Category: Debit Cards
Debit Cards market research reports by Euromonitor International
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Debit Cards in India
Debit Cards in India A government-led financial inclusion initiative is enticing a burgeoning population to embrace the formal banking sector, which is acting in favour of further driving debit card penetration. The government’s financial inclusion initiative, also known as Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Y ... Read More
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Pre-Paid Cards in India
Pre-Paid Cards in India Pre-paid card transactions witnessed healthy double-digit growth in transaction volumes over 2021-2022. However, in 2023, the category witnessed a decline in volume of transactions as consumers became increasingly inclined to choose alternative products such as mobile payment ... Read More
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Financial Cards and Payments in India
Financial Cards and Payments in India A government-led financial inclusion initiative enticed a burgeoning population to embrace the formal banking sector, resulting in further uptake of financial cards, in particular, debit cards, in 2023. The Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) benefited in bri ... Read More
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Consumer Credit in Austria
Consumer Credit in Austria Consumer credit has experienced a significant drop in all areas of gross lending in 2023. In light of the sharp increases in the cost of living since 2022, Austrians have generally been frugal with expenditure. Individuals are focused on meeting their immediate basic needs ... Read More
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Debit Cards in Austria
Debit Cards in Austria Debit card transactions remained the main driver behind the shift from cash to card payments in 2023. Every bank account holder in Austria owns at least one debit card, which is heavily favoured for payments at the POS, with debit card consumers confident that there are no ext ... Read More
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Pre-Paid Cards in Austria
Pre-Paid Cards in Austria Closed loop pre-paid card transactions in Austria are essentially merchant-issued gift cards, and demand for these continued to increase in 2023. In a time of persistently high inflation with increased prices of essentials such as food and petrol, gift cards became popular, ... Read More
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Debit Cards in the US
Debit Cards in the US Fraud has hit debit cards hard in the US in recent years. Significant increases in card not present fraud have been recorded in the market in 2023, and are a legitimate concern for those in the financial industry. A significant threat to card usage has been the growth of card s ... Read More
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Pre-Paid Cards in the US
Pre-Paid Cards in the US 2023 is likely to go down as the first generally “normal” year of the 2020s. While 2022 saw most companies return to at least some form of hybrid working, the emergence of the Omicron variant early in the year had a significant effect on the overall health of the nation. 202 ... Read More
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Credit Cards in the US
Credit Cards in the US Credit cards in the US is set to continue to see robust growth by all measures in 2023. While inflation in the country has generally been at lower levels than in the extreme outlier year of 2022, prices have still grown considerably, and some US consumers have been forced to r ... Read More
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Pre-Paid Cards in Thailand
Pre-Paid Cards in Thailand Pre-paid cards are largely used for commuting and travelling in Thailand, with a considerable amount of closed loop pre-paid card usage accounted for by electronic ticketing on the Thai capital’s public transportation systems BTS and MRT. During the COVID-19 pandemic, comm ... Read More
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Debit Cards in the Philippines
Debit Cards in the Philippines Debit cards in the Philippines have largely been known and treated as ATM cards only. Prior to the outbreak of Coronavirus (COVID-19), the use of debit cards was primarily for making cash withdrawals. This was because most people were either unaware that they could use ... Read More
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Financial Cards and Payments in Malaysia
Financial Cards and Payments in Malaysia Financial cards and payments in Malaysia in 2023 exhibited significant continuation with 2022 in terms of the direction of travel in the post-Coronavirus (COVID-19) period. The strong moves towards a cashless society in Malaysia, pushed by the government and ... Read More
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Financial Cards and Payments in Saudi Arabia
Financial Cards and Payments in Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia has taken significant steps to transform itself into a cashless society – starting even before the event of the COVID-19 pandemic, which triggered digital evolution in industries globally. In this regard, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has ... Read More
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Pre-Paid Cards in Italy
Pre-Paid Cards in Italy Pre-paid cards continued to be one of the most popular types of financial card in Italy, particularly in the case of young adults or those without a bank account. However, as with other financial cards, the rise of contactless payments expanded usage of pre-paid cards to a wi ... Read More
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Debit Cards in Saudi Arabia
Debit Cards in Saudi Arabia Debit cards continue to make up a large portion of all financial cards in Saudi Arabia. Indeed, debit cards are even more prevalent than credit cards in the KSA, owing to a number of factors, such as wide acceptance and convenience of use, as well as an absence of charges ... Read More
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Pre-Paid Cards in the Philippines
Pre-Paid Cards in the Philippines The Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic led to a series of government aid initiatives distributed through pre-paid cards. This contributed to rising awareness among consumers about these financial products and their convenience, especially for lower-income Filipinos. Th ... Read More
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Financial Cards and Payments in Italy
Financial Cards and Payments in Italy Financial cards and payments performed well in Italy in 2023, both in terms of the number of cards in circulation and the value of transactions. Growth was underpinned by the growing trend towards cashless payments, even for smaller amounts, thanks to the develo ... Read More
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Debit Cards in Thailand
Debit Cards in Thailand The adoption of digital payments in Thailand is growing, backed by the central bank policy to shift towards a less cash-reliant society which is free of charge transactions. The banking industry has launched cardless withdrawals to bring greater convenience to customers. Paym ... Read More
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Credit Cards in the Philippines
Credit Cards in the Philippines According to the Credit Card Association of the Philippines (CCAP), the Q1 2023 growth rate in credit cards, the highest since the outbreak of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in 2020, reflects local consumers’ resurgence in terms of shopping, travelling and purcha ... Read More
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Debit Cards in Malaysia
Debit Cards in Malaysia Wider acceptance is boosting the use of personal debit cards in Malaysia. The rising popularity of personal debit cards underpins the growth in the number of cards and volume and value transactions. The increased numbers of POS terminals is widening the acceptance of debit ca ... Read More
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Pre-Paid Cards in Malaysia
Pre-Paid Cards in Malaysia Despite increased competition from other payment methods, pre-paid cards retains the potential for growth as Malaysia continues to shift towards a cashless society. With the use of cash in long-term decline, a trend accelerated by the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, many ... Read More
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Financial Cards and Payments in the Philippines
Financial Cards and Payments in the Philippines While the initial surge in spending and reopening of the economy, with the easing of the threat of Coronavirus (COVID-19) and lifting of related restrictions, has started to stabilise, the Philippines continues to experience robust growth in both volum ... Read More
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Debit Cards in Italy
Debit Cards in Italy The enduring consumer preference for debit cards over credit cards continued throughout 2023, with the former accounting for the more than 10 times the value of the latter in terms of transactions. Such cards are easy to obtain in Italy, as well as having low associated costs. F ... Read More
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Pre-Paid Cards in Saudi Arabia
Pre-Paid Cards in Saudi Arabia Pre-paid cards are benefitting from the Kingdom’s move towards a cashless society – especially so in certain areas. For example, as seen with the uptake of pre-paid cards for the payment of workers’ salaries, notably so for domestic workers. In this case, the Kingdom h ... Read More
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Pre-Paid Cards in Hungary
Pre-Paid Cards in Hungary In January 2023, the previously separate pockets - accommodation, hospitality and leisure - were consolidated; therefore, the charges associated with these sectors are now aggregated and considered together. Also, in order to expedite the use of remaining funds, two additio ... Read More
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