One third of UK adults now using mobile contactless payments

UK Finance has published its latest Payment Markets Report.

The latest UK Finance Payment Markets Report, produced in collaboration with Accenture, found the total number of payments made in the UK in 2023 increased by 5% to 48.1 billion with 38% of payments made contactless. Adrian Buckle, head of research at UK Finance, said: “Mobile contactless payments are

The number of cash payments

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