About Contactless Smart Cards
Smart cards are pocket-sized cards that are embedded with integrated circuits. These smart cards can be used for individual identification and authentication by organizations in various sectors, including banking, financial services, and insurance (BFSI); transportation; government; and healthcare. Furthermore, these smart cards can be used by enterprises to provide authorized access to individuals within secured premises to ensure data security. Smart cards can be also used for enhancing various applications, such as payments and transit ticketing, as they increase efficiency for the end-user.
Smart cards can be segmented into contact-based and contactless smart cards.
Contact-based smart cards have a contact area that provides electrical connectivity when inserted into the card reader. These readers act as a communication medium between the point of sale system or computer and the smart card. Contactless smart cards use radio frequency (RF) technology for communication between a contactless smart card and the card reader. Thus, for data and information transfer between contactless smart cards and card readers, it is important for contactless smart cards to be in proximity to an antenna.
Technavios analysts forecast the global contactless smart cards market to grow at a CAGR of 32.94% during the period 2016-2020.
Covered in this report
The report covers the present scenario and the growth prospects of the global contactless smart cards market for 2016-2020. To calculate the market size, the report considers the revenues generated from the sales and shipments of contactless smart cards that require pin codes such as Europay, MasterCard, and Visa (EMV) cards.
The market is divided into the following segments based on geography:
• APAC
• Europe
• Latin America
• North America
• MEA
Technavio's report, Global Contactless Smart Cards Market 2016-2020, has been prepared based on an in-depth market analysis with inputs from industry experts. The report covers the market landscape and its growth prospects over the coming years. The report also includes a discussion of the key vendors operating in this market.
Key vendors
• Gemalto
• Giesecke & Devrient
• Oberthur Technologies
• Safran
• Watchdata
Other prominent vendors
• Advanced Card Systems
• CardLogix
• DataCard
• Infineon Technologies
• NXP Semiconductors
• Secura Key
• Sony FeliCa
• SpringCard
Market driver
• Need for tamper-resistant system
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Market challenge
• High total cost of ownership (TCO)
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Market trend
• Emergence of multi-application smart cards
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Key questions answered in this report
• What will the market size be in 2020 and what will the growth rate be?
• What are the key market trends?
• What is driving this market?
• What are the challenges to market growth?
• Who are the key vendors in this market space?
• What are the market opportunities and threats faced by the key vendors?
• What are the strengths and weaknesses of the key vendors?
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PART 01: Executive summary
Highlights
PART 02: Scope of the report
Market overview
PART 03: Market research methodology
Research methodology
Economic indicators
PART 04: Introduction
Key market highlights
How contactless smart cards work
Smart card memory
Types of smart cards
Applications of contactless smart cards
Advantages of smart cards
Disadvantages of smart cards
PART 05: Market landscape
Market overview
Global smart cards market
Share of contactless smart cards in the global smart cards market
Global contactless smart cards market
PART 06: Life cycle analysis
PART 07: Market segmentation by application
Global contactless smart cards market by application segmentation 2015-2020
Global contactless smart cards market by government ID
Global contactless smart cards market by transit
Global contactless smart cards market by payment
Global contactless smart cards market by access control
PART 08: Geographical segmentation
Global contactless smart cards market by geographical segmentation 2015-2020
Global contactless smart cards market by geographical segmentation 2015-2020 (revenue)
PART 09: Buying criteria
PART 10: Market drivers
Need for tamper-resistant system
Need to reduce identity duplication
User-friendly transaction solutions
Increased use of electronic purses
PART 11: Impact of drivers
PART 12: Market challenges
High TCO
Rise in price-based competition
Increase in smart card chip complexity
Lack of awareness among end-users regarding contactless smart cards
PART 13: Impact of drivers and challenges
PART 14: Market trends
Emergence of multi-application smart cards
Advent of NFC-based mobile phones
Integration of biometric technologies in smart cards
Increased adoption of smart cards in developing countries
PART 15: Five forces model
PART 16: Vendor landscape
Competitive scenario
Product offerings
Description of vendors
Vendor matrix
Competitive rating
Other prominent vendors
PART 17: Appendix
List of abbreviations
PART 18: Explore Technavio
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Exhibit 01: How contactless smart cards work
Exhibit 02: Global contactless smart card market
Exhibit 03: Global smart cards market 2015-2020 ($ billions)
Exhibit 04: Global smart cards market 2015-2020 (billions of units)
Exhibit 05: Share of contactless smart cards in the global smart cards market 2015-2020 (revenue)
Exhibit 06: Share of contactless smart cards in the global smart cards market 2015-2020 (unit shipments)
Exhibit 07: Global contactless smart cards market 2015-2020 ($ billions)
Exhibit 08: Global contactless smart cards market 2015-2020 (billions of units)
Exhibit 09: Life cycle analysis
Exhibit 10: Global contactless smart cards market by application segmentation 2015-2020
Exhibit 11: Global contactless smart cards market by application segmentation 2015-2020 (unit shipment)
Exhibit 12: Global contactless smart cards market by government ID 2015-2020 ($ billions)
Exhibit 13: Global contactless smart cards market by government ID (billions of units)
Exhibit 14: Global contactless smart cards market by transit 2015-2020 ($ billions)
Exhibit 15: Global contactless smart cards market by transit (billions of units)
Exhibit 16: Global contactless smart cards market by payment 2015-2020 ($ billions)
Exhibit 17: Global contactless smart cards market by payment (millions of units)
Exhibit 18: Global contactless smart cards market by access control 2015-2020 ($ millions)
Exhibit 19: Global contactless smart cards market by access control (millions of units)
Exhibit 20: Global contactless smart cards market by geographical segmentation 2015-2020
Exhibit 21: Global contactless smart cards market by geographical segmentation 2015-2020 (unit shipments)
Exhibit 22: Global contactless smart cards market by geographical segmentation 2015-2020 ($ millions)
Exhibit 23: Global contactless smart cards market by geographical segmentation 2015-2020 (billions of units)
Exhibit 24: Buying criteria
Exhibit 25: Impact of drivers
Exhibit 26: Impact of drivers and challenges
Exhibit 27: Five forces model
Exhibit 28: Competitive rating
