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Apple Pay Adoption Low, Says Report

Only one in ten iPhone owners have used Apple Pay and, among those who haven’t done so, 63% said it’s because their preferred merchants don’t support it as a payment option, research from Parks Associates reveals. “Only 19% of US smartphone owners and 15% of smartwatch owners have used a mobile payment app,” the firm adds.

From the article "Apple Pay Adoption Low, Says Report" by Rian Boden.

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