The proportion of electronic payment in China exceeded 80%, 5.49 percentage points higher than that

the analysis report on China's inclusive financial indicators (2018) released by the financial consumer rights protection bureau of the people's Bank of China shows that in 2018, the proportion of adults using electronic payment in China was 82.39%, 5.49 percentage points higher than that of the previous year; The proportion of adults using electronic payment in rural areas was 72.15%, 5.64 percentage points higher than that of the previous year.

The report points out that in 2018, banking financial institutions handled 57.013 billion online payment services, with an amount of 2126.3 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 17.36% and 2.47% respectively; There were 60.531 billion mobile payment services, with an amount of 277.39 trillion yuan, an increase of 61.19% and 36.69% respectively year-on-year. The mobile payment business of banking financial institutions continued to maintain rapid growth.

By the end of 2018, the number of online banks in rural areas had reached 612 million, a year-on-year increase of 15.29%; In 2018, there were 10.208 billion online banking payments, a slight increase over the previous year, with an amount of 147.46 trillion yuan, a slight decrease compared with the previous year. By the end of 2018, the number of mobile banks in rural areas had reached 670 million, a year-on-year increase of 29.64%; In 2018, there were 9.387 billion mobile banking payments, with an amount of 52.21 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 3.04% and 34.26% respectively.