Global Payment Card Technologies Market: 2024-2029 Market Trends & Strategies

Juniper Research’s new report examines the Payment Card Technologies landscape in detail; assessing current trends and factors shaping the market, such as the growing shift to offering varied card types, the need to personalise card offerings, and the impact of competition from other payment mechanisms for card issuers. The report delivers comprehensive analysis of the strategic opportunities for card manufacturers; addressing key verticals, developing challenges, and how stakeholders should navigate these.

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1. Key Takeaways & Strategic Recommendations
1.1 Key Takeaways
1.1.1 Metal Cards Represent Clearest Opportunity for Vendors Over Next Five Years
Figure 1.1: Card Technology Revenue, Split by Technology ($m), 2024
1.1.2 Accessibility is Becoming an Important Use Case
1.1.3 Full Lifecycle Recycling Solutions Needed
1.2 Strategic Recommendations
1.2.1 Offer a Range of Solutions, Rather than Specific Siloed Products
1.2.2 Focus on ESG as the New Premium
1.2.3 Target Pilots to Demonstrate Potential in Key Target Markets
2. Market Landscape
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Definitions and Organisation of the Market
Figure 2.1: Card Technologies Driving Innovation
2.2.1 Contactless Payment Cards
Figure 2.2: Total TfL Pay as You Go Journeys Via Contactless Payments, Financial Year 2014/15 to 2023/24, (millions)
2.2.2 Biometric Payment Cards
Figure 2.3: Mastercard Biometric Card
2.2.3 Metal Cards
2.2.4 Dynamic CSC/CVV
Figure 2.4: Dynamic CSC/CVC Card Technology
2.2.5 LED Cards
2.2.6 Recycled Cards
Figure 2.5: Card Recycling Box in HSBC Branches
2.2.7 Wood Cards
Figure 2.6: Thales Gemalto Wood Card
2.2.8 Payment Wearables
Figure 2.7: CashCuff Shirt in Use
2.3 Types of Vendors
Figure 2.8: Different Roles in Cards Market
2.4 The History of Payment Cards
Figure 2.9: Milestones in Credit Card Development
Figure 2.10: Number of Contactless-enabled Payment Cards in Service (m), 2024 vs 2029, Global
2.5.1 The Rise of Digital
2.5.2 Intensifying Competition within Banking
Figure 2.11: Prominent Digital Banks & Their User Bases
3. Segment Analysis
3.1 Introduction
3.1.1 Contactless Cards
i. The Use Case and Its Place in the Market
ii. The Benefits of the Technology
iii. The Challenges of Adoption
iv. Future Outlook
3.1.2 Recycled/Eco Cards
i. The Use Case and Its Place in the Market
ii. The Benefits of the Technology
iii. The Challenges of Adoption
iv. Future Outlook
3.1.3 Biometric Cards
i. The Use Case and its Place in the Market
Figure 3.1: Components of Biometric Payment Card
ii. The Benefits of the Technology
iii. The Challenges of Adoption
iv. Future Outlook
3.1.4 Metal Cards
i. The Use Case and its Place in the Market
ii. The Benefits of the Technology
iii. The Challenges of Adoption
iv. Future Outlook
3.1.5 Dynamic CVV Cards
i. The Use Case and its Place in the Market
Figure 3.2: Thales Gemalto Dynamic Code Card
ii. The Benefits of the Technology
iii. The Challenges of Adoption
Figure 3.3: BBVA Aqua Dynamic CVV in app
iv. Future Outlook
3.1.6 LED Cards
i. The Use Case and Its Place in the Market
ii. The Benefits of the Technology
iii. The Challenges of Adoption
iv. Future Outlook
3.1.7 Payment Wearables
i. The Use Case and Its Place in the Market
ii. The Benefits of the Technology
iii. The Challenges of Adoption
iv. Future Outlook
4. Country Readiness Index & Analysis
4.1 Introduction
Figure 4.1: Juniper Research’s 8 Key Regions Definition
Figure 4.2: Juniper Research Country Readiness Index Scoring Criteria: Payment
Card Technologies
Figure 4.3: Juniper Research Country Readiness Index: Payment Card
Technologies
Figure 4.4: Payment Card Technologies Country Readiness Index: Market
Segments
4.2 Focus Markets
4.2.1 Card-heavy Markets Showing Best Prospects
Figure 4.5: Proportion of Adult Population who Hold a Bank Account (%),
Selected Countries, 2024
4.2.2 Affluence Important Due To ‘Premium’ Nature of Card Offerings
Figure 4.6: GDP per Capita ($), Selected Countries, 2024
4.2.3 Country Level Assessment: India
4.3 Growth Markets
4.3.1 Relatively Low Card Penetration
Figure 4.7: Average Number of Cards in Service per Adult (Over 15), 2024,
Selected Countries
4.3.2 Relatively Low Levels of Affluence
4.4 Saturated Markets
4.4.1 Card Payments Reaching Saturation
Figure 4.8: Average Number of Cards in Service per Adult (Over 15), 2024,
Selected Countries
4.4.2 Country Level Assessment: China
4.5 Developing Markets
Table 4.9: Juniper Research’s Country Readiness Index Heatmap: North America
Table 4.10: Juniper Research’s Country Readiness Index Heatmap: Latin America
Table 4.11: Juniper Research’s Country Readiness Index Heatmap: West Europe
Table 4.12: Juniper Research’s Country Readiness Index Heatmap: Central & East
Europe
Table 4.13: Juniper Research’s Country Readiness Index Heatmap: Far East &
China
Table 4.14: Juniper Research’s Country Readiness Index Heatmap: Indian
Subcontinent
Table 4.15: Juniper Research’s Country Readiness Index Heatmap: Rest of Asia
Pacific
Figure 4.16: Juniper Research’s Country Readiness Index Heatmap: Africa &
Middle East

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