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The proliferation of card types, including payment cards, credit and debit cards, ATM cards, store cards and prepaid cards, offer a wide range of business development and investment opportunities for banks, retailers, financial service providers and many others. What are the products of high demand? Is the demand for cards growing in emerging countries? What is the market size of the Chinese prepaid cards market? Who are the leading players dominating the Russian competitive landscape? ... more
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Pre-Paid Cards in the United Arab Emirates
Euromonitor International, Apr 2013 , Pages: 32In the middle of the review period, many expatriate workers left the United Arab Emirates due to the country’s economic problems and a rise in unemployment, with many in the construction industry struggling... -
Store Cards in Russia
Euromonitor International, Apr 2013 , Pages: 262010 saw IKEA beginning to issue IKEA Family store cards in Russia which led to a boom in store card growth. Since issuing 5,000 store cards during the first two months of the project, in 2012 IKEA... -
ATM Cards in South Africa
Euromonitor International, Apr 2013 , Pages: 18Cash remains a key payment method for almost all South Africans. Even for the middle- and upper-income segments, cash is an unavoidable regular payment method. This is largely due to a lack of uniform... -
Charge Cards in South Africa
Euromonitor International, Apr 2013 , Pages: 28Charge cards continue to be aimed exclusively at middle- to upper-income groups and marketed as a premium product. As such, charge cards are on average the most expensive financial card in the South... -
Debit Cards in South Africa
Euromonitor International, Apr 2013 , Pages: 26Expanding POS terminal infrastructure has been one of the key factors driving the growth of debit cards over the review period. This has significantly increased the convenience factor for the average... -
Pre-Paid Cards in South Africa
Euromonitor International, Apr 2013 , Pages: 29A noteworthy trend is the evolution in the way that closed loop pre-paid cards are marketed and presented, especially merchant issued gift cards. When they were first launched in South Africa gift cards... -
Store Cards in South Africa
Euromonitor International, Apr 2013 , Pages: 18The store cards category improved significantly in the period following the economic crisis, to reach all-time highs in 2012. 2008 and 2009 saw a significant drop in transaction value for store cards,... -
ATM Cards in Venezuela
Euromonitor International, Apr 2013 , Pages: 19ATM cards in Venezuela showed a higher growth rate in 2012 compared to the previous year, mostly due to a combination of efforts made by financial institutions to increase the share of people with access... -
Charge Cards in Venezuela
Euromonitor International, Apr 2013 , Pages: 25The number of transactions performed through charge cards transactions is decreased by 14 in 2012. This decrease can be explained by the 3% fall in the number of cards in circulation in combination... -
Credit Cards in Venezuela
Euromonitor International, Apr 2013 , Pages: 34After three consecutive years of negative growth rates, the number of credit cards in circulation showed an increase of 2% to reach 7.2 million in 2012. The loss in the number of cards in circulation... -
Debit Cards in Venezuela
Euromonitor International, Apr 2013 , Pages: 27In 2012, the volume of debit cards transactions increased at a higher rate than real GDP growth. The performance of the category can be explained by a stronger preference among consumers for debit cards... -
Pre-Paid Cards in Venezuela
Euromonitor International, Apr 2013 , Pages: 29Pre-paid cards in Venezuela are represented by open-loop pre-paid cards as closed-loop pre-paid cards have no presence at all. This category had the second best performance in terms of cards in circulation... -
Store Cards in Venezuela
Euromonitor International, Apr 2013 , Pages: 25The value of store card transactions registered 21% growth in 2012, a few points below the official inflation rate. Although the value per transaction grew at the same pace as overall prices – at a... -
Credit Cards in the United Arab Emirates
Euromonitor International, Apr 2013 , Pages: 40High and random fees, high interest rates and use of blank cheques as security continued to hinder the uptake of credit cards at the end of the review period, despite attempts by the UAE Central Bank... -
Credit Cards in Russia
Euromonitor International, Apr 2013 , Pages: 47One of the clearest trends in financial cards and payments in Russia in 2012 was the movement towards non-cash transactions, and particularly the growth of credit card transactions. Despite slower economic... -
Credit Cards in South Africa
Euromonitor International, Apr 2013 , Pages: 31With the South African economy in a period of recovery, the credit cards category saw growth rates approaching pre-2008 levels. For most of the review period, credit card growth was subdued, with debt... -
Financial Cards and Payments in Russia
Euromonitor International, Apr 2013 , Pages: 84Despite strong growth over the review period, the credit market in Russia is expected to feel the effects of a less certain economic outlook. The Russian economy entered 2013 on a positive note with... -
Financial Cards and Payments in South Africa
Euromonitor International, Apr 2013 , Pages: 69The financial cards industry performed well in 2012 and is showing strong signs of recovery from the slowdown which began in 2008. The credit-related categories showed surprisingly good growth and some... -
Financial Cards and Payments in the United Arab Emirates
Euromonitor International, Apr 2013 , Pages: 73Financial cards saw a strong double-digit current value growth in 2008 over the previous year. However, economic concerns saw growth rates plummet in 2009. While current value growth continued to recover... -
Emerging Opportunities in the Kuwait’s Cards and Payments Industry: Market Size, Trends and Drivers, Strategies, Products and Competitive Landscape
Timetric, Mar 2013 , Pages: 79Kuwait’s cards industry as a whole grew moderately at a CAGR of 3 59% during the review period, primarily driven by the prepaid card category Slow growth was mainly a result of the global economic crisis,... -
Emerging Opportunities in Spain’s Cards and Payments Industry: Market Size, Trends and Drivers, Strategies, Products and Competitive Landscape
Timetric, Mar 2013 , Pages: 89Although the financial crisis and conservative consumer spending has hampered growth in all card categories, the cards and payments industry in Spain is expected to recover over the forecast period,... -
Emerging Opportunities in the UAE’s Cards and Payments Industry: Market Size, Trends and Drivers, Strategies, Products and Competitive Landscape
Timetric, Mar 2013 , Pages: 89The UAE is an open economy with a high per capita income and annual trade surplus It is a federation of seven emirates: Abu Dhabi, Ajman, Dubai, Fujairah, Ras al- Khaimah, Sharjah and Umm al-Quwain,... -
Emerging Opportunities in Nigeria’s Cards and Payments Industry: Market Size, Trends and Drivers, Strategies, Products and Competitive Landscape
Timetric, Mar 2013 , Pages: 70The Nigerian card industry recorded strong growth during the review period (2008-2012) both in terms of volume and value The card industry grew at a CAGR of 15 77%, rising from 24 9 million cards in... -
New Strategies for Prepaid Profitability: A Pro Forma Analysis
Mercator Advisory Group, Mar 2013 , Pages: 32Mercator Advisory Group has created a pro forma for the analysis of prepaid portfolios based on averages in the study "Consumers' Use of Prepaid Cards: A Transaction-Based Analysis" by the Payment Cards... -
ATM Cards in Turkey
Euromonitor International, Mar 2013 , Pages: 19Despite slower ATM card in circulation (8%) and transaction volume (10%) growth in 2012, transaction value increased by 24% to reach TL301 million. This highlights the fact that a growing number of... -
Debit Cards in Turkey
Euromonitor International, Mar 2013 , Pages: 31Despite the high number of cards in circulation compared to credit cards, Turkish consumers still prefer to make their purchases using credit cards and cash. Many banks offer consumers the same credit... -
Pre-Paid Cards in Turkey
Euromonitor International, Mar 2013 , Pages: 27In 2011, Garanti Bankasi introduced a variety of pre-paid cards in order to target younger people and other consumers unable to verify their income levels. Currently, there are four different cards.... -
ATM Cards in Israel
Euromonitor International, Mar 2013 , Pages: 17Israelis are relatively early adaptors of technology and gadgets. This is evident in many areas, from the fast penetration of the iPhone and the wave of smartphones that followed through to the wide... -
Charge Cards in Israel
Euromonitor International, Mar 2013 , Pages: 30Israel’s unique card structure means that all credit cards have both a charge and credit function. As Israelis are credit lovers, the level of use of these cards is similar and the number of cards in... -
Debit Cards in Israel
Euromonitor International, Mar 2013 , Pages: 24Debit cards continues to struggle in Israel, with most consumers preferring to use credit than debit. Indeed, debit cards accounted for <1% of total card transactions in 2012 and are typically only... -
Debit Cards in Spain
Euromonitor International, Mar 2013 , Pages: 30In 2012 debit cards continued to outpace credit cards in terms of transactions and value spend with debit card transactions increasing by 8% in 2012 and value spend by 7%. The main reason is that the... -
Pre-Paid Cards in Israel
Euromonitor International, Mar 2013 , Pages: 292012 was yet another year of growth for pre-paid financial cards as Israeli customers continue to become more and more used to such cards, especially closed looped ones. The most dominant card in the... -
Credit Cards in Turkey
Euromonitor International, Mar 2013 , Pages: 38In response to increasing saturation within personal credit cards, issuers are shifting their focus to commercial credit cards, which offer greater growth potential both in number of cards in circulation... -
ATM Cards in Spain
Euromonitor International, Mar 2013 , Pages: 22The number of ATM cards in circulation saw further negative growth in 2012 of -5%. This fall is an accurate reflection of the overall economic contraction in 2012 which was revised down to 1.7% by the... -
Charge Cards in Spain
Euromonitor International, Mar 2013 , Pages: 35As in other financial cards, the number of charge cards in circulation is falling but value spend is increasing. The number of charge cards in circulation fell by -2% to 25 million cards however charge... -
Credit Cards in Spain
Euromonitor International, Mar 2013 , Pages: 36Credit cards circulation fell in 2012 by -4%. This fall is an accurate reflection of the adverse economic scenario and credit crunch. As a consequence of record unemployment levels which are expected... -
Pre-Paid Cards in Spain
Euromonitor International, Mar 2013 , Pages: 34The number of pre-paid cards in circulation in Spain in 2012 fell by -7%. While open loop pre-paid cards fell by -34%, closed loop pre-paid cards was the exception in the world of consumer finance in... -
Store Cards in Spain
Euromonitor International, Mar 2013 , Pages: 23Store cards saw a further negative trend in 2012 in the number of cards in circulation and in transactions volume and value. The adverse economy undermined demand for store cards although the fact that... -
Credit Cards in Israel
Euromonitor International, Mar 2013 , Pages: 302012 marks a potential defining change in the Israeli credit industry, with the final approval of the “IsraCard law” being passed by the Israeli parliament, the Knesset, in August 2011 and the law being... -
Financial Cards and Payments in Israel
Euromonitor International, Mar 2013 , Pages: 602012 was a year of growth for financial cards in Israel, with the booming economy driving private consumption growth amongst Israeli consumers. The national economy’s good performance, however, did... -
Financial Cards and Payments in Turkey
Euromonitor International, Mar 2013 , Pages: 60Financial card transactions in Turkey continue to grow in both volume and value terms due to the recovering economy and the resulting increase in consumer confidence. With increasing coverage of ATMs... -
Financial Cards and Payments in Spain
Euromonitor International, Mar 2013 , Pages: 80The performance of consumer finance in Spain in 2012 reflects the serious economic problems. In most categories both card numbers and the value of transactions is falling. The rising unemployment reached... -
Innovation in Payment Systems: The Emergence of Contactless Cards and Payments
Timetric, Mar 2013 , Pages: 80Contactless payments are being promoted by payment providers without necessarily being demanded by consumers Aimed at displacing cash, which is generally disliked by merchants and financial institutions... -
ATM Cards in South Korea
Euromonitor International, Mar 2013 , Pages: 19ATM current transaction value will increase by 3% in 2012 – a fairly low rate of growth in comparison with other areas. For example, credit card and debit card current transaction value will increase... -
Debit Cards in South Korea
Euromonitor International, Mar 2013 , Pages: 30Debit cards continues to record strong current value growth as a result of government policy and the efforts of consumers to spend within their limits. The South Korean government is encouraging debit... -
Pre-Paid Cards in South Korea
Euromonitor International, Mar 2013 , Pages: 31Pre-paid transaction growth is currently being fuelled by rising demand for closed loop pre-paid cards, which will record current transaction value growth of 13% in 2012 (vs. 10% for overall pre-paid... -
Store Cards in South Korea
Euromonitor International, Mar 2013 , Pages: 19Store cards is the only financial card and payment area that will record a decline in transaction value growth in 2012. This decline will mainly be due to the increase in co-branded cards between department... -
Financial Cards and Payments in South Korea
Euromonitor International, Mar 2013 , Pages: 59Financial card transaction value continued to increase in 2012, with debit cards leading growth. Government policy and the efforts of consumers to spend economically ensured that the area continued... -
Credit Cards in South Korea
Euromonitor International, Mar 2013 , Pages: 36Credit cards has already reached saturation point in South Korea. According to the FSS, the South Korea debit card usage rate is very low for an OECD country (credit card usage transaction value rate... -
Credit Card Customer Analytics
Datamonitor, Mar 2013 , Pages: 10Credit Card Customer Analytics is a powerful interactive tool providing direct answers to the questions which are central to developing a customer-centric product and marketing strategy It speeds up...
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