Sharp increase in NFC mobile payments adoption in Australia

A total of 10.8% of Australians are now using Apple Pay, Google Pay or Samsung Pay, up from 7.1% a year ago, a new report from market researchers Roy Morgan has found. Most of the increase has been driven by wider adoption of Apple Pay, which is now used by 6.5% of Australians, compared with 4.1% a year ago. Google Pay is now used by 4.1%, up from 3.6%, while Samsung Pay usage remains unchanged at 1%.