This statistic presents the number of cashless payment transactions in the United Kingdom from 2013 to 2017, listed by payment type. According to data provided by Payments Cards & Mobile, the majority of payment transactions in 2017 were made through payment cards, amounting to approximately 20.8 billion cashless transactions. Whereas cashless transactions through payment cards, credit transfers and direct debit have all increased between 2013 and 2017, the number of checks issued has fallen.
Number of cashless payment transactions in the United Kingdom from 2013 to 2017, by type
(in millions)
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Payments Card Yearbook. (November 30, 2018). Number of cashless payment transactions in the United Kingdom from 2013 to 2017, by type (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/987137/number-of-cashless-payment-transactions-in-uk/
Payments Card Yearbook. "Number of cashless payment transactions in the United Kingdom from 2013 to 2017, by type (in millions)." Chart. November 30, 2018. Statista. Accessed November 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/987137/number-of-cashless-payment-transactions-in-uk/
Payments Card Yearbook. (2018). Number of cashless payment transactions in the United Kingdom from 2013 to 2017, by type (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/987137/number-of-cashless-payment-transactions-in-uk/
Payments Card Yearbook. "Number of Cashless Payment Transactions in The United Kingdom from 2013 to 2017, by Type (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Nov 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/987137/number-of-cashless-payment-transactions-in-uk/
Payments Card Yearbook, Number of cashless payment transactions in the United Kingdom from 2013 to 2017, by type (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/987137/number-of-cashless-payment-transactions-in-uk/ (last visited November 23, 2024)
Number of cashless payment transactions in the United Kingdom from 2013 to 2017, by type (in millions) [Graph], Payments Card Yearbook, November 30, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/987137/number-of-cashless-payment-transactions-in-uk/
