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Payment Cards & Services

In-depth analysis of the financial services industry, including financial cards (debit, credit, prepaid), consumer banking and spending habits, and financial trends based on consumer demographics.
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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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  • Buy Now, Pay Later: Point of Sale Installment Loans in the US Market and International Perspectives, 3rd Edition

    Industry Reports

    NEW! February 2023 141 pages
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  • 2023 US Credit Card Market Outlook

    Industry Reports

    Credit cards have come out of the pandemic stronger than ever:

    NEW! January 2023 104 pages
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  • Credit Cards: United States

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    This report forecasts from 2023 to 2026 US general-purpose credit card payment value in nominal US dollars.

    NEW! January 2023 25 pages
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  • Financial Services for the Very High Net Worth (VHNW)

    Industry Reports

    Advisors and wealth managers have pivoted their strategies as they respond to the mutability of wealth and the wealthy.

    NEW! October 2022 82 pages
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  • Gen Z and Payments: The Next Big Cohort Is Here

    Industry Reports

    Gen Z, much more than Millennials at the same age, appears less willing to abandon debit and short-term buy-now, pay-later (BNPL) installment loans (with low or zero percent interest rates) as their tools for purchasing and financing purchases.

    July 2022 109 pages
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  • Credit Cards: Canada

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    This report forecasts from 2021 to 2025 the Canadian credit card market in Canadian dollars.

    April 2022 30 pages
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  • Canadian Credit Card Market Outlook

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    The payments landscape remains altered with regard to where consumers spend their money, the channels used for spending money, and how consumers choose and interact with their payment products.

    April 2022 100 pages
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  • Commercial Payment Cards: US Market Trends, 12th Edition

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    Within the commercial card industry, product line extensions are a key driver of adoption and revenue, as is the continuing displacement of legacy payment products.

    January 2022 86 pages
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  • Co-Branded Credit Cards: United States

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

    July 2021 30 pages
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  • Co-Branded Credit Cards in the US, 8th Edition

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    The report analyzes the impact of COVID-19 on the retail and travel sectors and on the co-branded credit card market, the going-forward strategies of top co-branded card issuers, key retailer programs and initiatives, and consumer use of co-branded cards.

    July 2021 135 pages
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