Half of UK Adults Now Pay on Mobile - Data Shows

Cash could soon be gone forever as record number of Brits using mobile wallets

Cash made up 9% of payments in 2024, down from 23% in 2019 and 48% in 2014, UK Finance said.

Half of UK adults now pay on mobile - data shows

Regular mobile payments surged across different age groups last year, new banking data suggests.

57% of adults ‘are registered to use mobile wallets as cash use declines’

Cash accounted for less than 10% payments last year, for the first time, UK Finance said.

Small businesses ‘need to keep up’ with rise of mobile payments – RetailWit

New figures from UK Finance show that over half of UK adults now use mobile wallets to pay, and that Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) is rising sharply across all age groups. According to the data, some 78% of 16 to 24-year-olds regularly used mobile… This story continues at Small businesses ‘need to keep up’ with rise of mobile payments Or just read more coverage at Talking Retail

Cash usage shrinks to below 10% for first time on record as Britons turn to mobile phones to make payments

Proper news from Britain - News from Britain you won’t find anywhere else. Not the tosh the big media force-feed you every day!By LEE BOYCE, EDITOR, THIS IS MONEY Updated: 07:45 EDT, 1 October 2025

Small businesses ‘need to keep up’ with rise of mobile payments

New figures from UK Finance show that over half of UK adults now use mobile wallets to pay, and that Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) is rising sharply across all age groups. According to the data, some 78% of 16 to 24-year-olds regularly used mobile… This story continues at Small businesses ‘need to keep up’ with rise of mobile payments Or just read more coverage at Talking Retail