NFC Forum reports surge in worldwide use of contactless NFC technology

DATE: Wed, Jan 14, 2026
PUBLICATION: NFCW

More than eight in ten consumers have used “an NFC contactless card or mobile payment wallet” (85%) and contactless payment card usage has increased by 30% over the past two years, according to a survey of consumers in nine countries around the world that has been conducted for the NFC Forum.