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Factors facilitating adoption of mobile payment services over credit/debit cards: An investigation after the demonetization policy shock in India

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Abstract

The heavy cash dependence of India and low digital payment adoption changed when the government announced its demonetization scheme on November 2016, invalidating banknotes and creating a crisis. In this cash shortage, the nation, that was historically low on mobile payment adoption, was 'pushed' to use digital payment. Though debit/credit cards are traditional digital options, easier to maintain in comparison to mobile wallets, the adoption rate for wallets was surprisingly higher. Environmental events occurring around the same time period include introduction of low cost Internet offering better facilitating conditions, discounts by e-wallets companies, and increased risk perception for payment cards from theft news flocking the media. We propose to investigate the various facilitating and inhibiting factors that accelerated mobile payment adoption above other digital options.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 22nd Pacific Asia Conference on Information Systems - Opportunities and Challenges for the Digitized Society
Subtitle of host publicationAre We Ready?, PACIS 2018
EditorsMotonari Tanabu, Dai Senoo
PublisherAssociation for Information Systems
ISBN (Electronic)9784902590838
StatePublished - 2018
Event22nd Pacific Asia Conference on Information Systems - Opportunities and Challenges for the Digitized Society: Are We Ready?, PACIS 2018 - Yokohama, Japan
Duration: Jun 26 2018Jun 30 2018

Publication series

NameProceedings of the 22nd Pacific Asia Conference on Information Systems - Opportunities and Challenges for the Digitized Society: Are We Ready?, PACIS 2018

Conference

Conference22nd Pacific Asia Conference on Information Systems - Opportunities and Challenges for the Digitized Society: Are We Ready?, PACIS 2018
Country/TerritoryJapan
CityYokohama
Period06/26/1806/30/18

Keywords

  • Demonetization
  • Mobile payments
  • Mobile wallets
  • Technology adoption

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