Prepaid Debit Cards: United States
This report forecasts the US market for prepaid debit cards in US dollars for 2018-2021. The total market is segmented by payment process as follows: open-loop and closed-loop. The process segments are further segmented by type for 2013-2017. Open-loop types include: consumer general-purpose reloadable, government general-purpose, healthcare cards, payroll cards, gift cards, and customer refund and incentive cards. Closed-loop types encompass: electronic benefits transfer, reloadable, and non-reloadable
To illustrate historical trends, the total market and the various segments are provided in annual series from 2013 to 2017.
A prepaid card is a card that stores or records a dollar value and is not linked to a bank account. The card has no value until it is purchased and loaded with an amount of money. When the card is used to make a purchase or to withdraw funds via an automated teller machine (ATM), the amounts are subtracted from the card's balance. When the balance reaches zero, the card is empty.
Some cards are reloadable - money may be loaded to the card at certain stores, online, or by direct deposit. Other cards are non-reloadable - when the balance reaches zero, the card remains empty and can be discarded.
Prepaid cards are also distinguished by whether they are closed-loop or open-loop cards. Closed-loop cards can be used only at specific locations operated by a merchant or other entity. Distinguished by their association with a card network, open-loop prepaid cards can be used to make purchases anywhere that card network's payment cards are accepted.
Other various topics, including profiles of pertinent leading suppliers, are covered in this report. A full outline of report items by page is available in the Table of Contents.
Related NAICS Codes:
522210 Credit Card Issuing
522220 Sales Financing
522292 Real Estate Credit
522293 International Trade Financing
522294 Secondary Market Financing
522298 All Other Nondepository Credit Intermediation
522320 Financial Transactions Processing, Reserve, and Clearinghouse Activities
- HIGHLIGHTS
- MARKET OVERVIEW
- Open-Loop Segmentation & Forecasts
- Closed-Loop Segmentation & Forecasts
- Government Prepaid Card Purchase Value
- Prepaid Card Usage Trends
- Reloadable Prepaid Card Feature & Usage Rationales
- Top Reloadable Prepaid Card Types & Brands
- Prepaid Card Cost, Usage Method, & Spend Analysis
- Gift Card Purchasing, Giving, & Receiving
- Gift Card Purchasing Behavior
- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
- Prepaid & Gift Card Marketer & Issuer Strategies
- ABOUT THIS REPORT
- Scope
- Sources
- Industry Codes
- Resources
- LIST OF TABLES & FIGURES
- Figure 1 | Key Trends in the US Prepaid Debit Card Market, 2017 - 2021
- Figure 2 | US Prepaid Debit Card Market by Process, 2013 - 2021 (US$ bil)
- Table 1 | US Prepaid Debit Card Market by Process, 2013 - 2021 (US$ bil)
- Figure 3 | US Prepaid Debit Card Market by Process, 2013 - 2021 (%)
- Figure 4 | US Open-Loop Prepaid Debit Card Market by Type, 2013 - 2017 (US$ bil)
- Table 2 | US Open-Loop Prepaid Debit Card Market by Type, 2013 - 2017 (US$ bil)
- Figure 5 | US Open-Loop Prepaid Debit Card Market by Type, 2013 - 2017 (%)
- Figure 6 | US Closed-Loop Prepaid Debit Card Market by Type, 2013 - 2017 (US$ bil)
- Table 3 | US Closed-Loop Prepaid Debit Card Market by Type, 2013 - 2017 (US$ bil)
- Figure 7 | US Closed-Loop Prepaid Debit Card Market by Type, 2013 - 2017 (%)
- Table 4 | Top 15 Reloadable Prepaid Card Brands/Types Used & Used Most, 2018 (% of US adults)
- Table 5 | Leading Suppliers to the US Prepaid Debit Card Market
- Table 6 | NAICS & SIC Codes Related to Prepaid Debit Cards
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