New data issued on Wednesday revealed that China has the world's highest adoption rate of technology enabled payment methods, with 86% of Chinese citizens surveyed completing online transactions with digital payment systems in the last six months, compared to just 43% internationally. It allows users of the iPhone 6 or more advanced versions, certain iPads and Apple Watches to pay by their devices in bricks-and-mortar stores. The survey also found that more than half (54%) of respondents said they would be willing to pay for goods and services using a mobile phone or tablet if it were available at their local store.
New data issued on Wednesday revealed that China has the world's highest adoption rate of technology enabled payment methods, with 86% of Chinese citizens surveyed completing online transactions with digital payment systems in the last six months, compared to just 43% internationally. The survey also found that more than half (54%) of respondents said they would be willing to pay for goods and services using a mobile phone or tablet if it were available at their local store.