Country yearbook · 2025
United Kingdom 2025
A complete year-end snapshot of the United Kingdom payments market — banks, card schemes, acquirers, regulatory framework, and market infrastructure.
At a glance
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Sections
32
Data tables
1
Charts
2025
Edition
What's inside
01
Introduction – Payments in the UK
02
Legal Framework for Payment Services
03
Legal Framework relevant for Payment Services in the UK
04
Banking Sector
05
Payment Services
06
Market Size and Dynamics
07
Note: OFT = Office of Fair Trading, CC = Competition Commission, FSA = Financial Services Authority, EC = European Commission. BIS = Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (previously BERR, Department for Business, Enterprise & Regulatory Reform).
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Source: PCM research.
Sample
Payment Organisations