T4: Number of payment cards and terminals
(thousands; end of year)
«United Kingdom»
 Year
« ‹ 2017 › »
 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
PART A: Total number of cards
Total number of cards175,593178,869175,630174,257175,956
Breakdown of 'total number of cards' by function
Cards with a cash function175,593178,869175,630174,257175,956
Cards with a debit function95,68995,66398,80499,63298,291
Cards with a delayed debit function2,2622,1502,2192,1932,116
Cards with a credit function55,36256,92758,97358,55961,937
Cards with an e-money functionnavnavnavnavnav
Partial breakdown of 'total number of cards' by technology
Of which: contactless38,12458,70781,600102,673118,884
Of which: magstripenavnavnavnavnav
Partial breakdown of 'total number of cards' by issuer
Of which: by a non-banknavnavnavnavnav
Partial breakdown of 'total number of cards' by ability
 to initiate device-not-present payments
Of which: able to initiate device-not-present paymentsnavnavnavnavnav
PART B: Total number of terminals
Total number of POS terminals1,6541,7021,9582,1572,417
Partial breakdown of 'total number of POS terminals'
 by terminal type
Of which: EFTPOS terminalsnavnavnavnavnav
Partial breakdown of 'EFTPOS terminals' by technology
Of which: contactlessnavnavnavnavnav
Total number of ATMs6869707070
Partial breakdown of 'total number of ATMs' by function
Cash withdrawal6869707070
Cash depositnavnavnavnavnav
Credit transfer89887
Partial breakdown of 'total number of ATMs' by technology
Of which: contactlessnavnavnavnavnav