Publications
Quarterly Statistical Reports
Member Publications Packages
Full Membership Publications Package
Associate Membership Publications Package
The Payments Council produces publications covering a whole range of research, analysis and statistics on different areas of interest in the payments industry.
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Annual Reviews
Payments Council Review of contactless and prepaid card markets
Payments Council Annual Review (2009)
Payments Council Annual Review (2008)
Policy Documents
Financial Inclusion Policy (October 2009)
Payments Council Procurement Policy (PDF 54kb)
Best Practice Guidelines
Payment Services Regulations - Industry Best Practice on Selected Issues (October 2009)
Industry Best Practice for Financial Institutions on Account Number Format (June 2009)
Payments Council Reviews
Review of the UK Domestic Cheque Guarantee Cards Scheme (June 2009)
National Payments Plan Publications
National Payments Plan - June 2010 progress update
The Future for Cash in the UK - March 2010 (PDF 2MB)
The future of the cheque - December 2009
Closing cheque clearing - consumer & business fact sheets
National Payments Plan - March 2009 progress update
National Payments Plan (PDF 667kb)
Executive Summary of the National Payments Plan (PDF 255KB)
The National Payments Plan: Consulting on change in UK payments (PDF 539kb)
Responses from the Payments Council
Where appropriate the Payments Council will issue responses to reports and consultations issued by various bodies. These responses can be found via accessing the link below.
Responses from the Payments Council
BCOBS Industry Guidance
Industry Guidance for FSA Banking Conduct of Business sourcebook