Pre-paid Cards in Italy

Italy remains one of the leading countries in Europe for pre-paid card issuance. The BancoPosta by the Poste Italiane SpA is one of the largest pre-paid programmes in the world with 6.7 million cards issued, sold also to immigrants and those without a bank account. Despite this, the category of pre-paid cards is not yet mature and is still on the rise.

Euromonitor International's Pre-Paid Card Transactions in Italy report establishes the size and structure of the market for ATMs cards, smart cards, credit cards, debit cards, charge cards, pre-paid cards and store cards. It looks at key players in the market (issuers and operators), number of cards in circulation, numbers transactions and value of transactions. It offers strategic analysis of sector forecasts and trends to watch.

Product coverage: Closed Loop Pre-Paid Card Transactions, Commercial Charge Card Transactions, Commercial Credit Card Transactions, Open Loop Pre-Paid Card Transactions, Personal Charge Card Transactions, Personal Credit Card Transactions.

Data coverage: market sizes (historic and forecasts), company shares, brand shares and distribution data.

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Contents

Headlines
Trends
Competitive Landscape
Prospects
Category Data
Table 1 Pre-paid Cards Category Performance: 2005-2010
Table 2 Open Loop Pre-paid Cards Category Performance: 2005-2010
Table 3 Closed Loop Pre-paid Cards Category Performance: 2005-2010
Table 4 Pre-paid Cards Category Performance: Number of Cards in Circulation 2005-2010
Table 5 Pre-paid Cards Category Performance: % Growth 2005-2010
Table 6 Open Loop Pre-paid Cards Category Performance: % Growth 2005-2010
Table 7 Closed Loop Pre-paid Cards Category Performance: % Growth 2005-2010
Table 8 Pre-paid Cards in Circulation Category Performance: % Growth 2005-2010
Table 9 Pre-paid Cards: Number of Cards by Issuer 2005-2009
Table 10 Pre-paid Cards: Number of Cards by Operator 2005-2009
Table 11 Pre-paid Cards Transaction Value by Issuer 2005-2009
Table 12 Pre-paid Cards Transaction Value by Operator 2005-2009
Table 13 Open Loop Pre-paid Cards: Number of Cards by Issuer 2005-2009
Table 14 Open Loop Pre-paid Cards: Number of Cards by Operator 2005-2009
Table 15 Open Loop Pre-paid Cards Transaction Value by Issuer 2005-2009
Table 16 Open Loop Pre-paid Cards Transaction Value by Operator 2005-2009
Table 17 Closed Loop Pre-paid Cards: Number of Cards by Issuer 2005-2009
Table 18 Closed Loop Pre-paid Cards: Number of Cards by Operator 2005-2009
Table 19 Closed Loop Pre-paid Cards Transaction Value by Issuer 2005-2009
Table 20 Closed Loop Pre-paid Cards Transaction Value by Operator 2005-2009
Table 21 Pre-paid Cards Forecast Category Performance: 2010-2015
Table 22 Open Loop Pre-paid Cards Forecast Category Performance: 2010-2015
Table 23 Closed Loop Pre-paid Cards Forecast Category Performance: 2010-2015
Table 24 Pre-paid Cards Forecast Category Performance: Number of Cards in Circulation 2010-2015
Table 25 Pre-paid Cards Forecast Category Performance: % Growth 2010-2015
Table 26 Open Loop Pre-paid Cards Forecast Category Performance: % Growth 2010-2015
Table 27 Closed Loop Pre-paid Cards Forecast Category Performance: % Growth 2010-2015
Table 28 Pre-paid Cards in Circulation Forecast Category Performance: % Growth 2010-2015
Poste Italiane SpA in Financial Cards and Payments (italy)
Strategic Direction
Key Facts
Summary 1 Poste Italiane SpA: Key Facts
Summary 2 Poste Italiane SpA: Operational Indicators
Company Background
Competitive Positioning
Executive Summary
Financial Crisis Negatively Affects Card Spending
Revolving Cards Face Troubles: Inspection by the Bank of Italy
Pre-paid Cards Continue Their Rapid Development
Domestic Banks Lead Financial Cards
Financial Cards Continue To Make Gains Against Cash Usage
Key Trends and Developments
Recent Financial Crisis and Weaker Economy Constrain Card Industry
M-payments and Contactless Card Development
Revolving Cards To See Reduced Growth in 2010
E-commerce - A New Driver of Card Payment Growth
'account Cards' and Multifunctional Cards Are Preferred by Italians
Market Indicators
Table 29 Number of POS Terminals 2005-2010
Table 30 Number of ATMs 2005-2010
Table 31 Value Lost to Fraud 2005-2010
Table 32 Card Expenditure by Location 2010
Table 33 Card Expenditure by Category 2010
Table 34 Financial Cards in Circulation by Type: % Number of Cards 2005-2010
Table 35 Domestic versus Foreign Spend 2010
Market Data
Table 36 Consumer Payments: Value 2005-2010
Table 37 Consumer Payments: Number of Transactions 2005-2010
Table 38 Financial Cards: Number of Cards in Circulation 2005-2010
Table 39 Financial Cards Transactions: Value 2005-2010
Table 40 Financial Cards: Number of Transactions 2005-2010
Table 41 Financial Cards: Number of Accounts 2005-2010
Table 42 Financial Cards: Number of Cards by Issuer 2005-2009
Table 43 Financial Cards: Number of Cards by Operator 2005-2009
Table 44 Financial Cards: Card Payment Transaction Value by Operator 2005-2009
Table 45 Financial Cards: Card Payment Transaction Value by Issuer 2005-2009
Table 46 Consumer Payments Forecast: Value 2010-2015
Table 47 Consumer Payments Forecast: Number of Transactions 2010-2015
Table 48 Financial Cards Forecast: Number of Cards in Circulation 2010-2015
Table 49 Financial Cards Forecast: Value 2010-2015
Table 50 Financial Cards Forecast: Number of Transactions 2010-2015
Table 51 Financial Cards Forecast: Number of Accounts 2010-2015
Definitions
Atm Function
Debit Function
Credit Function
Commercial Credit Cards
Charge Card Function
Commercial Charge Cards
Open Loop Pre-paid Function
Closed Loop Pre-paid Function
Store Cards
Pre-paid
Contact Smart Card
Contactless Smart Card
Card Expenditure by Location
Card Expenditure by Sector
Domestic Versus Foreign
Value Lost To Fraud
Summary 3 Research Sources Skip to top