South Africas Cards and Payments Industry: Emerging Opportunities, Trends, Size, Drivers, Strategies, Products and Competitive Landscape

Published: Feb, 2014 | Pages: 104 | Publisher: Timetric
Industry: Financial Services | Report Format: Electronic (PDF)

Synopsis
The report provides top-level market analysis, information and insights into South Africa's cards and payments industry, including:
Current and forecast values for each category of South Africa's cards and payments industry, including debit cards, credit cards and prepaid cards
Comprehensive analysis of the industry's market attractiveness and future growth areas
Analysis of various market drivers and regulations governing South Africa's cards and payments industry
Detailed analysis of the marketing strategies adopted for selling debit, credit and prepaid cards used by banks and other institutions in the market
Comprehensive analysis of consumer attitudes and buying preferences for cards
The competitive landscape of South Africa's cards and payments industry

Summary
The South African card payments channel registered growth during the review period (2009-2013). The number of cards in circulation recorded a review-period CAGR of 17.60%. The country's positive economic outlook, the demand for more sophisticated prepaid and charge card products and the growth of online shopping supported the growth of the card payments channel. Over the forecast period (2014?2018), the channel is expected to increase at a CAGR of 7.60%, as consumers move away from cash payments. During the review period, the South African card payments channel grew in both volume and value terms. In terms of the volume of cards in circulation, debit cards accounted for the largest channel share of 58.0% in 2013, followed by prepaid cards with 26.0%. The main contributor to the growth of prepaid cards was a rise in demand for open-loop prepaid cards among the unbanked population. Technological developments were a key factor in the growth of the card payments channel in South Africa during the review period. Mini automatic teller machines (ATMs) were introduced by First National Bank, while mobile ATMs and wireless point of sale (POS) terminals were introduced by other national and foreign banks. With the increasing adoption of smartphones, handset manufacturers are promoting near-field communication (NFC) technology. However, retailers and banks in South Africa require clearly defined security benefits and cost-reductions before they will adopt NFC on a large scale.
Scope
This report provides a comprehensive analysis of South Africa's cards and payments industry.
It provides current values for South Africa's cards and payments industry for 2013, and forecast figures for the period up to 2018.
It details the different economic, infrastructural and business drivers affecting South Africa's cards and payments industry.
It outlines the current regulatory framework in the industry.
It details the marketing strategies used by various banks and other institutions.
It profiles the major banks in South Africa's cards and payments industry.
Reason To Buy
Make strategic business decisions using top-level historic and forecast market data related to South Africa's cards and payments industry and each market within it.
Understand the key market trends and growth opportunities within South Africa's cards and payments industry.
Assess the competitive dynamics in South Africa's cards and payments industry.
Gain insights in to the marketing strategies used for selling various card types in South Africa.
Gain insights into key regulations governing South Africa's cards and payments industry.

Key Highlights
The South African card payments channel registered growth during the review period (2009-2013). The number of cards in circulation recorded a review-period CAGR of 17.60%. The country's positive economic outlook, the demand for more sophisticated prepaid and charge card products and the growth of online shopping supported the growth of the card payments channel.
In value terms, the card payments channel grew from ZAR856.6 billion (US$101.5 billion) in 2009 to ZAR1.4 trillion (US$140.5 billion) in 2013, at a CAGR of 12.07%. The card payments channel is expected to reach ZAR1.9 trillion (US$162.6 billion) in 2018, representative of a forecast-period CAGR of 7.07%. Growth is expected to be driven by demand for prepaid cards, regulatory improvements, and electronic and mobile commerce (e-commerce and m-commerce).
Technological developments were a key factor in the growth of the card payments channel in South Africa during the review period. Mini automatic teller machines (ATMs) were introduced by First National Bank, while mobile ATMs and wireless point of sale (POS) terminals were introduced by other national and foreign banks.
Banks are segmenting their customer base in order to maximize the potential of expanding their shares in each category. Banks such as First National Bank and Standard Bank of South Africa launched credit cards specifically targeted at students. Banks established a range of corporate cards designed to meet the specific needs of business houses. Absa Bank offers the Procurement Management card for the management of end-to-end procurement activity.
With the increasing adoption of smartphones, handset manufacturers are promoting near field communication (NFC) technology. However, retailers and banks in South Africa require clearly defined security benefits and cost-reductions before they will adopt NFC on a large scale.

 1 Executive Summary
2 Alysis of Market Environment, Key Trends and Drivers
2.1 Payment Infrastructure and Emerging Technologies
2.1.1 Automatic teller machines (ATMs)
2.1.2 Point of sale (POS) termils
2.1.3 NFC and contactless payments
2.1.4 Internet penetration
2.1.5 Introduction of mini-ATMs, mobile ATMs and wireless POS
2.1.6 Mobile payments
2.2 Business Drivers
2.2.1 Growth in retail industry
2.2.2 Increasing focus on social media to understand consumer behavior
2.3 Economic Drivers
2.3.1 Stable GDP
2.3.2 Inflation
2.3.3 GDP per capita
3 Cards and Payments Industry Share Alysis
3.1 Industry Overview
3.1.1 Cash
3.1.2 Checks
3.1.3 Card payments
3.1.4 Credit transfer
3.1.5 Direct debit
4 Regulatory Framework and Card Fraud Statistics
4.1 Regulatory Framework
4.1.1 tiol Credit Act
4.1.2 Anti-money laundering (AML) measures
4.1.3 Foreign direct investment (FDI) regulations
4.2 Card Fraud Statistics
4.2.1 Card-not-present fraud
4.2.2 Counterfeit cards
4.2.3 Card ID theft
4.2.4 Cards lost or stolen
5 Emerging Consumer Attitudes and Trends
5.1 Industry Segmentation and Targeting
5.1.1 Retail segment
5.1.2 Corporate segment
5.2 Travel and Tourism Spending
5.2.1 Outbound tourist trips
5.2.2 Outbound tourist spending
5.3 Retail Card Spending
5.3.1 Alysis by product categories
5.3.2 Alysis by retail channels
6 Alysis of Card Payments and Growth Prospects
6.1 Channel Share Alysis by Card Category
6.2 Size and Forecast of the Card Payments Channel
6.2.1 Alysis by number of cards in circulation
6.2.2 Alysis by transaction value
7 Alysis of Credit Card Payments and Growth Prospects
7.1 Overall Category Size and Forecast
7.1.1 Alysis by number of cards in circulation
7.1.2 Alysis by transaction value
7.1.3 Alysis by transaction volume
7.2 Transaction Share Alysis by Channel
7.2.1 Alysis by transaction value
7.2.2 Alysis by transaction volume
7.3 Persol Credit Cards Sub-Category Size and Forecast
7.3.1 Alysis by number of cards in circulation
7.3.2 Alysis by transaction value
7.3.3 Alysis by transaction volume
7.4 Commercial Credit Cards Sub-Category Size and Forecast
7.4.1 Alysis by number of cards in circulation
7.4.2 Alysis by transaction value
7.4.3 Alysis by transaction volume
7.5 Competitive Landscape
7.5.1 Scheme share alysis
7.5.2 Issuer share alysis
8 Alysis of Debit Card Payments and Growth Prospects
8.1 Overall Category Size and Forecast
8.1.1 Alysis by number of cards in circulation
8.1.2 Alysis by transaction value
8.1.3 Alysis by transaction volume
8.2 Transaction Share Alysis by Channel
8.2.1 Alysis by transaction value
8.2.2 Alysis by transaction volume
8.3 Competitive Landscape
8.3.1 Scheme share alysis
8.3.2 Issuer share alysis
9 Alysis of Charge Card Payments and Growth Prospects
9.1 Overall Category Size and Forecast
9.1.1 Alysis by number of cards in circulation
9.1.2 Alysis by transaction value
9.1.3 Alysis by transaction volume
9.2 Transaction Share Alysis by Channel
9.2.1 Alysis by transaction value
9.2.2 Alysis by transaction volume
9.3 Persol Charge Cards Category Size and Forecast
9.3.1 Alysis by number of cards in circulation
9.3.2 Alysis by transaction value
9.3.3 Alysis by transaction volume
9.4 Commercial Charge Cards Sub-Category Size and Forecast
9.4.1 Alysis by number of cards in circulation
9.4.2 Alysis by transaction value
9.4.3 Alysis by transaction volume
9.5 Competitive Landscape
9.5.1 Scheme share alysis
9.5.2 Issuer share alysis
10 Alysis of Prepaid Card Payments and Growth Prospects
10.1 Overall Category Size and Forecast
10.1.1 Alysis by number of cards in circulation
10.1.2 Alysis by transaction value
10.2 Open-Loop Prepaid Cards Segment Size and Forecast
10.2.1 Alysis by number of cards in circulation
10.2.2 Alysis by transaction value
10.3 Closed-Loop Prepaid Cards Segment Size and Forecast
10.3.1 Alysis by number of cards in circulation
10.3.2 Alysis by transaction value
11 Merchant Acquiring
11.1 Merchant Acquirers in South Africa
12 Company Profiles of Card Issuers
12.1 First tiol Bank
12.1.1 Key fincials
12.1.2 Card portfolio
12.1.3 Strategies
12.2 Standard Bank of South Africa
12.2.1 Key fincials
12.2.2 Card portfolio
12.2.3 Strategies
12.3 Nedbank
12.3.1 Key fincials
12.3.2 Card portfolio
12.3.3 Strategies
12.4 Absa Bank
12.4.1 Key fincials
12.4.2 Card portfolio
12.4.3 Strategies
12.5 African Bank
12.5.1 Card portfolio
12.5.2 Strategies
13 Appendix
13.1 Methodology
13.2 Contact Timetric
13.3 About Timetric
13.4 Timetric's Services
13.5 Definitions
13.6 Disclaimer


List of Tables
Table 1: South African Payment Channels (ZAR Billion), 2009-2013
Table 2: South African Card Fraud (ZAR Million), 2009-2013
Table 3: Student Cards Offered in South Africa
Table 4: Cards Offered to South Africa's Outbound Leisure Tourists
Table 5: Cards Offered to South Africa's HNWIs
Table 6: Cards Offered to South Africa's Vehicle Owners
Table 7: Credit Cards for Customers based on Income Level and Age
Table 8: Banks Offering Cards Supporting Charitable Activities in South Africa
Table 9: Purchasing Cards in South Africa
Table 10: Corporate Cards in South Africa
Table 11: Consumer Card Spending Product Category in South Africa (ZAR Million), 2012
Table 12: South African Consumer Card Spending by Retail Channel (ZAR Million), 2008-2012
Table 13: South African Card Payments Channel by Card Category (Million), 2009-2018
Table 14: South African Card Payments Channel Size by Volume of Cards (Million), 2009-2018
Table 15: South African Card Payments Channel Size by Transaction Value (ZAR Billion), 2009-2018
Table 16: South African Card Payments Channel Size by Transaction Value (US$ Billion), 2009-2018
Table 17: South African Credit Cards Category Size by Volume of Cards (Million), 20098-2018
Table 18: South African Credit Cards Category Size by Transaction Value (ZAR Billion), 2009-2018
Table 19: South African Credit Cards Category Size by Transaction Value (US$ Billion), 2009-2018
Table 20: South African Credit Cards Category Size by Transaction Volume (Million), ), 2009-2018
Table 21: South African Persol Credit Cards Sub-Category Size by Volume of Cards (Million), 2009-2018
Table 22: South African Persol Credit Cards Sub-Category Size by Transaction Value (ZAR Billion), 2009-2018
Table 23: South African Persol Credit Cards Sub-Category Size by Transaction Value (US$ Billion), 2009-2018
Table 24: South African Persol Credit Cards Sub-Category Size by Transaction Volume (Million), 2009-2018
Table 25: South African Commercial Credit Cards Sub-Category Size by Number of Cards (Thousand), 2009-2018
Table 26: South African Commercial Credit Cards Sub-Category Size by Transaction Value (ZAR Billion), 2009-2018
Table 27: South African Commercial Credit Cards Sub-Category Size by Transaction Value (US$ Million), 2009-2018
Table 28: South Africa Commercial Credit Cards Sub-Category Size by Transaction Volume (Million), 2009-2018
Table 29: South African Debit Cards Category Size by Number of Cards (Million), 2009-2018
Table 30: South African Debit Cards Category Size by Transaction Value (ZAR Billion), 2009-2018
Table 31: South African Debit Cards Category Size by Transaction Value (US$ Billion), 2009-2018
Table 32: South African Debit Cards Category Size by Transaction Volume (Billion), 2009-2018
Table 33: South African Charge Cards Category Size by Number of Cards (Thousand), 2009-2018
Table 34: South African Charge Cards Category Size by Transaction Value (ZAR Million), 2009-2018
Table 35: South African Charge Cards Category Size by Transaction Value (US$ Million), 2009-2018
Table 36: South African Charge Cards Category Size by Transaction Volume (Million), 2009-2018
Table 37: South African Persol Charge Cards Sub-Category Size by Number of Cards (Thousand), 2009-2018
Table 38: South African Persol Charge Cards Sub-Category Size by Transaction Value (ZAR Billion), 2009-2018
Table 39: South African Persol Charge Cards Sub-Category Size by Transaction Value (US$ Million), 2009-2018
Table 40: South African Persol Charge Cards Sub-Category Size by Transaction Volume (Million), 2009-2018
Table 41: South African Commercial Charge Cards Sub-Category Size by Number of Cards (Thousand), 2009-2018
Table 42: South African Commercial Charge Cards Sub-Category Size by Transaction Value (ZAR Billion), 2009-2018
Table 43: South African Commercial Charge Cards Sub-Category Size by Transaction Value (US$ Million), 2009-2018
Table 44: South African Commercial Charge Cards Sub-Category Size by Transaction Volume (Million), 2009-2018
Table 45: South African Prepaid Cards Category Size by Number of Cards (Million), 2009-2018
Table 46: South African Prepaid Cards Category Size by Transaction Value (ZAR Billion), 2009-2018
Table 47: South African Prepaid Cards Category Size by Transaction Value (US$ Billion), 2009-2018
Table 48: South African Open-Loop Prepaid Cards Segment Size by Number of Cards (Million), 2009-2018
Table 49: South African Open-Loop Prepaid Cards Segment Size by Transaction Value (ZAR Billion), 2009-2018
Table 50: South African Open-Loop Prepaid Cards Segment Size by Transaction Value (US$ Million), 2009-2018
Table 51: South African Closed-Loop Prepaid Cards Segment Size by Number of Cards (Million), 2009-2018
Table 52: South African Closed-Loop Prepaid Cards Segment Size by Transaction Value (ZAR Billion), 2009-2018
Table 53: South African Closed-Loop Prepaid Cards Segment Size by Transaction Value (US$ Million), 2009-2018
Table 54: FirstRand Bank Ltd - Key Fincial Indicators (ZAR Million), Year Ended June, 2012-2013
Table 55: First tiol Bank - Card Portfolio and Key Features
Table 56: Standard Bank of South Africa Group - Key Fincial Indicators (ZAR Million), 2011-2012
Table 57: Standard Bank of South Africa - Card Portfolio and Key Features
Table 58: Nedbank - Key Fincial Indicators (ZAR Million), 2011-2012
Table 59: Nedbank - Card Portfolio and Key Features
Table 60: Absa Bank - Key Fincial Indicators (ZAR Million), 2011-2012
Table 61: Absa Bank - Card Portfolio and Key Features
Table 62: African Bank - Card Portfolio and Key Features
Table 63: Key Definitions