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Part 1:
The consumer perspective
Introduction
Although some experts think the opposite, cash will never lose its relevance.
For millions of consumers worldwide, it remains a payment option which they
definitely do not want to lose. This white paper looks at selected studies on
this subject and lists several reasons why online merchants will increase their
revenue by offering the Paysafecash payment option in their checkout process.
The first part of “All eyes on cash” is focused on the consumers’ perspective.
It shows why people around the world are still using payment in
cash more than any other payment option and why it makes sense
for merchants to offer them the opportunity to pay in cash online.
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a 2016 study by PPRO Financial Ltd. for Eastern
Europe are particularly interesting. It concluded
that 48 % of all e-commerce transactions across
Cash in e-commerce
In Eastern Europe in particular, many goods are ordered
Eastern Europe are cash-based payments. For online but paid for in cash.
example, online purchases which are paid in
cash on delivery, or when being picked up from Card payments
a shop. In contrast, credit cards played a sub- 20 %
ordinate role with just 20 %. This ratio was even Bulgaria 65 %
more marked in Bulgaria (65 % to 20 %), Czech-
13 %
ia (67 % to 13 %), Hungary (60 % to 30 %), and Czech Republic 67 %
Romania (90 % to 6 %).
30 %
Hungary 60 %
EVEN MILLENIALS PAY IN CASH 6%
Those who would argue that these numbers are Romania 90 %
solely representative of a ‘catch-up period’ should Cash payments
take note of new results from a Newzoo and Cyber-
source survey of European millenials and gamers. Source: PPRO Financial Ltd. Study
Central Asia
Europe & Central Asia 50 % 50 % There are also someThere
surprising
are alsonumbers
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coming outnumbers coming out
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of Europe.
to estimates
According
by the
to estimates
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in America & Latin America &
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le paying almost
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by 500,000 since 2015.
Source: Global Findex database
Source: Global Findex database
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I’m too young for a
credit card. But when
account for nearly a quarter of all households in one
of the most important economies on Earth. Before
my grandma gives me
now, affected families were only able to shop online cash at Christmas,
using pre-paid cards or cash on delivery. The ability I want to spend
to access other payment options is therefore crucial
for them.
it online.
Sven, 15, student, Germany
The same applies to an interesting target group,
which usually goes barely noticed by most
studies: those aged under 15. Cash gifts from re-
latives are not easy for most young teenagers to Wants to pay for his
bank. Nevertheless, it is precisely these citizens moped insurance with cash.
who offer excellent growth opportunities
for merchants, because they are remarkably
active online. According to Statista, in Germany alone
there are more than six million 6- to 15-year-olds, and Young adults are less likely
more than two million 15- to 17-year-olds who would to have a bank account 15–24 years
be likely to shop online more frequently if they had This is shown by the figures for the distribution of accounts Over 25 years
the option to pay with cash directly on the internet, according to age groups.
without an account or credit card.
100 %
75 %
50 %
25 %
East Asia & Europe & OECD Latin America & Middle
Pacific Rim Central Asia countries Caribbean East
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I don’t like shopping
online with my credit
card after everything
It is therefore only logical that this development is
reflected in the reasoning behind why people want
I’ve heard about hacking
to pay with cash online. In the current Paysafecash attacks. Besides,
study, 46 % of study participants say they use cash I really like remaining
online because they do not want to disclose perso-
nal information. 37 % said they did not want to re-
completely
veal any bank or credit card details, and 32 % were anonymous when
convinced that cash was simply safer. paying with cash.
Alejandro, 42, mechatronics
engineer, Spain
87 %
Data theft 65 %
Protection against
fraud and misuse
of data
Bank card fraud 64 %
National security 59 %
No additional fees 69 %
Viruses/
hacker attacks 58 %
Speed of the
transaction 58 % Online money
58 %
transfers
Debts 50 %
Anonymity 34 %
Personal Safety 46 %
12 % credit card penetration
Source: Paysafecash survey Source: Unisys Security Index Global
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