Mobile contactless payments account for one in three card transactions in Russia

 

Mobile contactless payments now account for just over a third of all card transactions and just under a third of total card transaction value in Russia compared with 25% of transactions and 23% of transaction value in 2019-2020, according to MTS Bank research.

The research also shows that 45% of mobile contactless payments in Russia were made using Apple Pay, 36% using Google Pay, 15% using Samsung Pay and 4% using 'other services' such as Mir Pay and Huawei’s Koshelek Pay.

The most popular payments among Russians, like a year ago, are purchases in supermarkets and grocery stores, as well as payments in cafes and restaurants.