The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a sovereign state located off the north-western coast of continental Europe. Link to external site : Website for United Kingdom |  |
| Wallets | |
| Development | Developed |
| Send or Receive |
Send Register/Log In |
| GDP ($m) |
2,772,023.90 Register/Log In |
| HDI classification | Very High |
| Mobile Connections (m) |
79.201 Upgrade to Bronze |
| Currency | GBP |
| Class | |
| CountryISO | GB |
| Sovereignity | Country |
| Territory of | - NA - |
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{"type":"PieChart","data":[["Operator","Connections"],["Everything Everywhere (France Telecom \/ Deutsche Telekom)",28500000],["O2 (Telefonica)",23088000],["Vodafone",19388888],["3 Hutchison Whampoa Ltd",7908015],["Jersey Telecom",94000],["Rest ( 7 )",221909]],"options":{"title":"Connections","is3D":true}}
{"type":"ColumnChart","data":[["Year","Connections"],["Q4 2000",39186250],["Q4 2001",47026000],["Q4 2002",50888000],["Q4 2003",54459000],["Q4 2004",62019185],["Q4 2005",67694045],["Q4 2006",70629765],["Q4 2007",73862775],["Q4 2008",77078850],["Q4 2009",79623996],["Q4 2010",81729335],["Q4 2011",83781452],["Q4 2012",85356255],["Q4 2013",86565190],["Q4 2014",87508307]],"options":{"title":"Connections"}}
| Channel Analysis |
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| COT Analysis |
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| Persona Analysis |
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| Products |
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| PI Analysis |
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| Central Bank | |
| Key Regulations | |
| Type of law |
Common Upgrade to Bronze |
| Legal System |
Common law system; has nonbinding judicial review of Acts of Parliament under the Human Rights Act of 1998 Upgrade to Bronze |
| Law is based on |
primarily common law, with early Roman and some modern continental influences Upgrade to Bronze |
| Approach |
Ex Ante Upgrade to Bronze |
| Sectors active in Digital Money | |
| Exclusivity | |
| Certainty | |
| Openness | |
| Proportionate? | |
| Allowed Models |
NB Led Upgrade to Bronze |
| DominantModel |
Bank Led Upgrade to Bronze |
| E-Money |
E-money allowed for non-banks as per cpss; Closed loop is not regulated. Open loop is regulated under E-money rules. Upgrade to Bronze |
| Payment | |
| Agent | |
| Money Transfer |
Barclays MB 1st bank to allow DMT May 2009. Upgrade to Bronze |
| Taxation |
Not taxed as mobile service Upgrade to Bronze |
{"type":"Gauge","data":[["Label","Value"],["Mobile Penetration",131.3],["Banked",91],["Internet",66],["Urban",90],["Adult",82],["Literate",99]],"options":{"scaleHeight":0.5,"min":0,"max":100,"redFrom":76,"redTo":100,"yellowFrom":26,"yellowTo":74}}
| Population m | 61.03 |
| Adult % | 82.00 |
| Migrants % |
9.00 Register/Log In |
| Stock Immigrants ('000) |
6,451.70 Upgrade to Bronze |
| Emigration Rate % | |
| Internal Migrants ('000) | |
| Internal Migration Rate % | |
| Intl Movement Rate % |
14.30 Upgrade to Bronze |
| Urban % | 90.00 |
| Female % | 53.20 |
| Literate % | 99.00 |
| Annual Growth % |
| Mobile Penetration % | 131.30 |
| Banked % | 91.00 |
| Access to FS % | 0.00 |
| Internet % | 66.00 |
| Branches per 100k adults | 0.00 |
| ATMs per 100k adults | 127.07 |
| POS per 100k adults | 2,176.87 |
| Prepaid % | 61.70 |
| Prepaid SIM Registration | |
| MobileUnbanked (m) | 5.49 |
| Monthly ARPU |
34.95 Upgrade to Bronze |
| Cards 2010 ('000) | |
| Propensity % |
| Overall | |
| Population | |
| On Remittance Sent | |
| On Remittance Received | |
| Mobile Unbanked | |
| Migrant % | |
| MP % | |
| Banked % | |
| Development |
| Can Provide Payments? | |
| Can Market under Brand? | |
| Can issue E-Money? | |
| Can Open Customer Account? | |
| Can Own Customer? | |
| Can do Cash In/Cash Out? | |
| Can offer Domestic Money Transfer? | |
| Can offer International Money Transfer? |
| Importance for Digital Money | |
| Digital Money Adoption |
Mobile Payment Upgrade to Bronze |
| Registered Wallet Users |
5,000,000 Upgrade to Bronze |
| Top Wallets | |
| Informal Market | |
| Cost To Remit | |
| Key Players |