In the United Kingdom, the relative importance of payment services or instruments as a share of total transactions (in terms of transaction numbers) has seen some changes between 2014 and 2019. As of 2019, card payments were ranked as the most important payment instrument on that market, accounting for over 81 percent of all transactions. 20.42 billion card payments were made at POS systems in that year.
Relative importance of payment services or instruments as share of total transaction numbers in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2014 to 2019
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ECB. (September 15, 2020). Relative importance of payment services or instruments as share of total transaction numbers in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2014 to 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 18, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/610903/payment-services-importance-as-share-of-all-transaction-uk-united-kingdom/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
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ECB. (2020). Relative importance of payment services or instruments as share of total transaction numbers in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2014 to 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 18, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/610903/payment-services-importance-as-share-of-all-transaction-uk-united-kingdom/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
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