Cards Global Market Briefing 2017

The cards market comprise establishments engaged in storing, processing and transmitting payment cards data. This market covers issuing and acquiring banks, card processing and issuing companies and others. Revenue generated from the cards market include all processing and service fees levied by banks and financial institutions for processing card-based payments. It excludes interest charged by banks on payment cards.

The largest geographic markets by consumption in the cards sector are the Americas and Asia. The Americas was the largest geographic market in the Cards industry in 2016, accounting for nearly 67% of the global market. This can be attributed to high digital payment penetration in countries such as the USA and Canada. Asia was the second largest geographic market, accounting for25% of the global market.

The focus on the security of card-based payments has increased significantly across the world. This is mainly to prevent card fraud losses incurred by banks and according to Capgemini, the worldwide value of fraud losses reached almost US$16 billion in 2014 . In this regard, payment service providers and merchants have implemented various solutions including the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) compliance, EMV technology, 3-D Secure services, tokenization, biometrics and end-to-end encryption. To combat the constantly evolving card fraud methods, the National Retail Federation (NRF) also updates its security guidelines continuously.

Cards Market Characteristics 4
Cards Market Historic 5
Cards Market Forecast 6
Cards Market Segmentation 7
Cards Market, Split by Segments, 2016, $ Billion 7
Credit Card 7
Debit Card 7
Prepaid Card 7
Global Cards, Historic and Forecast, Split by Segment, 2012 – 2020 8
Cards Market Geography Split 9
Global Cards Markets Size, Split by Region, 2016 9
Global Cards Market, Historic and Forecast Growth, By Region, 2012 – 2020 11
Global Cards Market, Split by Country, 2016 12
Global Cards Market, Historic and Forecast Growth Rate, Split by Country, 2012 – 2020 15
Cards Market Competitors 17
American Express Company 18
Visa 18
MasterCard 19
Cards Market Key Mergers and Acquisitions 20
Cards Market Trends and Strategies 21
Appendix 22
Research Methodology 22
Definitions 23
Abbreviations 24
Currencies 24
The Business Research Company 24
Copyright and Disclaimer 24