UK Card Payments Data
Our sourced data on UK card payments in one index. Every number on these pages is either cited to a named public source (UK Finance, the Payment Systems Regulator) or computed from published provider pricing, with the arithmetic shown. How we research and maintain these figures is set out in our editorial standards.
UK Card Fraud Statistics
Card and payment fraud losses, remote purchase fraud, APP scams and reimbursement rates, from the UK Finance Annual Fraud Report 2026 and PSR data.
View the dataMarket dataUK Card Payments Market Report
The size and shape of UK card acceptance: transaction volumes, values and how UK consumers pay.
View the dataFee benchmarksAverage Card Processing Fees UK
Fee benchmarks from published provider pricing, with effective-rate worked examples at four monthly volumes and every calculation shown.
View the dataLive ratesUK Card Machine Rates Table
The live rates table: every provider we track, published transaction fees, monthly fees, hardware costs and contract terms in one comparison.
View the dataComputed costsCard Machine Costs by Turnover
What card acceptance costs at different monthly turnovers, computed from the published pricing in our rates table.
View the dataWholesale feesInterchange Fees UK
The regulated wholesale fees underneath every card transaction: capped interchange rates and where the rest of your headline rate goes.
View the dataSpotted a figure that looks out of date? Sources and update logs are listed on each page. If your own statement does not match the benchmarks, our free statement review will work out your actual effective rate.