Charge card usage in the UK increased in volume and value terms in 2022 and 2023 as a result of consumers turning to different credit options to navigate the cost-of-living crisis. However, as the economy has stabilised, with inflation falling to 2% in May 2024, charge card usage has resumed its historical declining trend. The main reason is that these types of cards are not particularly popular among UK consumers; instead, they prefer to use other card payment methods such as debit and credit c...
Euromonitor International's Charge Card Transactions in United Kingdom report establishes the size and structure of the market for ATMs cards, smart cards, credit cards, debit cards, charge cards, pre-paid cards and store cards. It looks at key players in the market (issuers and operators), number of cards in circulation, numbers transactions and value of transactions. It offers strategic analysis of sector forecasts and trends to watch.
Product coverage: Commercial Charge Card Transactions, Personal Charge Card Transactions.
Data coverage: market sizes (historic and forecasts), company shares, brand shares and distribution data.
Why buy this report? * Get a detailed picture of the Charge Card Transactions market; * Pinpoint growth sectors and identify factors driving change; * Understand the competitive environment, the market’s major players and leading brands; * Use five-year forecasts to assess how the market is predicted to develop.
Charge Cards in the United Kingdom
Euromonitor International
November 2024
List Of Contents And Tables
CHARGE CARDS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM
KEY DATA FINDINGS
2024 DEVELOPMENTS
As economy stabilises and consumers increasingly turn to other payment options, charge card usage resumes declining trend
Preference for UK businesses to use electronic payments compounds losses for commercial charge cards
Charge card competition is concentrated among a small number of players
PROSPECTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
Despite higher demand for credit, personal charge cards will fall behind more appealing options
Commercial charge cards set to continue declining as businesses favour credit cards and electronic payments
Competitive landscape likely to change over forecast period as participants move towards more profitable segments
CATEGORY DATA
Table 1 Charge Cards: Number of Cards in Circulation 2019-2024
Table 2 Charge Cards Transactions 2019-2024
Table 3 Charge Cards in Circulation: % Growth 2019-2024