This statistic presents the leading acquirers in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2013 to 2017, as per report published by Payments Cards & Mobile, by number of transactions acquired in all of Europe, in millions. An acquirer or acquiring bank processes credit and debit card payments on behalf of a merchant through POS terminals, mobile (MPOS) terminals and online shops
As of 2017 the leading acquirer in the United Kingdom (UK) by number of transactions within Europe was Worldpay, with nearly 7.9 billion transactions processed.
Leading payment processing companies in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2013 to 2017, by number of transactions acquired in Europe
(in millions)
Characteristic
Worldpay (UK)
BarclayCard GPA (UK)
JPMorgan Commerce Solutions (IRL)**
Elavon Merchant Services (IRL)
Global Payments Merchant Services (UK)
Lloyds Cardnet Merchant Services (UK)
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Payments Card Yearbook. (November 30, 2018). Leading payment processing companies in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2013 to 2017, by number of transactions acquired in Europe (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/813553/leading-uk-acquirers-by-transactions/
Payments Card Yearbook. "Leading payment processing companies in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2013 to 2017, by number of transactions acquired in Europe (in millions)." Chart. November 30, 2018. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/813553/leading-uk-acquirers-by-transactions/
Payments Card Yearbook. (2018). Leading payment processing companies in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2013 to 2017, by number of transactions acquired in Europe (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/813553/leading-uk-acquirers-by-transactions/
Payments Card Yearbook. "Leading Payment Processing Companies in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 2013 to 2017, by Number of Transactions Acquired in Europe (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Nov 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/813553/leading-uk-acquirers-by-transactions/
Payments Card Yearbook, Leading payment processing companies in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2013 to 2017, by number of transactions acquired in Europe (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/813553/leading-uk-acquirers-by-transactions/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Leading payment processing companies in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2013 to 2017, by number of transactions acquired in Europe (in millions) [Graph], Payments Card Yearbook, November 30, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/813553/leading-uk-acquirers-by-transactions/
