Slovenia Cards and Payments - Opportunities and Risks to 2026

Slovenia Cards and Payments - Opportunities and Risks to 2026

Summary

GlobalData’s ‘Slovenia Cards and Payments - Opportunities and Risks to 2026' report provides detailed analysis of market trends in Slovenia's cards and payments industry. It provides values and volumes for a number of key performance indicators in the industry including cash, cards, credit transfers, direct debit and cheques during the review-period (2018-22e).

The report also analyzes various payment card markets operating in the industry and provides detailed information on the number of cards in circulation, transaction values and volumes during the review-period and over the forecast-period (2022e-26f). It also offers information on the country's competitive landscape, including market shares of issuers and schemes.

The report brings together GlobalData’s research, modeling, and analysis expertise to allow banks and card issuers to identify segment dynamics and competitive advantages. The report also covers detailed regulatory policies and recent changes in regulatory structure.

The report provides top-level market analysis, information and insights into Slovenia's cards and payments industry, including -

• Current and forecast values for each market in Slovenia's cards and payments industry, including debit credit and charge cards.
• Detailed insights into payment instruments including cash, cards, credit transfers, direct debit and cheques . It also, includes an overview of the country's key alternative payment instruments.
• Ecommerce market analysis.
• Analysis of various market drivers and regulations governing Slovenia's cards and payments industry.
• Detailed analysis of strategies adopted by banks and other institutions to market debit, credit and charge cards.
• Comprehensive analysis of consumer attitudes and buying preferences for cards.
• The competitive landscape of Slovenia's cards and payments industry.

Scope

• Contactless cards are expected to gain traction in Slovenia, driving payment card transaction value and volume. There were 3.5 million contactless payment cards in Slovenia as of 2022e, with this figure set to reach 3.6 million by 2026f. In June 2022, Visa and Mastercard raised the contactless limit without a PIN from EUR25 ($28.44) to EUR50 ($56.88) to promote the use of contactless cards for low-value purchases. Contactless technology is also being used for transport payments. In October 2020, transport company Arriva enabled contactless card payments on its Piran city bus fleet. Passengers holding Mastercard, Visa, or Karanta contactless cards can use them to make payments on buses.
• Focusing on customer convenience, banks are launching new payment solutions. In September 2022, Revolut launched Revolut Pay: an online payment solution that allows faster checkout via one-click payments. Revolut Pay users can pay via saved cards or directly via their Revolut account balance. Payments are validated via secure methods such as facial and fingerprint recognition.
• The emergence of digital-only banks will drive growth in the payment card market. In February 2021, digital-only bank N26 launched the N26 Standard bank account with no monthly charges. Account holders are offered both virtual and physical N26 debit cards. Previously it launched N26 You, Business You, and Metal accounts in Slovenia in February 2020. Meanwhile, digital-only bank Revolut offers Standard, Premium, and Metal accounts in the country, with debit cards associated with each account.

Reasons to Buy

The report provides top-level market analysis, information and insights into Slovenia's cards and payments industry, including -

• Make strategic business decisions, using top-level historic and forecast market data, related to Slovenia's cards and payments industry and each market within it.
• Understand the key market trends and growth opportunities in Slovenia's cards and payments industry.
• Assess the competitive dynamics in Slovenia's cards and payments industry.
• Gain insights into marketing strategies used for various card types in Slovenia.
• Gain insights into key regulations governing Slovenia's cards and payments industry.