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UK fraud trends 2025: New data

Almost 8 in 10 UK merchants report a rise in fraud. Discover how fraud and abuse affect British merchants – previously unreleased Ravelin UK fraud statistics.

20 July 2025

Every year, Ravelin conducts an extensive survey of ~1500 fraud and payments professionals working for companies that sell online. The goal? To better understand current and upcoming fraud trends, and report back to the community.

Today, we're releasing new data on the UK's fraudscape in 2025, to give British merchants a better understanding of who is threatening their bottom lines, and how.

For more insights, get the full Global Fraud Survey Report.

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*To see the UK Fraud Trends 2025 Report in large and downloadable format, click here.

Would you like to learn how the UK compares to the rest of the world?

Download the full 56-page Global Fraud Trends 2025 report.

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Nikoleta Dimitriou Senior Content Manager

With a marketing career focused on technology, Nikoleta has worked for the data science, e-learning, and fraud industries, among others. Since 2023…

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