“Can a single shared government payment platform modernise public-sector payment collection — across cards, open banking, and future rails — for every tier of UK government?”
GOV.UK Pay launched in 2016 as a shared government payment service built by the Government Digital Service, initially running on Stripe for card processing. After nearly a decade and over £9 billion processed across 135 million transactions, GDS ran a competitive £49m tender in 2025 specifically requiring open banking / pay by bank capability alongside card processing. In June 2026, Adyen was appointed as the new PSP for non-Crown card and pay by bank services, while central government, NHS, and arm's length bodies continue to use Worldpay — reflecting a deliberate multi-PSP architecture segmented by government tier.
Get a read on where your own stack stands against GOV.UK Pay and the rest of its category — what they built versus bought, which providers they use, and where the gaps in your own strategy and competitive set actually are.