The source started publishing figures on mobile payments in the UK from 2016 onwards, no figures were available for earlier years; The numbers for 2017 to 2019 are estimates
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Mobile payment adoption in the UK 2016-2020, by age
The share of people in the UK who had been registered to use mobile payment options like Apple Pay or Google Pay grew by over ** percent between 2019 and 2020. The source did not mention which of these payment methods specifically UK consumers were registering for. It does mention, however, that younger people were more interested in the likes of Apple Pay, Google Pay and Samsung Pay than older consumers within the country. Additionally, the source mentions that approximately out of 10 registered users in 2020 had recorded at least *** payment.
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UK Finance. (June 1, 2021). Share of the population who had registered for mobile payments in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2016 to 2020 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 19, 2026, from /statistics/1274033/mobile-payment-penetration-uk/
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Share of the population who had registered for mobile payments in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2016 to 2020 [Graph], UK Finance, June 1, 2021. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1274033/mobile-payment-penetration-uk/
