More than 50% of citizens consider contactless payments to be unsafe

A study by the NAFI analytical center has shown that more than 50% of survey participants consider contactless payments to be unsafe. At the same time, 44% claim that bank cards are safe for such transactions, and 38% said the same about smartphones. These numbers have grown by 13 percentage points since 2018.

As for other gadgets with which you can contactlessly pay, 29% stated that smart watches are safe for such operations, 26% - wristbands, 22% - key fobs.

The share of those who are confident in the safety of contactless payments with bank cards increased by 8% - up to 76%, smartphones - by 4% - up to 65%. 52% consider convenient payments with watches, 49% - with bracelets, 45% - with key chains.

Meanwhile, the Central Bank calculated how many bank card holders have already encountered fraudsters. It turned out that among the users of "plastic" there are 48% of those.