USA Technologies Study Finds Acceleration of Contactless Trends to Grow 8X from Non-Contactless Payments
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USAT was able to get a close look at a few key trends that have emerged amongst consumers. Specifically, the survey data noted shifts in payment method and changes to products and services offered as a result of changing consumer demands. We found 27% of the operators pivoted to offering new products and services, including PPE products, and 19% were offering boxed lunches and take-out options, for example.
The data appears in a new infographic from USAT, which depicted the data analyzed from 120,000 cashless terminals in order to compare the survey results against unattended retail terminal performance. From the survey conducted in early May, 66% of respondents reported seeing more than 50% of their revenue impacted during the peak of COVID-19, with 48% of total respondents identifying that they were located in a COVID-19 hot spot (e.g. a city or location like
“The trends towards cashless, specifically contactless, are being driven by consumers looking for more secure and better protected ways to pay for goods and services,” said
You can download the infographic here.
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