Credit cards in Canada benefitted from 2024’s difficult economic environment, with persistent high inflation and interest rates, as purchasing power continued to deteriorate and Canadians increasingly relied on credit and credit cards to cover daily expenses. As a result, outstanding credit card balances as well as minimum payments requirements rose, motivating lenders be extra diligent when approving new limits or increasing existing ones.
Euromonitor International's Credit Card Transactions in Canada 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 Credit Card Transactions, Personal Credit 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 Credit 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.
Credit Cards in Canada
Euromonitor International
January 2025
List Of Contents And Tables
CREDIT CARDS IN CANADA
KEY DATA FINDINGS
2024 DEVELOPMENTS
Outstanding average credit card balance keeps on rising, as BNPL expands
New-to-Canada credit consumers drive growth for cards in circulation
Transactions and value see faster rises in 2024
PROSPECTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
Lenders to tighten credit card approval criteria due to rising level of delinquency
Reward programmes, fees and payment flexibility will shape competition, with m-commerce offering further growth potential
Overall growth set to remain robust for both personal and commercial credit cards
CATEGORY DATA
Table 1 Credit Cards: Number of Cards in Circulation 2019-2024
Table 2 Credit Cards Transactions 2019-2024
Table 3 Credit Cards in Circulation: % Growth 2019-2024