Does mobile payment use lead to overspending? The moderating role of financial knowledge

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Highlights:

• Despite a significant increase in the adoption of mobile payment, little academic attention has been given to the consequences of mobile payment use.

• Mobile payment users are at a much higher risk of overspending than non-users.

• Having more financial knowledge helps buffer the extent to which mobile payments exacerbate overconsumption and difficulty with money management.

摘要

•Despite a significant increase in the adoption of mobile payment, little academic attention has been given to the consequences of mobile payment use.•Mobile payment users are at a much higher risk of overspending than non-users.•Having more financial knowledge helps buffer the extent to which mobile payments exacerbate overconsumption and difficulty with money management.

论文关键词:Mobile payment,Overspending,Financial knowledge,Payment methods,Consumptions,Money management,Credit card behaviors

论文评审过程:Received 26 September 2021, Revised 21 February 2022, Accepted 30 April 2022, Available online 3 May 2022, Version of Record 6 May 2022.

论文官网地址:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2022.107319