Introduction
The Payment Card Competitor Tracker provides expert analysis and opinion on the strategic moves of leading competitors in the payment card market. Produced on a monthly basis, the Tracker is a global product and covers 60 players, including American Express, Barclaycard, Capital One, Citigroup, Discover, GE Money, First Data, HSBC, JCB, MasterCard, Standard Chartered and Visa.
Features and benefits
Gain invaluable information on your key competitors in one concise document, and track long-term trends using the interactive news database.
Sharpen your strategy by implementing the best market, product, competitor and strategic developments of leading global players.
Learn the Datamonitor Cards & Payments Team's view on the most important competitor developments in the month.
Highlights
In September, 46 competitor developments were analyzed in the Payment Card Competitor Tracker, which is less than 30 developments recorded in the previous month and less than 53 developments recorded in July. In fact, this is also below the 12-month average of 50.
There were 18 developments in North America, which is in line with the 12-month average of 19. Typically, this region accounts for the majority of activity. With 14 developments in total Asia Pacific was the second busiest region for the competitor activity. This is also in line with the 12-month trend.
Although, surprisingly there were no notable contactless, online payment or prepaid card stories this month there were a couple of interesting mobile technology related developments annouced in September, entailing ANZ and MasterCard extending money transfer services to iPhones and BlackBerry smartphones.
Your key questions answered
What have been the key new product developments in the industry this month, particularly in contactless, mobile, online and prepaid?
Which players are leading the way with these new developments, and where are they occurring?
How have trends in competitor activity changed over time, and which regions are becoming more active?
What are the top developments in the past month and what do they mean for my business?
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