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Global Merchant Acquiring Market Research Report with Opportunities and Strategies to Boost Growth- COVID-19 Impact and Recovery

April 2022 | 112 pages | ID: G06D1D3E16EBEN
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Based on the Merchant Acquiring market development status, competitive landscape and development model in different regions of the world, this report is dedicated to providing niche markets, potential risks and comprehensive competitive strategy analysis in different fields. From the competitive advantages of different types of products and services, the development opportunities and consumption characteristics and structure analysis of the downstream application fields are all analyzed in detail. To Boost Growth during the epidemic era, this report analyzes in detail for the potential risks and opportunities which can be focused on.

In Chapter 2.4 of the report, we share our perspectives for the impact of COVID-19 from the long and short term.
In chapter 3.4, we provide the influence of the crisis on the industry chain, especially for marketing channels.
In chapters 8-13, we update the timely industry economic revitalization plan of the country-wise government.

Key players in the global Merchant Acquiring market covered in Chapter 5:
Elavon
Chase Paymentech Solutions
CUP Merchant Services
Citi Merchant Services
Global Payments
WorldPay
Bank of America Merchant Services
Commercial and Industrial Bank of China
Vantiv
First Data

In Chapter 6, on the basis of types, the Merchant Acquiring market from 2015 to 2025 is primarily split into:
E-commerce
M-commerce

In Chapter 7, on the basis of applications, the Merchant Acquiring market from 2015 to 2025 covers:
Government
Commercial
Others

Geographically, the detailed analysis of consumption, revenue, market share and growth rate, historic and forecast (2015-2025) of the following regions are covered in Chapter 8-13:
North America (Covered in Chapter 9)
United States
Canada
Mexico
Europe (Covered in Chapter 10)
Germany
UK
France
Italy
Spain
Russia
Others
Asia-Pacific (Covered in Chapter 11)
China
Japan
South Korea
Australia
India
South America (Covered in Chapter 12)
Brazil
Argentina
Columbia
Middle East and Africa (Covered in Chapter 13)
UAE
Egypt
South Africa

Years considered for this report:
Historical Years: 2015-2019
Base Year: 2019
Estimated Year: 2020
Forecast Period: 2020-2025
1 MARKET OVERVIEW

1.1 Product Definition and Market Characteristics
1.2 Global Merchant Acquiring Market Size
1.3 Market Segmentation
1.4 Global Macroeconomic Analysis
1.5 SWOT Analysis

2. MARKET DYNAMICS

2.1 Market Drivers
2.2 Market Constraints and Challenges
2.3 Emerging Market Trends
2.4 Impact of COVID-19
  2.4.1 Short-term Impact
  2.4.2 Long-term Impact

3 ASSOCIATED INDUSTRY ASSESSMENT

3.1 Supply Chain Analysis
3.2 Industry Active Participants
  3.2.1 Suppliers of Raw Materials
  3.2.2 Key Distributors/Retailers
3.3 Alternative Analysis
3.4 The Impact of Covid-19 From the Perspective of Industry Chain

4 MARKET COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE

4.1 Industry Leading Players
4.2 Industry News
  4.2.1 Key Product Launch News
  4.2.2 M&A and Expansion Plans

5 ANALYSIS OF LEADING COMPANIES

5.1 Elavon
  5.1.1 Elavon Company Profile
  5.1.2 Elavon Business Overview
  5.1.3 Elavon Merchant Acquiring Sales, Revenue, Average Selling Price and Gross Margin (2015-2020)
  5.1.4 Elavon Merchant Acquiring Products Introduction
5.2 Chase Paymentech Solutions
  5.2.1 Chase Paymentech Solutions Company Profile
  5.2.2 Chase Paymentech Solutions Business Overview
  5.2.3 Chase Paymentech Solutions Merchant Acquiring Sales, Revenue, Average Selling Price and Gross Margin (2015-2020)
  5.2.4 Chase Paymentech Solutions Merchant Acquiring Products Introduction
5.3 CUP Merchant Services
  5.3.1 CUP Merchant Services Company Profile
  5.3.2 CUP Merchant Services Business Overview
  5.3.3 CUP Merchant Services Merchant Acquiring Sales, Revenue, Average Selling Price and Gross Margin (2015-2020)
  5.3.4 CUP Merchant Services Merchant Acquiring Products Introduction
5.4 Citi Merchant Services
  5.4.1 Citi Merchant Services Company Profile
  5.4.2 Citi Merchant Services Business Overview
  5.4.3 Citi Merchant Services Merchant Acquiring Sales, Revenue, Average Selling Price and Gross Margin (2015-2020)
  5.4.4 Citi Merchant Services Merchant Acquiring Products Introduction
5.5 Global Payments
  5.5.1 Global Payments Company Profile
  5.5.2 Global Payments Business Overview
  5.5.3 Global Payments Merchant Acquiring Sales, Revenue, Average Selling Price and Gross Margin (2015-2020)
  5.5.4 Global Payments Merchant Acquiring Products Introduction
5.6 WorldPay
  5.6.1 WorldPay Company Profile
  5.6.2 WorldPay Business Overview
  5.6.3 WorldPay Merchant Acquiring Sales, Revenue, Average Selling Price and Gross Margin (2015-2020)
  5.6.4 WorldPay Merchant Acquiring Products Introduction
5.7 Bank of America Merchant Services
  5.7.1 Bank of America Merchant Services Company Profile
  5.7.2 Bank of America Merchant Services Business Overview
  5.7.3 Bank of America Merchant Services Merchant Acquiring Sales, Revenue, Average Selling Price and Gross Margin (2015-2020)
  5.7.4 Bank of America Merchant Services Merchant Acquiring Products Introduction
5.8 Commercial and Industrial Bank of China
  5.8.1 Commercial and Industrial Bank of China Company Profile
  5.8.2 Commercial and Industrial Bank of China Business Overview
  5.8.3 Commercial and Industrial Bank of China Merchant Acquiring Sales, Revenue, Average Selling Price and Gross Margin (2015-2020)
  5.8.4 Commercial and Industrial Bank of China Merchant Acquiring Products Introduction
5.9 Vantiv
  5.9.1 Vantiv Company Profile
  5.9.2 Vantiv Business Overview
  5.9.3 Vantiv Merchant Acquiring Sales, Revenue, Average Selling Price and Gross Margin (2015-2020)
  5.9.4 Vantiv Merchant Acquiring Products Introduction
5.10 First Data
  5.10.1 First Data Company Profile
  5.10.2 First Data Business Overview
  5.10.3 First Data Merchant Acquiring Sales, Revenue, Average Selling Price and Gross Margin (2015-2020)
  5.10.4 First Data Merchant Acquiring Products Introduction

6 MARKET ANALYSIS AND FORECAST, BY PRODUCT TYPES

6.1 Global Merchant Acquiring Sales, Revenue and Market Share by Types (2015-2020)
  6.1.1 Global Merchant Acquiring Sales and Market Share by Types (2015-2020)
  6.1.2 Global Merchant Acquiring Revenue and Market Share by Types (2015-2020)
  6.1.3 Global Merchant Acquiring Price by Types (2015-2020)
6.2 Global Merchant Acquiring Market Forecast by Types (2020-2025)
  6.2.1 Global Merchant Acquiring Market Forecast Sales and Market Share by Types (2020-2025)
  6.2.2 Global Merchant Acquiring Market Forecast Revenue and Market Share by Types (2020-2025)
6.3 Global Merchant Acquiring Sales, Price and Growth Rate by Types (2015-2020)
  6.3.1 Global Merchant Acquiring Sales, Price and Growth Rate of E-commerce
  6.3.2 Global Merchant Acquiring Sales, Price and Growth Rate of M-commerce
6.4 Global Merchant Acquiring Market Revenue and Sales Forecast, by Types (2020-2025)
  6.4.1 E-commerce Market Revenue and Sales Forecast (2020-2025)
  6.4.2 M-commerce Market Revenue and Sales Forecast (2020-2025)

7 MARKET ANALYSIS AND FORECAST, BY APPLICATIONS

7.1 Global Merchant Acquiring Sales, Revenue and Market Share by Applications (2015-2020)
  7.1.1 Global Merchant Acquiring Sales and Market Share by Applications (2015-2020)
  7.1.2 Global Merchant Acquiring Revenue and Market Share by Applications (2015-2020)
7.2 Global Merchant Acquiring Market Forecast by Applications (2020-2025)
  7.2.1 Global Merchant Acquiring Market Forecast Sales and Market Share by Applications (2020-2025)
  7.2.2 Global Merchant Acquiring Market Forecast Revenue and Market Share by Applications (2020-2025)
7.3 Global Revenue, Sales and Growth Rate by Applications (2015-2020)
  7.3.1 Global Merchant Acquiring Revenue, Sales and Growth Rate of Government (2015-2020)
  7.3.2 Global Merchant Acquiring Revenue, Sales and Growth Rate of Commercial (2015-2020)
  7.3.3 Global Merchant Acquiring Revenue, Sales and Growth Rate of Others (2015-2020)
7.4 Global Merchant Acquiring Market Revenue and Sales Forecast, by Applications (2020-2025)
  7.4.1 Government Market Revenue and Sales Forecast (2020-2025)
  7.4.2 Commercial Market Revenue and Sales Forecast (2020-2025)
  7.4.3 Others Market Revenue and Sales Forecast (2020-2025)

8 MARKET ANALYSIS AND FORECAST, BY REGIONS

8.1 Global Merchant Acquiring Sales by Regions (2015-2020)
8.2 Global Merchant Acquiring Market Revenue by Regions (2015-2020)
8.3 Global Merchant Acquiring Market Forecast by Regions (2020-2025)

9 NORTH AMERICA MERCHANT ACQUIRING MARKET ANALYSIS

9.1 Market Overview and Prospect Analysis
9.2 North America Merchant Acquiring Market Sales and Growth Rate (2015-2020)
9.3 North America Merchant Acquiring Market Revenue and Growth Rate (2015-2020)
9.4 North America Merchant Acquiring Market Forecast
9.5 The Influence of COVID-19 on North America Market
9.6 North America Merchant Acquiring Market Analysis by Country
  9.6.1 U.S. Merchant Acquiring Sales and Growth Rate
  9.6.2 Canada Merchant Acquiring Sales and Growth Rate
  9.6.3 Mexico Merchant Acquiring Sales and Growth Rate

10 EUROPE MERCHANT ACQUIRING MARKET ANALYSIS

10.1 Market Overview and Prospect Analysis
10.2 Europe Merchant Acquiring Market Sales and Growth Rate (2015-2020)
10.3 Europe Merchant Acquiring Market Revenue and Growth Rate (2015-2020)
10.4 Europe Merchant Acquiring Market Forecast
10.5 The Influence of COVID-19 on Europe Market
10.6 Europe Merchant Acquiring Market Analysis by Country
  10.6.1 Germany Merchant Acquiring Sales and Growth Rate
  10.6.2 United Kingdom Merchant Acquiring Sales and Growth Rate
  10.6.3 France Merchant Acquiring Sales and Growth Rate
  10.6.4 Italy Merchant Acquiring Sales and Growth Rate
  10.6.5 Spain Merchant Acquiring Sales and Growth Rate
  10.6.6 Russia Merchant Acquiring Sales and Growth Rate

11 ASIA-PACIFIC MERCHANT ACQUIRING MARKET ANALYSIS

11.1 Market Overview and Prospect Analysis
11.2 Asia-Pacific Merchant Acquiring Market Sales and Growth Rate (2015-2020)
11.3 Asia-Pacific Merchant Acquiring Market Revenue and Growth Rate (2015-2020)
11.4 Asia-Pacific Merchant Acquiring Market Forecast
11.5 The Influence of COVID-19 on Asia Pacific Market
11.6 Asia-Pacific Merchant Acquiring Market Analysis by Country
  11.6.1 China Merchant Acquiring Sales and Growth Rate
  11.6.2 Japan Merchant Acquiring Sales and Growth Rate
  11.6.3 South Korea Merchant Acquiring Sales and Growth Rate
  11.6.4 Australia Merchant Acquiring Sales and Growth Rate
  11.6.5 India Merchant Acquiring Sales and Growth Rate

12 SOUTH AMERICA MERCHANT ACQUIRING MARKET ANALYSIS

12.1 Market Overview and Prospect Analysis
12.2 South America Merchant Acquiring Market Sales and Growth Rate (2015-2020)
12.3 South America Merchant Acquiring Market Revenue and Growth Rate (2015-2020)
12.4 South America Merchant Acquiring Market Forecast
12.5 The Influence of COVID-19 on South America Market
12.6 South America Merchant Acquiring Market Analysis by Country
  12.6.1 Brazil Merchant Acquiring Sales and Growth Rate
  12.6.2 Argentina Merchant Acquiring Sales and Growth Rate
  12.6.3 Columbia Merchant Acquiring Sales and Growth Rate

13 MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA MERCHANT ACQUIRING MARKET ANALYSIS

13.1 Market Overview and Prospect Analysis
13.2 Middle East and Africa Merchant Acquiring Market Sales and Growth Rate (2015-2020)
13.3 Middle East and Africa Merchant Acquiring Market Revenue and Growth Rate (2015-2020)
13.4 Middle East and Africa Merchant Acquiring Market Forecast
13.5 The Influence of COVID-19 on Middle East and Africa Market
13.6 Middle East and Africa Merchant Acquiring Market Analysis by Country
  13.6.1 UAE Merchant Acquiring Sales and Growth Rate
  13.6.2 Egypt Merchant Acquiring Sales and Growth Rate
  13.6.3 South Africa Merchant Acquiring Sales and Growth Rate

14 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

14.1 Key Market Findings and Prospects
14.2 Advice for Investors

15 APPENDIX

15.1 Methodology
15.2 Research Data Source

LIST OF TABLES AND FIGURES

Figure Product Picture
Figure Global Merchant Acquiring Market Size and Growth Rate 2015-2025
Table Merchant Acquiring Key Market Segments
Figure Global Merchant Acquiring Market Revenue ($) Segment by Type from 2015-2020
Figure Global Merchant Acquiring Market Revenue ($) Segment by Applications from 2015-2020
Table SWOT Analysis
Figure Global COVID-19 Status
Figure Supply Chain
Table Major Players Headquarters, and Service Area of Merchant Acquiring
Table Major Players Revenue in 2019
Figure Major Players Revenue Share in 2019
Table Elavon Company Profile
Table Elavon Sales, Revenue (US$ Million), Average Selling Price and Gross Margin (2015-2020)
Figure Elavon Production and Growth Rate
Figure Elavon Market Revenue ($) Market Share 2015-2020
Table Chase Paymentech Solutions Company Profile
Table Chase Paymentech Solutions Sales, Revenue (US$ Million), Average Selling Price and Gross Margin (2015-2020)
Figure Chase Paymentech Solutions Production and Growth Rate
Figure Chase Paymentech Solutions Market Revenue ($) Market Share 2015-2020
Table CUP Merchant Services Company Profile
Table CUP Merchant Services Sales, Revenue (US$ Million), Average Selling Price and Gross Margin (2015-2020)
Figure CUP Merchant Services Production and Growth Rate
Figure CUP Merchant Services Market Revenue ($) Market Share 2015-2020
Table Citi Merchant Services Company Profile
Table Citi Merchant Services Sales, Revenue (US$ Million), Average Selling Price and Gross Margin (2015-2020)
Figure Citi Merchant Services Production and Growth Rate
Figure Citi Merchant Services Market Revenue ($) Market Share 2015-2020
Table Global Payments Company Profile
Table Global Payments Sales, Revenue (US$ Million), Average Selling Price and Gross Margin (2015-2020)
Figure Global Payments Production and Growth Rate
Figure Global Payments Market Revenue ($) Market Share 2015-2020
Table WorldPay Company Profile
Table WorldPay Sales, Revenue (US$ Million), Average Selling Price and Gross Margin (2015-2020)
Figure WorldPay Production and Growth Rate
Figure WorldPay Market Revenue ($) Market Share 2015-2020
Table Bank of America Merchant Services Company Profile
Table Bank of America Merchant Services Sales, Revenue (US$ Million), Average Selling Price and Gross Margin (2015-2020)
Figure Bank of America Merchant Services Production and Growth Rate
Figure Bank of America Merchant Services Market Revenue ($) Market Share 2015-2020
Table Commercial and Industrial Bank of China Company Profile
Table Commercial and Industrial Bank of China Sales, Revenue (US$ Million), Average Selling Price and Gross Margin (2015-2020)
Figure Commercial and Industrial Bank of China Production and Growth Rate
Figure Commercial and Industrial Bank of China Market Revenue ($) Market Share 2015-2020
Table Vantiv Company Profile
Table Vantiv Sales, Revenue (US$ Million), Average Selling Price and Gross Margin (2015-2020)
Figure Vantiv Production and Growth Rate
Figure Vantiv Market Revenue ($) Market Share 2015-2020
Table First Data Company Profile
Table First Data Sales, Revenue (US$ Million), Average Selling Price and Gross Margin (2015-2020)
Figure First Data Production and Growth Rate
Figure First Data Market Revenue ($) Market Share 2015-2020
Table Global Merchant Acquiring Sales by Types (2015-2020)
Table Global Merchant Acquiring Sales Share by Types (2015-2020)
Table Global Merchant Acquiring Revenue ($) by Types (2015-2020)
Table Global Merchant Acquiring Revenue Share by Types (2015-2020)
Table Global Merchant Acquiring Price ($) by Types (2015-2020)
Table Global Merchant Acquiring Market Forecast Sales by Types (2020-2025)
Table Global Merchant Acquiring Market Forecast Sales Share by Types (2020-2025)
Table Global Merchant Acquiring Market Forecast Revenue ($) by Types (2020-2025)
Table Global Merchant Acquiring Market Forecast Revenue Share by Types (2020-2025)
Figure Global E-commerce Sales and Growth Rate (2015-2020)
Figure Global E-commerce Price (2015-2020)
Figure Global M-commerce Sales and Growth Rate (2015-2020)
Figure Global M-commerce Price (2015-2020)
Figure Global Merchant Acquiring Market Revenue ($) and Growth Rate Forecast of E-commerce (2020-2025)
Figure Global Merchant Acquiring Sales and Growth Rate Forecast of E-commerce (2020-2025)
Figure Global Merchant Acquiring Market Revenue ($) and Growth Rate Forecast of M-commerce (2020-2025)
Figure Global Merchant Acquiring Sales and Growth Rate Forecast of M-commerce (2020-2025)
Table Global Merchant Acquiring Sales by Applications (2015-2020)
Table Global Merchant Acquiring Sales Share by Applications (2015-2020)
Table Global Merchant Acquiring Revenue ($) by Applications (2015-2020)
Table Global Merchant Acquiring Revenue Share by Applications (2015-2020)
Table Global Merchant Acquiring Market Forecast Sales by Applications (2020-2025)
Table Global Merchant Acquiring Market Forecast Sales Share by Applications (2020-2025)
Table Global Merchant Acquiring Market Forecast Revenue ($) by Applications (2020-2025)
Table Global Merchant Acquiring Market Forecast Revenue Share by Applications (2020-2025)
Figure Global Government Sales and Growth Rate (2015-2020)
Figure Global Government Price (2015-2020)
Figure Global Commercial Sales and Growth Rate (2015-2020)
Figure Global Commercial Price (2015-2020)
Figure Global Others Sales and Growth Rate (2015-2020)
Figure Global Others Price (2015-2020)
Figure Global Merchant Acquiring Market Revenue ($) and Growth Rate Forecast of Government (2020-2025)
Figure Global Merchant Acquiring Sales and Growth Rate Forecast of Government (2020-2025)
Figure Global Merchant Acquiring Market Revenue ($) and Growth Rate Forecast of Commercial (2020-2025)
Figure Global Merchant Acquiring Sales and Growth Rate Forecast of Commercial (2020-2025)
Figure Global Merchant Acquiring Market Revenue ($) and Growth Rate Forecast of Others (2020-2025)
Figure Global Merchant Acquiring Sales and Growth Rate Forecast of Others (2020-2025)
Figure Global Merchant Acquiring Sales and Growth Rate (2015-2020)
Table Global Merchant Acquiring Sales by Regions (2015-2020)
Table Global Merchant Acquiring Sales Market Share by Regions (2015-2020)
Figure Global Merchant Acquiring Sales Market Share by Regions in 2019
Figure Global Merchant Acquiring Revenue and Growth Rate (2015-2020)
Table Global Merchant Acquiring Revenue by Regions (2015-2020)
Table Global Merchant Acquiring Revenue Market Share by Regions (2015-2020)
Figure Global Merchant Acquiring Revenue Market Share by Regions in 2019
Table Global Merchant Acquiring Market Forecast Sales by Regions (2020-2025)
Table Global Merchant Acquiring Market Forecast Sales Share by Regions (2020-2025)
Table Global Merchant Acquiring Market Forecast Revenue ($) by Regions (2020-2025)
Table Global Merchant Acquiring Market Forecast Revenue Share by Regions (2020-2025)
Figure North America Merchant Acquiring Market Sales and Growth Rate (2015-2020)
Figure North America Merchant Acquiring Market Revenue and Growth Rate (2015-2020)
Figure North America Merchant Acquiring Market Forecast Sales (2020-2025)
Figure North America Merchant Acquiring Market Forecast Revenue ($) (2020-2025)
Figure North America COVID-19 Status
Figure U.S. Merchant Acquiring Market Sales and Growth Rate (2015-2020)
Figure Canada Merchant Acquiring Market Sales and Growth Rate (2015-2020)
Figure Mexico Merchant Acquiring Market Sales and Growth Rate (2015-2020)
Figure Europe Merchant Acquiring Market Sales and Growth Rate (2015-2020)
Figure Europe Merchant Acquiring Market Revenue and Growth Rate (2015-2020)
Figure Europe Merchant Acquiring Market Forecast Sales (2020-2025)
Figure Europe Merchant Acquiring Market Forecast Revenue ($) (2020-2025)
Figure Europe COVID-19 Status
Figure Germany Merchant Acquiring Market Sales and Growth Rate (2015-2020)
Figure United Kingdom Merchant Acquiring Market Sales and Growth Rate (2015-2020)
Figure France Merchant Acquiring Market Sales and Growth Rate (2015-2020)
Figure Italy Merchant Acquiring Market Sales and Growth Rate (2015-2020)
Figure Spain Merchant Acquiring Market Sales and Growth Rate (2015-2020)
Figure Russia Merchant Acquiring Market Sales and Growth Rate (2015-2020)
Figure Asia-Pacific Merchant Acquiring Market Sales and Growth Rate (2015-2020)
Figure Asia-Pacific Merchant Acquiring Market Revenue and Growth Rate (2015-2020)
Figure Asia-Pacific Merchant Acquiring Market Forecast Sales (2020-2025)
Figure Asia-Pacific Merchant Acquiring Market Forecast Revenue ($) (2020-2025)
Figure Asia Pacific COVID-19 Status
Figure China Merchant Acquiring Market Sales and Growth Rate (2015-2020)
Figure Japan Merchant Acquiring Market Sales and Growth Rate (2015-2020)
Figure South Korea Merchant Acquiring Market Sales and Growth Rate (2015-2020)
Figure Australia Merchant Acquiring Market Sales and Growth Rate (2015-2020)
Figure India Merchant Acquiring Market Sales and Growth Rate (2015-2020)
Figure South America Merchant Acquiring Market Sales and Growth Rate (2015-2020)
Figure South America Merchant Acquiring Market Revenue and Growth Rate (2015-2020)
Figure South America Merchant Acquiring Market Forecast Sales (2020-2025)
Figure South America Merchant Acquiring Market Forecast Revenue ($) (2020-2025)
Figure Brazil Merchant Acquiring Market Sales and Growth Rate (2015-2020)
Figure Argentina Merchant Acquiring Market Sales and Growth Rate (2015-2020)
Figure Columbia Merchant Acquiring Market Sales and Growth Rate (2015-2020)
Figure Middle East and Africa Merchant Acquiring Market Sales and Growth Rate (2015-2020)
Figure Middle East and Africa Merchant Acquiring Market Revenue and Growth Rate (2015-2020)
Figure Middle East and Africa Merchant Acquiring Market Forecast Sales (2020-2025)
Figure Middle East and Africa Merchant Acquiring Market Forecast Revenue ($) (2020-2025)
Figure UAE Merchant Acquiring Market Sales and Growth Rate (2015-2020)
Figure Egypt Merchant Acquiring Market Sales and Growth Rate (2015-2020)
Figure South Africa Merchant Acquiring Market Sales and Growth Rate (2015-2020)


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