Check payments in the United Kingdom

Statistics report on check payments market in the UK

Check payments in the United Kingdom

This report provides statistical information on the use of checks as cashless payment method in the United Kingdom (UK) by private individuals and businesses, including insight into the check financial fraud figures.

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European context & UK check transactions

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  • Basic Statistic Annual check (cheque) transactions in the EU-27 as a whole 2000-2022
  • Basic Statistic Check (cheque) payments per capita in the EU-27 as a whole 2000-2021
  • Basic Statistic Number of check payments in the EU-27 2000-2020, by country
  • Basic Statistic Number of check payments in the UK 2009-2019

United Kingdom: check use by businesses

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  • Basic Statistic Number of checks written per month by businesses in the UK 2008-2019
  • Basic Statistic Number of checks received by businesses monthly in the UK 2008-2019
  • Basic Statistic Share of businesses using checks in the United Kingdom (UK) 2014-2019, by purpose
  • Basic Statistic Share of businesses using checks in the United Kingdom (UK) 2015-2018, by reason
  • Basic Statistic Inability to use checks causing problems to the UK businesses 2013-2018
  • Basic Statistic Faster clearing: check imaging information sources for business users UK 2018

United Kingdom: check use for private customers

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  • Premium Statistic Problems due to inability to pay by check according to consumers in the UK 2013-2019
  • Basic Statistic Proportion of people writing checks in the United Kingdom (UK) 2008-2018
  • Basic Statistic Adults receiving checks in the United Kingdom (UK) 2008-2018
  • Basic Statistic Share of consumers writing checks in the United Kingdom (UK) 2015-2019, by purpose
  • Basic Statistic Reasons for receiving checks in the United Kingdom (UK) 2015-2019
  • Basic Statistic Change in check-writing quantity in the United Kingdom (UK) 2015-2018

Check-related financial fraud

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  • Premium Statistic UK cheque: annual fraud losses in 2003-2020
  • Premium Statistic Fraud loss value in the United Kingdom (UK) 2020, by type
  • Premium Statistic Value of check fraud prevented in the UK H1 2013-2018

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