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Freedonia Market Research Reports & Analysis Payment Cards & Services

Payment Cards & Services

Freedonia’s Payment Cards & Services market research delivers detailed insights into the evolving financial cards industry, including commercial payment cards, credit and debit card usage, and prepaid card trends. Our payment card market reports cover transaction volume forecasts, issuer and merchant strategies, private label and co-branded credit card programs, and emerging segments like Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) and virtual cards. Designed for financial institutions, processors, and service providers, this payment card market research supports strategic planning in a fast-changing payments industry.
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How big is the commercial payments industry?

Globally, commercial card products are a trillion-dollar payments industry. In the US, card issuers and their networks continue to target the $25 trillion in payments companies make each year.

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What are the main types of commercial payment cards?

The largest categories of commercial cards are purchase cards (also known as P-cards, procurement cards, or payment cards) and corporate cards, which are used for travel and entertainment expenses. Other types of commercial cards include one cards, fleet cards, prepaid cards, declining balance cards, virtual cards, and ghost cards.

What are virtual cards?

Virtual cards are commercial cards that are used online. These products have expanded the number of use cases for commercial cards and succeeded in migrating some paper check and automated clearing house (ACH) transactions to the card ecosystem.

 

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  • Prepaid Cards: United States Report

    Focus Reports

    This report forecasts to 2025 the US market for prepaid cards in nominal US dollars.

    NEW! May 2025 35 pages
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  • Prepaid Cards in the US, 9th Edition

    Industry Reports

    This report presents a deeply detailed analysis of the opportunities and challenges confronting the companies participating in the prepaid card segment, whether they be card managers, marketers or issuers.

    NEW! May 2025 107 pages
    Free sample available
  • Co-Branded Credit Cards: United States

    Focus Reports

    This report provides US co-branded credit card purchase trends in nominal US dollars.

    NEW! February 2025 23 pages
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  • Co-Branded Credit Cards in the US, 10th Edition

    Industry Reports

    The report covers the US market for co-branded credit cards, with an emphasis on recent changes in co-branded credit card programs.

    NEW! February 2025 125 pages
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  • Buy Now, Pay Later: United States

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    This report forecasts from 2024 to 2028 the US Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) market in nominal US dollars. The total market is also provided for 2023.

    NEW! November 2024 33 pages
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  • Buy Now, Pay Later:Point of Sale Installment Loans in the US Market and International Perspectives, 4th Edition

    Industry Reports

    The adaptability and resilience of the Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) industry has confounded naysayers on Wall Street, in traditional banks and finance companies, and within the credit card segment.

    November 2024 139 pages
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  • Private Label Credit Cards: United States

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    This report forecasts US private label credit card (PLCC) receivables and purchase volume for 2024-2027 in US dollars.

    August 2024 32 pages
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  • Private Label Credit Cards: US Market Trends, 14th Edition

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    This report covers the US market for private label credit cards (PLCCs), with an emphasis on card issuers, merchants, consumers and the competitive and economic challenges shaping the industry

    August 2024 99 pages
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  • Commercial Payment Cards: United States

    Focus Reports

    This report forecasts for 2024-2027 total US commercial card volumes in nominal US dollars.

    June 2024 24 pages
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  • Commercial Payment Cards: US Market Trends, 13th Edition

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    The report provides a detailed analysis of commercial payment card trends in the US and sizes the method of payment’s global market.

    June 2024 90 pages
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