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Refresh audit log

How and when each figure on the hub is checked against its primary source, and the log of recent refreshes.

How to read this page
  • Refreshes happen at the figure level, not the page level; every figure carries its own last-checked date.
  • We check within seven days of every primary-source release.
  • See the methodology page for the underlying refresh rules.
By Business Expert research team· Last checked 3 July 2026· How we check the data →
1.

Refresh cadence by source

Different primary sources publish on different rhythms. We track each one.

The hub is refreshed against six anchor publishers. Each has a published release cadence; we check within seven days of every release.

SourceCadenceNext expected
Bank of England Money & CreditMonthlyEnd of next month
UK Finance card-spending updateMonthlyMid of next month
UK Finance Annual Fraud ReportAnnual (April)April 2027
PSR APP Scams PerformanceHalf-yearlyOctober 2026
ONS Retail Sales IndexMonthlyAround the 20th of next month
FCA Credit Card Market StudyAd-hocPer FCA work programme
2.

How a refresh works

Every figure carries its own last-checked date; refreshes happen at the figure level, not the page level.

When a primary source releases a new figure, our refresh pipeline does four things:

  • Verifies the new value against the published source URL
  • Updates the figure value and bumps its last_checked stamp
  • Logs the prior value and the delta in the refresh audit (this page, section 3)
  • Re-publishes the affected pages

Page-level "Last checked" dates reflect the most recent figure-level refresh on that page.

3.

Recent refresh activity

Snapshot of the last few refreshes across the hub. Older entries available via the contact desk.

Every entry below is a figure that changed when its primary source published a newer release. We log the prior value, the new value, and the page each figure appears on.

RefreshedFigureWasNowPageSource release
28 May 2026Mobile-wallet share of payments34%39%UK Payments Statistics & Trends 2026UK Finance
28 May 2026Cash share of all payments12%9%UK Payments Statistics & Trends 2026UK Finance
28 May 2026UK ATM network size (LINK)47,71144,569UK Payments Statistics & Trends 2026LINK
28 May 2026Total UK non-cash payments, annual volume42.1bn44.4bnUK Payments Statistics & Trends 2026UK Finance
28 May 2026Total UK card spending, annual£985bn£1,046bnUK Payments Statistics & Trends 2026UK Finance
28 May 2026UK credit card transactions, annual volume4.6bn5bnUK Credit Card StatisticsUK Finance
28 May 2026Mid-market effective processing rate0.61%0.52%UK Card Processing Fee BenchmarksBritish Retail Consortium
28 May 2026Total outstanding credit card lending£71.7bn£79.8bnUK Credit Card StatisticsBank of England
29 April 2026Online share of UK retail25.9%28.7%UK Ecommerce Payment StatisticsOffice for National Statistics

This is the machine log of value changes; figures that were re-checked and confirmed unchanged keep their prior value and advance only their last-checked date. To confirm whether a specific figure has moved since a given date, email the data desk.