This statistic shows the market share of the leading payment card schemes in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2018. In the United Kingdom there were approximately 84.4 million debit cards with the ability to make contactless payments as of October 2019. Visa was the leading payment card in 2018, with 83 percent of the market share.
Market share of the leading payment card schemes in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2018
The source mentions the numbers have been compiled "using a mixture of primary and secondary data sources. Primary refers to our own surveys and commissioned research; whereas secondary refers to authoritative third-party vendor data, and other publicly available data." No specifics, however, are given.
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Worldpay. (March 16, 2020). Market share of the leading payment card schemes in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 30, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/817351/leading-brands-in-payment-cards-in-the-united-kingdom/
Worldpay. "Market share of the leading payment card schemes in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2018." Chart. March 16, 2020. Statista. Accessed May 30, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/817351/leading-brands-in-payment-cards-in-the-united-kingdom/
Worldpay. (2020). Market share of the leading payment card schemes in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 30, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/817351/leading-brands-in-payment-cards-in-the-united-kingdom/
Worldpay. "Market Share of The Leading Payment Card Schemes in The United Kingdom (Uk) in 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Mar 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/817351/leading-brands-in-payment-cards-in-the-united-kingdom/
Worldpay, Market share of the leading payment card schemes in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2018 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/817351/leading-brands-in-payment-cards-in-the-united-kingdom/ (last visited May 30, 2020)
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