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Pay.UK
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<p>The Pay.UK (formerly UK Payments Administration) is a <a href="/facts/United_Kingdom/kuPAILt2">United Kingdom</a> service company that provides people, facilities and expertise to the UK payments industry. </p><p>UKPA was created on 6 July 2009, as a successor of the <i>Association for Payment Clearing Services</i> (<i>APACS</i>) to support the systems behind UK payments, such as <a href="/facts/BACS/4CJyklsP">Bacs</a>, <a href="/facts/CHAPS/hHNNEl29">CHAPS</a> and the <a href="/facts/Cheque_and_Credit_Clearing_Company/mLsDu6h4">Cheque and Credit Clearing Company</a>. APACS had been created in 1985 to oversee the majority of UK payment clearing systems and keep their operational efficiency and integrity in order. </p>