where there is no such possibility..

Ukrainians bought online with the same frequency as before the war: 88% had experience with online orders, while 64% of respondents made purchases one or more times a month.

The use of digital wallets (Apple Pay, Google Pay, etc.) has grown in online payments.. ): 37% of respondents (growth by 17 p. ) indicated this payment option as one of the most frequent.

The number of people paying for an online order in cash upon receipt of goods is decreasing: if in 2021 there were 39% of them, then last year their number decreased to 28%.

Regarding charity, two-thirds (66%) of Ukrainians donated non-cash during the year.

Among all Ukrainians who received financial assistance from international organizations or foundations in 2022, 90% received it on a bank card.

Regarding cryptocurrencies, 30% of respondents have carried out or plan to carry out transactions with crypto: 13% have already had such experience, which is twice more than a year, and 17% are planning to carry out crypto transactions during this year.

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