Synopsis
The report provides top-level market analysis, information and insights into Belgium's cards and payments industry, including:
• Current and forecast values for each category of Belgium's cards and payments industry, including debit cards, credit cards, prepaid cards and charge cards
• Comprehensive analysis of the industry’s market attractiveness and future growth areas
• Analysis of various market drivers and regulations governing Belgium's cards and payments industry
• Detailed analysis of the marketing strategies adopted for selling debit and credit cards used by banks and other institutions in the market
• Comprehensive analysis of consumer attitudes and buying preferences for cards
• The competitive landscape of Belgium's cards and payments industry
Scope
• This report provides a comprehensive analysis of Belgium's cards and payments industry.
• It provides current values for Belgium's cards and payments industry for 2013, and forecast figures for 2018.
• It details the different economic, infrastructural and business drivers affecting Belgium'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 Belgium's cards and payments industry.
Summary
Belgian card payments registered positive growth during the review period (2009-2013), recording a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 3.30% to reach 39.1 million cards in circulation by the end of 2013. In terms of transaction value, payment cards accounted for EUR121.7 billion (US$161.3 billion) in 2013, after registering a review-period CAGR of 5.95%. The transaction value is expected to grow over the forecast period (2014-2018), at a CAGR of 5.96%. Improvements to banking infrastructure and the installation of point of sale (POS) terminals at merchant outlets were the payment cards instrument’s key growth drivers. In terms of transaction value, debit cards accounted for a market share of 89% in 2013; the highest among payment cards, a situation that is expected to continue over the forecast period. Charge cards accounted for the second-highest position, followed by credit cards, while prepaid cards accounted for the lowest share of 0.2% in terms of transaction value in 2013.
During the review period, card fraud in Belgium declined at a CAGR of -6.85% in terms of transaction value, from EUR28.8 million (US$40.0 million) in 2009 to EUR21.7 million (US$28.8 million) in 2013. One of the main drivers was the implementation of EMV (Europay, MasterCard and Visa) compliance. Belgium was one of the first single euro payments area (SEPA) countries to migrate to chip-embedded cards in 2001, and eradicated traditional magnetic strips completely. Moreover, from 2011, Belgian banks implemented geo-blocking which involves restricting Maestro functions or debit card use without chip-and-PIN verification in European countries. This helped reduce skimming activity and therefore, counterfeit card fraud declined at the highest CAGR of -18.30% of all card fraud types during the review period.
From the second half of 2008, the Belgium economy underwent a financial crisis which impacted consumer lending. In 2009, a switch took place and debit cards became more popular with consumers than credit cards. Although the credit card market grew at a review-period CAGR of 2.09% in terms of number of cards in circulation, it accounted for just 2.8% of Belgian payment cards in 2013. In 2010, all forms of consumer lending began to show signs of recovery, with the exception of non-collateral credits. This was mainly due to the adoption of a conservative approach by credit card issuers, which led to fewer non-collateral loans being issued. Over the forecast period, the Belgian payment cards system is expected to remain dominated by non-credit instruments such as debit and prepaid cards.
In terms of value, a review-period CAGR of 125.61% indicates remarkable growth in mobile payments (m-payments) in Belgium. With rising internet penetration and the adoption of smartphones, m-payments are gaining popularity. During review period, they grew from EUR3.8 million (US$5.3 million) in 2009 to EUR98.9 million (US$131.1 million) in 2013, and are expected to grow significantly at a forecast-period CAGR of 40.11%, to reach EUR703.6 million (US$991.1 million) by 2018. The increasing capabilities of smartphones and a substantial rise in mobile payment apps will further drive market growth. Belfius Bank developed an application called Bancontact/Mister Cash in collaboration with TagTagCity which enabled consumers to make payments with smartphones, tablets, and via quick-response (QR) codes. The app has been in service since July 2013. The emergence of mobile wallets is also contributing to rising adoption rates. French financial service provider BNP Paribas launched a mobile wallet in March 2013 in Belgium in collaboration with Belgian telecom operator Belgacom. The mobile wallet will integrate mobile payments, e-couponing, virtual ticketing and loyalty programs, and users will be able use the application on public transport to check timetables and purchase tickets.
Reasons To Buy
• Make strategic business decisions using top-level historic and forecast market data related to Belgium's cards and payments industry and each market within it.
• Understand the key market trends and growth opportunities in Belgium's cards and payments industry.
• Assess the competitive dynamics in Belgium's cards and payments industry.
• Gain insights in to the marketing strategies used for selling various card types in Belgium.
• Gain insights into key regulations governing Belgium's cards and payments industry.
Table Of Contents
1 Executive Summary
2 Analysis of Market Environment, Key Trends and Drivers
2.1 Payment Infrastructure and Emerging Technology
2.1.1 Automatic teller machines (ATMs)
2.1.2 Point of sale (POS) terminals
2.1.3 Rising internet penetration
2.1.4 Europay, MasterCard and Visa (EMV)
2.1.5 Growing mobile payments
2.2 Business Drivers
2.2.1 Growth in retail industry
2.2.2 Growth in e-commerce
2.3 Economic Drivers
2.3.1 Real GDP growth
2.3.2 GDP per capita
2.3.3 Consumer price inflation
3 Cards and Payments Industry Share Analysis
3.1 Industry Overview
3.1.1 Credit transfers
3.1.2 Payment cards
3.1.3 Direct debits
3.1.4 Cash transactions
3.1.5 Check payments
4 Regulatory Framework and Card Fraud Statistics
4.1 Regulatory Framework
4.1.1 SEPA Cards Framework
4.1.2 Anti-money laundering
4.1.3 Foreign direct investment (FDI) regulations
4.2 Card Fraud Statistics
4.2.1 Card-not-present fraud
4.2.2 Counterfeit card fraud
4.2.3 Lost or stolen card fraud
4.2.4 Card ID theft
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
6 Analysis of Payment Cards and Growth Prospects
6.1 Payment Cards Share Analysis by Card Market
6.2 Size of and Forecast for the Card Market
6.2.1 Analysis by number of cards in circulation
6.2.2 Analysis by transaction value
7 Analysis of Credit Cards Market and Growth Prospects
7.1 Overall Market Size and Forecast
7.1.1 Analysis by number of cards in circulation
7.1.2 Analysis by transaction value
7.1.3 Analysis by transaction volume
7.2 Transaction Share Analysis by Channel
7.2.1 Analysis by transaction value
7.2.2 Analysis by transaction volume
7.3 Personal Credit Cards Segment Size and Forecast
7.3.1 Analysis by number of cards in circulation
7.3.2 Analysis by transaction value
7.3.3 Analysis by transaction volume
7.4 Commercial Credit Cards Segment Size and Forecast
7.4.1 Analysis by number of cards in circulation
7.4.2 Analysis by transaction value
7.4.3 Analysis by transaction volume
7.5 Competitive Landscape
7.5.1 Scheme share analysis
7.5.2 Issuer share analysis
8 Analysis of Debit Cards Market and Growth Prospects
8.1 Overall Market Size and Forecast
8.1.1 Analysis by number of cards in circulation
8.1.2 Analysis by transaction value
8.1.3 Analysis by transaction volume
8.2 Transaction Share Analysis by Channel
8.2.1 Analysis by transaction value
8.2.2 Analysis by transaction volume
8.3 Competitive Landscape
8.3.1 Scheme share analysis
8.3.2 Issuer share analysis
9 Analysis of Charge Cards Market and Growth Prospects
9.1 Overall Market Size and Forecast
9.1.1 Analysis by number of cards in circulation
9.1.2 Analysis by transaction value
9.1.3 Analysis by transaction volume
9.2 Transaction Share Analysis by Channel
9.2.1 Analysis by transaction value
9.2.2 Analysis by transaction volume
9.3 Personal Charge Cards Segment Size and Forecast
9.3.1 Analysis by number of cards in circulation
9.3.2 Analysis by transaction value
9.3.3 Analysis by transaction volume
9.4 Commercial Charge Cards Segment Size and Forecast
9.4.1 Analysis by number of cards in circulation
9.4.2 Analysis by transaction value
9.4.3 Analysis by transaction volume
9.5 Competitive Landscape
9.5.1 Scheme share analysis
9.5.2 Issuer share analysis
10 Analysis of Prepaid Cards Market and Growth Prospects
10.1 Overall Market Size and Forecast
10.1.1 Analysis by number of cards in circulation
10.1.2 Analysis by transaction value
10.2 Open-Loop Prepaid Cards Segment Size and Forecast
10.2.1 Analysis by number of cards in circulation
10.2.2 Analysis by transaction value
10.3 Closed-Loop Prepaid Cards Segment Size and Forecast
10.3.1 Analysis by number of cards in circulation
10.3.2 Analysis by transaction value
11 Merchant Acquiring
12 Company Profiles of Card Issuers
12.1 BNP Paribas Fortis
12.1.1 Key financials
12.1.2 Card portfolio
12.1.3 Strategies
12.2 KBC Bank NV
12.2.1 Key financials
12.2.2 Card portfolio
12.2.3 Strategies
12.3 Belfius Bank
12.3.1 Key financials
12.3.2 Card portfolio
12.3.3 Strategies
12.4 ING Belgium
12.4.1 Key financials
12.4.2 Card portfolio
12.4.3 Strategies
12.5 Beobank
12.5.1 Key financials
12.5.2 Card portfolio
12.5.3 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: Belgium - Payment Instruments (EUR Billion), 2009-2013
Table 2: Market Entry Strategies of Foreign Banks
Table 3: Belgium - Card Fraud Value (EUR Million), 2009-2013
Table 4: Belgium - Cards for Premium Customers, 2014
Table 5: Belgium - Cards for Students, 2014
Table 6: Belgium - Cards for Travelers, 2014
Table 7: Belgium - Cards Offered for Corporate Customers, 2014
Table 8: Belgium - Payment Cards Instrument by Card Market (Million), 2009-2018
Table 9: Belgium - Payment Cards Instrument Size by Volume of Cards (Million), 2009-2018
Table 10: Belgium - Payment Cards Instrument Size by Transaction Value (EUR Billion), 2009-2018
Table 11: Belgium - Payment Cards Instrument Size by Transaction Value (US$ Billion), 2009-2018
Table 12: Belgium - Credit Cards Market Size by Volume of Cards (Thousand), 2009-2018
Table 13: Belgium - Credit Cards Market Size by Transaction Value (EUR Billion), 2009-2018
Table 14: Belgium - Credit Cards Market Size by Transaction Value (US$ Billion), 2009-2018
Table 15: Belgium - Credit Cards Market Size by Transaction Volume (Million), 2009-2018
Table 16: Belgium - Personal Credit Cards Segment Size by Volume of Cards (Thousand), 2009-2018
Table 17: Belgium - Personal Credit Cards Segment Size by Transaction Value (EUR Billion), 2009-2018
Table 18: Belgium - Personal Credit Cards Segment Size by Transaction Value (US$ Billion), 2009-2018
Table 19: Belgium - Personal Credit Cards Segment Size by Transaction Volume (Million), 2009-2018
Table 20: Belgium - Commercial Credit Cards Segment Size by Volume of Cards (Thousand), 2009-2018
Table 21: Belgium - Commercial Credit Cards Segment Size by Transaction Value (EUR Million), 2009-2018
Table 22: Belgium - Commercial Credit Cards Segment Size by Transaction Value (US$ Million), 2009-2018
Table 23: Belgium - Commercial Credit Cards Segment Size by Transaction Volume (Million), 2009-2018
Table 24: Belgium - Debit Cards Market Size by Volume of Cards (Million), 2009-2018
Table 25: Belgium - Debit Cards Market Size by Transaction Value (EUR Billion), 2009-2018
Table 26: Belgium - Debit Cards Market Size by Transaction Value (US$ Billion), 2009-2018
Table 27: Belgium - Debit Cards Market Size by Transaction Volume (Billion), 2009-2018
Table 28: Belgium - Charge Cards Market Size by Volume of Cards (Million), 2009-2018
Table 29: Belgium - Charge Cards Market Size by Transaction Value (EUR Billion), 2009-2018
Table 30: Belgium - Charge Cards Market Size by Transaction Value (US$ Billion), 2009-2018
Table 31: Belgium - Charge Cards Market Size by Transaction Volume (Million), 2009-2018
Table 32: Belgium - Personal Charge Cards Segment Size by Volume of Cards (Thousand), 2009-2018
Table 33: Belgium - Personal Charge Cards Segment Size by Transaction Value (EUR Billion), 2009-2018
Table 34: Belgium - Personal Charge Cards Segment Size by Transaction Value (US$ Billion), 2009-2018
Table 35: Belgium - Personal Charge Cards Segment Size by Transaction Volume (Million), 2009-2018
Table 36: Belgium - Commercial Charge Cards Segment Size by Volume of Cards (Million), 2009-2018
Table 37: Belgium - Commercial Charge Cards Segment Size by Transaction Value (EUR Billion), 2009-2018
Table 38: Belgium - Commercial Charge Cards Segment Size by Transaction Value (US$ Billion), 2009-2018
Table 39: Belgium - Commercial Charge Cards Segment Size by Transaction Volume (Million), 2009-2018
Table 40: Belgium - Prepaid Cards Market Size by Volume of Cards (Million), 2009-2018
Table 41: Belgium - Prepaid Cards Market Size by Transaction Value (EUR Million), 2009-2018
Table 42: Belgium - Prepaid Cards Market Size by Transaction Value (US$ Million), 2009-2018
Table 43: Belgium - Open-Loop Prepaid Cards Segment Size by Volume of Cards (Million), 2009-2018
Table 44: Belgium - Open-Loop Prepaid Cards Segment Size by Transaction Value (EUR Million), 2009-2018
Table 45: Belgium - Open-Loop Prepaid Cards Segment Size by Transaction Value (US$ Million), 2009-2018
Table 46: Belgium - Closed-Loop Prepaid Cards Segment Size by Volume of Cards (Million), 2009-2018
Table 47: Belgium - Closed-Loop Prepaid Cards Segment Size by Transaction Value (EUR Million), 2009-2018
Table 48: Belgium - Closed-Loop Prepaid Cards Segment Size by Transaction Value (US$ Million), 2009-2018
Table 49: BNP Paribas Fortis - Key Financial Indicators (EUR Billion), Year Ended December, 2012-2013
Table 50: BNP Paribas Fortis - Card Portfolio and Key Features
Table 51: KBC Bank Group - Key Financial Indicators (EUR Billion), Year Ended December, 2012-2013
Table 52: KBC Bank NV - Card Portfolio and Key Features
Table 53: Belfius Bank - Key Financial Indicators (EUR Billion), Year Ended December, 2012-2013
Table 54: Belfius Bank - Card Portfolio and Key Features
Table 55: ING Belgium - Key Financial Indicators (EUR Billion), Year Ended December, 2012-2013
Table 56: ING Belgium - Card Portfolio and Key Features
Table 57: Beobank - Key Financial Indicators (EUR Billion), Year Ended December, 2012-2013
Table 58: Beobank - Card Portfolio and Key Features
Table 59: Key Definitions
List Of Figures
Figure 1: Benchmarking the Belgian Payment Cards Instrument Against Other European Markets
Figure 2: Belgium - Growth of Various Card Markets in Terms of Cards in Circulation (%), 2009-2018
Figure 3: Belgium - ATM Volume and Penetration, 2009-2018
Figure 4: Belgium - POS Volume and Penetration, 2009-2018
Figure 5: Belgium - Internet Penetration (Internet Users per 100 Inhabitants), 2009-2018
Figure 6: Belgium - Number of EMV Cards (Million), 2009-2013
Figure 7: Belgium - Value of M-Payments (EUR Million), 2009-2018
Figure 8: Belgium - Retail Sales Value (EUR Billion), 2009-2018
Figure 9: Belgium - E-Commerce Value (EUR Billion), 2009-2018
Figure 10: Belgium - Real GDP Growth (%), 2009-2018
Figure 11: Belgium - Nominal GDP Per Capita (US$ Thousand), 2009-2018
Figure 12: Belgium - Inflation (Consumer Price Inflation) Rate (%), 2009-2018
Figure 13: Belgium - Shares of Payment Instruments (%), 2009 and 2013
Figure 14: Belgium - Card Fraud Type Shares by Transaction Value (%), 2009 and 2013
Figure 15: Belgium - Card-Not-Present Fraud Value (EUR Million), 2009-2013
Figure 16: Belgium - Counterfeit Card Fraud Value (EUR Million), 2009-2013
Figure 17: Belgium - Lost or Stolen Card Fraud Value (EUR Million), 2009-2013
Figure 18: Belgium - Card ID Theft Value (EUR Thousand), 2009-2013
Figure 19: Belgian Cards and Payments Industry - Segmentation by Card Type
Figure 20: Belgium - Volume of Outbound Tourist Trips (Million), 2009-2018
Figure 21: Belgium - Outbound Tourist Spending (EUR Billion), 2009-2018
Figure 22: Belgium - Payment Cards Instrument by Card Market (%), 2009-2018
Figure 23: Belgium - Payment Cards Instrument Size by Volume of Cards (Million), 2009-2018
Figure 24: Belgium - Payment Cards Instrument Size by Transaction Value (EUR Billion), 2009-2018
Figure 25: Belgium - Credit Cards Market Volume and Penetration, 2009-2018
Figure 26: Belgium - Credit Cards Market Size by Volume of Cards (Thousand), 2009-2018
Figure 27: Belgium - Credit Cards Market Size by Transaction Value (EUR Billion), 2009-2018
Figure 28: Belgium - Credit Cards Market Size by Transaction Volume (Million), 2009-2018
Figure 29: Belgium - Credit Cards Market Transaction Value Share Analysis by Channel (EUR Million), 2009-2018
Figure 30: Belgium - Credit Cards Market Transaction Volume Share Analysis by Channel (Million), 2009-2018
Figure 31: Belgium - Personal Credit Cards Segment Size by Volume of Cards (Thousand), 2009-2018
Figure 32: Belgium - Personal Credit Cards Segment Size by Transaction Value (EUR Billion), 2009-2018
Figure 33: Belgium - Personal Credit Cards Segment Size by Transaction Volume (Million), 2009-2018
Figure 34: Belgium - Commercial Credit Cards Segment Size by Volume of Cards (Thousand), 2009-2018
Figure 35: Belgium - Commercial Credit Cards Segment Size by Transaction Value (EUR Million), 2009-2018
Figure 36: Belgium - Commercial Credit Cards Segment Size by Transaction Volume (Million), 2009-2018
Figure 37: Belgium - Credit Cards Market Share by Scheme in Terms of Transaction Value (%), 2013
Figure 38: Belgium - Credit Cards Market Share by Issuer in Terms of Transaction Value (%), 2013
Figure 39: Belgium - Debit Cards Market Volume and Penetration, 2009-2018
Figure 40: Belgium - Debit Cards Market Size by Volume of Cards (Million), 2009-2018
Figure 41: Belgium - Debit Cards Market Size by Transaction Value (EUR Billion), 2009-2018
Figure 42: Belgium - Debit Cards Market Size by Transaction Volume (Billion), 2009-2018
Figure 43: Belgium - Debit Cards Market Transaction Value Share Analysis by Channel (EUR Billion), 2009-2018
Figure 44: Belgium - Debit Cards Market Transaction Volume Share Analysis by Channel (Million), 2009-2018
Figure 45: Belgium - Debit Cards Market Share by Scheme in Terms of Transaction Value (%), 2013
Figure 46: Belgium - Debit Cards Market Share by Issuer in Terms of Transaction Value (%), 2013
Figure 47: Belgium - Charge Cards Market Volume and Penetration, 2009-2018
Figure 48: Belgium - Charge Cards Market Size by Volume of Cards (Million), 2009-2018
Figure 49: Belgium - Charge Cards Market Size by Transaction Value (EUR Billion), 2009-2018
Figure 50: Belgium - Charge Cards Market Size by Transaction Volume (Million), 2009-2018
Figure 51: Belgium - Charge Cards Market Transaction Value Share Analysis by Channel (EUR Billion), 2009-2018
Figure 52: Belgium - Charge Cards Market Transaction Volume Share Analysis by Channel (Million), 2009-2018
Figure 53: Belgium - Personal Charge Cards Segment Size by Volume of Cards (Thousand), 2009-2018
Figure 54: Belgium - Personal Charge Cards Segment Size by Transaction Value (EUR Billion), 2009-2018
Figure 55: Belgium - Personal Charge Cards Segment Size by Transaction Volume (Million), 2009-2018
Figure 56: Belgium - Commercial Charge Cards Segment Size by Volume of Cards (Million), 2009-2018
Figure 57: Belgium - Commercial Charge Cards Segment Size by Transaction Value (EUR Billion), 2009-2018
Figure 58: Belgium - Commercial Charge Cards Segment Size by Transaction Volume (Million), 2009-2018
Figure 59: Belgium - Charge Cards Market Share by Scheme in Terms of Transaction Value (%), 2013
Figure 60: Belgium - Charge Cards Market Share by Issuer in Terms of Transaction Value (%), 2013
Figure 61: Belgium - Prepaid Cards Market Volume and Penetration, 2009-2018
Figure 62: Belgium - Prepaid Cards Market Size by Volume of Cards (Million), 2009-2018
Figure 63: Belgium - Prepaid Cards Market Size by Transaction Value (EUR Million), 2009-2018
Figure 64: Belgium - Open-Loop Prepaid Cards Segment Size by Volume of Cards (Million), 2009-2018
Figure 65: Belgium - Open-Loop Prepaid Cards Segment Size by Transaction Value (EUR Million), 2009-2018
Figure 66: Belgium - Closed-Loop Prepaid Cards Segment Size by Volume of Cards (Million), 2009-2018
Figure 67: Belgium - Closed-Loop Prepaid Cards Segment Size by Transaction Value (EUR Million), 2009-2018
