Number of cashless payments in the United Kingdom 2013-2017, by type
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.
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