Mastercard Survey Shows High Consumer Interest In Bitcoin
A recent survey by the electronic payment giant Mastercard indicates that 4 in 10 people (40%) intend to utilize digital currencies such as Bitcoin as a payment method within the next year. The figures involved in this finding spanned all ages and included residents from four regions – North America, Asia Pacific, the Middle East, Africa, Latin America, and the Caribbean. The survey, titled “Consumer Appetite for Digital Payments Takes Off”, was conducted through online interviews among more than 15,000 consumers from 18 different countries located in four regions worldwide. Initially forced by the pandemic lockdown, consumers shifted their payment methods to embrace innovations that enable contactless, fast, and flexible payment. Now, more than a year later, a survey from Mastercard reveals that consumer interest in new payment technologies is soaring, with an insatiable appetite for the emerging digital and crypto environment. According to the survey, 93% of people will try at least one of the emerging payment methods – cryptocurrency, QR code, biometrics – within the next year. Almost two-thirds of respondents (63%) admit they have used a new payment method they would not have utilized if not confronted by the pandemic. “The pandemic made us think differently, partly out of necessity,” said