U.S. Digital Wallet Satisfaction Study

The Benchmark for Digital Wallet Satisfaction at Physical and Digital Checkout

The Digital Wallet Satisfaction Study evaluates how consumers experience and compare leading digital wallet brands at both physical and digital points of sale. It identifies the factors that drive satisfaction, loyalty, and adoption across 11 major wallet providers.

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What the Study Measures

A Comprehensive Assessment of Digital Wallet Experience Across 11 Leading Brands

Evaluates customer experience across six core dimensions:

• Customer support across wallet usage and issues
• Ease of use across devices and payment environments
• Purchase flexibility across merchants and platforms
• Perks and incentives tied to wallet usage
• Activity management including tracking and controls
• Security and authentication

Tracks:

• Usage patterns, adoption trends, and satisfaction drivers

How It Works

How the Digital Wallet Satisfaction Study Works

• Evaluates customer experience across leading digital wallet providers
• Measures satisfaction across usability, security, features, and incentives
• Captures usage patterns across physical and digital checkout
• Identifies drivers of adoption, loyalty, and engagement

Core Strengths

Faster Adoption, Higher Retention

• Identifies drivers of digital wallet adoption across industries
• Shows how satisfaction influences loyalty and switching behavior
• Reveals strengths and gaps across security, usability, and rewards
• Highlights friction points across the digital checkout journey

Business Impact

Optimize Experience, Grow Adoption

• Identifies the UX and functional drivers that most impact satisfaction and loyalty
• Helps providers refine features, perks, and account-management tools
• Measures attrition risk across personas and brand tiers
• Provides competitive intelligence for positioning and product differentiation
• Supports UX improvements through top-journey analysis and screenshots

Key Dates

2025

Field Start: January 2025
Wave 1 Publish: May 27, 2025
Wave 2 Publish: August 21, 2025
Wave 3 Publish: November 11, 2025
Wave 4 Publish: March 3, 2026

2027

Field Start: January 2026
Wave 1 Publish: May 26, 2026
Wave 2 Publish: August 20, 2026
Wave 3 Publish: November 10, 2026
Wave 4 Publish: March 2, 2027
Press Release: March 18, 2027

Profiled Brands

2027 U.S. Profiled Brands

Amazon Pay
Apple Pay
Cash App Pay
Google Wallet
PayPal
Samsung Wallet
ShopPay
Venmo

Who should use it

Built for Leaders Driving Payments, Digital Strategy, and Experience

• Digital wallet product managers
• Payments and fintech executives
• Customer experience and loyalty teams
• Digital and mobile app leaders
• Marketing and brand strategy teams

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