Pre-Paid Cards in Switzerland

April 2012 | 36 pages | ID: P70A4E9AD8FEN
Euromonitor International Ltd

Abstracts

In January of 2010, UBS, Credit Suisse, Raffeisen and other Kantonal banks announced that CASH, the largest open loop prepaid function, would be removed from their respective Maestro debit cards starting in September 2010, with the phase-out process to be completed by 2014. Low average spend per transaction in relation to the systems operating costs was the reason for this decision. With over 235,000 CASH-enabled Maestro cards in circulation and 13,000 pay points, the decision had an immediate...

Euromonitor International's Pre-Paid Card Transactions in Switzerland 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, Open Loop Pre-Paid Card Transactions.

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

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• Get a detailed picture of the Pre-Paid Card Transactions market;
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Contents

Headlines
Trends
Competitive Landscape
Prospects
Category Data
  Table 1 Pre-paid Cards Category Performance: 2006-2011
  Table 2 Closed Loop Pre-paid Cards Category Performance: 2006-2011
  Table 3 Open Loop Pre-paid Cards Category Performance: 2006-2011
  Table 4 Pre-paid Cards Category Performance: Number of Cards in Circulation 2006-2011
  Table 5 Pre-paid Cards Category Performance: % Growth 2006-2011
  Table 6 Closed Loop Pre-paid Cards Category Performance: % Growth 2006-2011
  Table 7 Open Loop Pre-paid Cards Category Performance: % Growth 2006-2011
  Table 8 Pre-paid Cards in Circulation Category Performance: % Growth 2006-2011
  Table 9 Pre-paid Cards: Number of Cards by Issuer 2006-2010
  Table 10 Pre-paid Cards: Number of Cards by Operator 2006-2010
  Table 11 Pre-paid Cards Transaction Value by Issuer 2006-2010
  Table 12 Pre-paid Cards Transaction Value by Operator 2006-2010
  Table 13 Closed Loop Pre-paid Cards: Number of Cards by Issuer 2006-2010
  Table 14 Closed Loop Pre-paid Cards: Number of Cards by Operator 2006-2010
  Table 15 Closed Loop Pre-paid Cards Transaction Value by Issuer 2006-2010
  Table 16 Closed Loop Pre-paid Cards Transaction Value by Operator 2006-2010
  Table 17 Open Loop Pre-paid Cards: Number of Cards by Issuer 2006-2010
  Table 18 Open Loop Pre-paid Cards: Number of Cards by Operator 2006-2010
  Table 19 Open Loop Pre-paid Cards Transaction Value by Issuer 2006-2010
  Table 20 Open Loop Pre-paid Cards Transaction Value by Operator 2006-2010
  Table 21 Pre-paid Cards Forecast Category Performance: 2011-2016
  Table 22 Closed Loop Pre-paid Cards Forecast Category Performance: 2011-2016
  Table 23 Open Loop Pre-paid Cards Forecast Category Performance: 2011-2016
  Table 24 Pre-paid Cards Forecast Category Performance: Number of Cards in Circulation 2011-2016
  Table 25 Pre-paid Cards Forecast Category Performance: % Growth 2011-2016
  Table 26 Closed Loop Pre-paid Cards Forecast Category Performance: % Growth 2011-2016
  Table 27 Open Loop Pre-paid Cards Forecast Category Performance: % Growth 2011-2016
  Table 28 Pre-paid Cards in Circulation Forecast Category Performance: % Growth 2011-2016
Cornèr Banca in Financial Cards and Payments (switzerland)
Strategic Direction
Key Facts
  Summary 1 Cornèr Banca: Key Facts
  Summary 2 Cornèr Banca: Operational Indicators
Company Background
Competitive Positioning
  Summary 3 Cornèr Banca: Competitive Position 2010
Maus Frères Group SA in Financial Cards and Payments (switzerland)
Strategic Direction
Key Facts
  Summary 4 Maus Frères Group SA: Key Facts
  Summary 5 Maus Frères Group SA: Operational Indicators (MANOR Group)
Company Background
Competitive Positioning
  Summary 6 Maus Frères Group SA: Competitive Position 2010
Swiss Bankers Prepaid Services AG in Financial Cards and Payments (switzerland)
Strategic Direction
Key Facts
  Summary 7 Swiss Bankers Prepaid Services AG: Key Facts
  Summary 8 Swiss Bankers Prepaid Services AG: Operational Indicators
Company Background
Competitive Positioning
  Summary 9 Swiss Bankers Prepaid Services AG: Competitive Position 2010
Executive Summary
Financial Cards and Payments Performs Well, With Credit Cards Performing Best
Swiss Remain Faithful To Cash Despite Proliferation of Financial Cards
Young Consumers Are Key Demographic for Financial Cards
M-commerce Contactless Technology
Financial Cards Growth
Key Trends and Developments
Swiss Consumers Maintain Appetite for Cash Despite Growth in Financial Cards
Current Impact
Outlook
Future Impact
After Further Delays, V Pay Card Announced for Mid-2012 With Raiffeisen Bank
Current Impact
Outlook
Future Impact
M-commerce Slowly Gaining Momentum in Switzerland
Current Impact
Outlook
Future Impact
Competition Commission Begins Targeting Debit Cards in 2011
Current Impact
Outlook
Future Impact
Contactless Cards Slowly Gaining Ground in Switzerland
Market Indicators
  Table 29 Number of POS Terminals 2006-2011
  Table 30 Number of ATMs 2006-2011
  Table 31 Value Lost to Fraud 2006-2011
  Table 32 Card Expenditure by Location 2011
  Table 33 Card Expenditure by Category 2011
  Table 34 Financial Cards in Circulation by Type: % Number of Cards 2006-2011
  Table 35 Domestic versus Foreign Spend 2011
Market Data
  Table 36 Consumer Payments: Value 2006-2011
  Table 37 Consumer Payments: Number of Transactions 2006-2011
  Table 38 Financial Cards: Number of Cards in Circulation 2006-2011
  Table 39 Financial Cards Transactions: Value 2006-2011
  Table 40 Financial Cards: Number of Transactions 2006-2011
  Table 41 Financial Cards: Number of Accounts 2006-2011
  Table 42 Financial Cards: Number of Cards by Issuer 2006-2010
  Table 43 Financial Cards: Number of Cards by Operator 2006-2010
  Table 44 Financial Cards: Card Payment Transaction Value by Operator 2006-2010
  Table 45 Financial Cards: Card Payment Transaction Value by Issuer 2006-2010
  Table 46 Consumer Payments Forecast: Value 2011-2016
  Table 47 Consumer Payments Forecast: Number of Transactions 2011-2016
  Table 48 Financial Cards Forecast: Number of Cards in Circulation 2011-2016
  Table 49 Financial Cards Forecast: Value 2011-2016
  Table 50 Financial Cards Forecast: Number of Transactions 2011-2016
  Table 51 Financial Cards Forecast: Number of Accounts 2011-2016
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
Sources
  Summary 10 Research Sources