Total number of real-time (instant) payments in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2023, with a forecast for 2028

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April 2024

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United Kingdom

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April 2024

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Based on number of transactions

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Annual number of real-time payments in the UK in 2023, with a 2028 forecast

Published by Statista Research Department, Nov 27, 2025

Real-time payments in the United Kingdom were predicted to keep growing up to 2028, as instant payments made up nearly *** percent of overall payments in 2023. Approximately **** percent of the overall payments mix in the country - including both cash and cashless - is anticipated to be an instant payment by 2028. The source adds this equals a CAGR of *** percent between the five years under consideration. The United Kingdom was a relatively early adopter of instant payments, as its Faster Payments scheme went live in 2008.

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