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UK

UK Card Payments

Dominating everyday transactions: Driving cashless economy

Card payments enable secure and convenient transactions in the United Kingdom through a large base of cards in circulation. As a core payment method in 2026, they account for 31.4 billion contactless transactions worth £1.3 trillion, with contactless representing 93% of all card payments. For publishers, card payments help drive revenue at scale by delivering fast and reliable checkout experiences.

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Amex

Highlights

93%

of all payments were contactless card payments

163M

No. of cards

18.9B

Contactless transactions in 2024

$1.3T USD

Transaction value in 2024

31.4B

Transactions in 2024

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