'Contactless Payment Value to Double by 2030, Reaching $18.1 Trillion, Accelerated by NFC Ticketing Roll-outs'
KEY STATISTICS
Total transaction value in 2025:
$8.75tn
Total transaction value in 2030:
$18.1tn
2025 to 2030 market growth:
106.9%
Forecast period:
2025-2030
Overview
Our "Contactless Payments" market analysis provides exhaustive data coverage of the market in its entirety, including the adoption of mobile wallets featuring contactless payment technology, the growth of contactless transactions and its associated values. The data suite includes access to the full set of forecast data of 139 tables and over 60,000 datapoints, as well as an accompanying report analysing the reasons for growth. The metrics comprised in the research suite include:
The number of users of contactless payments
The total transaction value of contactless payments
The total volume of contactless payments made annually.
All report content is delivered in the English language.
Key Features
These metrics are split by the following key segments:
Contactless Cards
Mobile Payments, further split by:
Apple Pay
Google Pay
Samsung Pay
Other Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) Pay
Wearable Payments
Contactless Ticketing Payments
The forecast data also includes market sizing for contactless tokenisation and contactless-enabled ATMs.
The data itself is accompanied by a Data & Forecasting report; analysing the main drivers of growth across key forecast metrics, as well as explaining the fundamental methodology and assumptions involved. Taken together, the research is a vital tool for sizing the contactless payments market.
Data & Interactive Forecast
Juniper Research's Interactive Forecast Excel contains the following functionality:
Statistics Analysis: Users benefit from the ability to search for specific metrics, displayed for all regions and countries across the data period. Graphs are easily modified and can be exported to the clipboard.
Country Data Tool: This tool lets users look at metrics for all regions and countries in the forecast period. Users can refine the metrics displayed via a search bar.
Country Comparison Tool: Users can select and compare specific countries. The ability to export graphs is included in this tool.
What-if Analysis: Here, users can compare forecast metrics against their own assumptions, via 5 interactive scenarios.
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Market Data & Forecasting Report
The numbers tell you what's happening, but our written report details why, alongside the methodologies.
Table of Contents
1. Introduction
1.1. Introduction
1.2. Key Trends & Developments Within Contactless Payments
1.2.1. Contactless Payments Are the Default Choice
1.2.2. Expansion of A2A Contactless Payments In-store
Figure 1.1: Google Pay UPI Tap & Pay Methods
1.2.3. Soft POS Is Opening New Markets for Contactless
Figure 1.2: How to Use Soft POS
Figure 1.3: Tap to Pay on iPhone
1.2.4. Cross-border QR Code Payment Schemes Will Boost Contactless Payments in Southeast Asia
Figure 1.4: Prominent Advances in Cross-border QR Code Schemes in 2025: Southeast Asia
1.2.5. Biometrics as the Next Evolution of Contactless Payments