Category: Banking & Financial Services
United Kingdom Banking & Financial Services
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Macro - Country Economic Forecasts - United Kingdom
... Though we expect the Bank of England to steadily cut the policy rate next year, tightening fiscal policy and the lagged impact of past interest rate hikes on households will be powerful headwinds to activity. Read More
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Macro - Weekly Briefings - United Kingdom
... the discrepancy in levels terms with other sources, but the problem of extreme volatility remains. Frustratingly, the Office for National Statistics has said it could be 2027 before the long-term solution is finally in place. Read More
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Online Stock Brokerages in the UK - Industry Market Research Report
... billion. The Online Stock Brokerages industry has gained users quickly, as many investors left their brokers and started trading online. Rising incomes, volatile stock markets, an increasing number of mobile connections and growing appetite for ... Read More
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Consumer Credit in the United Kingdom
... to the rise in gross lending. This is due to consumers continuously applying for credit to cover their living expenses. In addition, a growing number of local consumers now use credit to pay for daily ... Read More
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Debit Cards in the United Kingdom
... value share of all card payment transactions in the local market. This increase is consistent with companies across the country using commercial debit cards more frequently than other card payment methods to better manage their ... Read More
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Credit Cards in the United Kingdom
... growth of credit card transactions post-pandemic has been driven by delayed spending, as consumers attempt to make up for lost time with funding house improvements, holidays, and other experiences, such as purchasing tickets to worldwide ... Read More
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Financial Cards and Payments in the United Kingdom
... has begun to improve. This has been a contributing factor to the ongoing expansion of financial card payments in the UK, with a rise in the number of financial cards in circulation as well as ... Read More
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Pre-Paid Cards in the United Kingdom
... increase in the value of transactions. The perception among local consumers that pre-paid cards are safer to use and protect them from fraud is one of the reasons for this financial card’s popularity, as there ... Read More
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Store Cards in the United Kingdom
... 10% and 12% declines in volume and value transactions, respectively. Due to the limited usage of store cards in the local market - linked to purchases from a specific retailer or retail group - and ... Read More
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Charge Cards in the United Kingdom
... cost-of-living crisis. However, as the economy has stabilised, with inflation falling to 2% in May 2024, charge card usage has resumed its historical declining trend. The main reason is that these types of cards are ... Read More
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Debt Collection Agencies in the UK - Industry Market Research Report
... card companies, where a service fee is charged on debt collected, and debt portfolio acquisition, where an agency buys a ledger or portfolio of debts at a discount and collects on these debts. Revenue is ... Read More
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Financial Management in the UK - Industry Market Research Report
... of 1.7% to £5.7 billion, largely due to unfavourable demand conditions following the EU referendum and the COVID-19 outbreak. At the same time, profitability has crept downwards due to rising competition and constrained demand. Companies ... Read More
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Banks in the UK - Industry Market Research Report
... billion, including anticipated growth of 9.9% in 2023-24. Low interest rates after the financial crisis limited the interest earned by banks from loans, hitting income. At the same time, a stricter regulatory environment, including increased ... Read More
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Pension Funding in the UK - Industry Market Research Report
... defined contribution (DC) schemes dominating the industry. Following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, equity markets were destabilised, causing asset values to decline in 2020. However, the steady recovery of economic conditions as the pandemic ... Read More
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Macro - Weekly Briefings - United Kingdom
... public sector net financial liabilities over the course of the parliament looks likely. But we expect Reeves to keep a decent amount of room against her new debt rule to mitigate market concerns about higher ... Read More
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Private Equity in the UK - Industry Market Research Report
... in terms of global importance. PE firms pool investment funds or use leverage to purchase other companies. Their goal is to improve a company's performance by introducing managerial and operational changes, before selling the company ... Read More
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Investment Banking in the UK - Industry Market Research Report
... and debt security underwriting activity. Competition had been fierce following the financial crisis, with a flood of boutique firms entering the market as bankers look for healthier rewards than those offered by the more regulated ... Read More
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Macro - Weekly Briefings - United Kingdom
... cooled from the well above-trend rates seen in H1 2024, the economy continues to enjoy decent momentum. We're unlikely to change our forecast that GDP will grow by 1% this year and 1.5% in 2025. Read More
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Factoring in the UK - Industry Market Research Report
... government's heavy backing of conventional lending hit demand for factoring companies; that's not to say the government doesn't support factoring, since the British Business Banks provide guarantees to cover a portion of credit losses for ... Read More
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Macro - Weekly Briefings - United Kingdom
... was slightly stronger than initially thought. But a big downward revision to the saving ratio suggests less scope for dissaving from the household sector, so we plan to nudge down our 2025 GDP growth forecast. Read More
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Payment Systems in the UK - Industry Market Research Report
... through 2023-24 to reach £8.9 billion. The increased use of card payments has been the driving force behind this growth – according to UK Finance, the volume of card payments made in the UK eclipsed ... Read More
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United Kingdom E-Commerce Payment Market Forecast Report by Type (Digital Wallet, Credit Card, Debit Card, Account-to-Account (A2A), Buy now pay later (BNPL), Cash on Delivery (CoD), PrePay, Others), Application (Electronics & Media, Food & Personal Care, Fashion Accessories, Furniture & Appliances, Others) and Company Analysis 2024-2032
... Care, Fashion Accessories, Furniture & Appliances, Others) and Company Analysis 2024-2032 United Kingdom E-Commerce Payment Market Size The United Kingdom E-Commerce Payment market is expected to reach US$ 156.83 Billion in 2023 to US$ 440.53 ... Read More
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Payment Service Providers in the UK - Industry Market Research Report
... the five years through 2023-24. The rise of e-commerce has driven revenue growth, as payment service providers don't have to compete with cash or invest in physical point-of-service systems. The pandemic accelerated the growing adoption ... Read More
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Fund Management Activities in the UK - Industry Market Research Report
... growth by providing funds with additional capital to invest. While the COVID-19 outbreak shook markets, the UK and other advanced economies have broadly recovered to their pre-pandemic levels. Despite a strong recovery, investors remained wary ... Read More
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Credit Card Issuance in the UK - Industry Market Research Report
... 2023-24 to £13.9 billion, despite growth of 0.8% in 2023-24. The COVID-19 outbreak dealt a hefty blow to credit card issuers as households began to use their cards for fewer purchases. Meanwhile, the cost of ... Read More
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