One in ten Malaysians are prepared to adopt mobile payment systems such as Apple Pay , according to the Visa Consumer Payment Attitudes Survey 2016 , which sampled 500 people . Another study by YouGov sampling 750 people found that half of those respondents believe mobile payments will replace card and cash usage . Malaysia has a high rate of smartphone use , with 71 % of adults owning a smartphone , 83 % being aware of contactless payments and 34 % having used the device . Visa found that 68 % of adults would use contactless payments rather than cash , against 34 % in 2015 .
Seven in ten Malaysians are prepared to adopt mobile payment systems such as Samsung Pay, according to the Visa Consumer Payment Attitudes Study 2016, which surveyed 500 people. Another study by YouGov sampling 750 Malaysians found that half of those respondents believe mobile payments will replace card and cash usage. Malaysia has a high rate of smartphone use, with 71% of adults owning a smartphone, 83% being aware of contactless payments and 34% having used the service. Visa found that 68% of Malaysians would use contactless payments rather than cash, against 34% in 2015.