Synopsis
Timetrics 'The Cards and Payments Industry in France: Emerging Trends and Opportunities to 2020' report provides detailed analysis of market trends in France's cards and payments industry. It provides values and volumes for a number of key performance indicators in the industry, including check payments, credit transfers, direct debits, payment cards and cash transactions during the review period (2011-2015).
The report also analyzes various payment card markets operating in the industry and provides detailed information on the number of cards in circulation, and transaction values and volumes during the review period and over the forecast period (2016-2020). It also offers information on the country's competitive landscape, including market shares of issuers and schemes.
The report brings together Timetrics research, modeling, and analysis expertise to allow banks and card issuers to identify segment dynamics and competitive advantages. The report also covers detailed regulatory policies, recent changes in regulatory structure, card fraud statistics and profiles of card issuers operating in the country.
Scope
• This report provides a comprehensive analysis of France's cards and payments industry.
• It provides current values for France's cards and payments industry for 2015, and forecast figures to 2020.
• It details the different demographic, economic, infrastructural and business drivers affecting France's cards and payments industry.
• It outlines the current regulatory framework in the industry.
• It details marketing strategies used by various banks and other institutions.
• It profiles major banks in France's cards and payments industry.
Summary
Timetrics 'The Cards and Payments Industry in France: Emerging Trends and Opportunities to 2020' report provides top-level market analysis, information and insights into France's cards and payments industry, including:
• Current and forecast values for each market in France's cards and payments industry, including debit card, credit and charge cards. It also includes detailed analysis of the prepaid card market.
• Detailed insights into payment instruments including credit transfers, cash transactions, checks, direct debits and payment cards. It also, includes an overview of the country's key alternative payment instruments.
• E-commerce market analysis and online payment types.
• Analysis of various market drivers and regulations governing France's cards and payments industry.
• Detailed analysis of strategies adopted by banks and other institutions to market debit, credit and charge cards.
• Comprehensive analysis of consumer attitudes and buying preferences for cards.
• The competitive landscape of France's cards and payments industry.
Reasons To Buy
• Make strategic business decisions, using top-level historic and forecast market data, related to France's cards and payments industry and each market within it.
• Understand the key market trends and growth opportunities in France's cards and payments industry.
• Assess the competitive dynamics in France's cards and payments industry.
• Gain insights into marketing strategies used for various card types in France.
• Gain insights into key regulations governing France's cards and payments industry.
Key highlights
• The French payment cards market has seen the uptake of contactless technology. According to the French Association of Contactless Mobile (AFSCM), the number of contactless transactions increased rapidly to reach 40.0 million in March 2016 - an increase of 17.3% over February 2016. The contactless card payments registered a staggering year-on-year growth of 171% in March 2016. In this regard, banks and telecom operators are launching contactless mobile payment (m-payment) services. One of the latest of these is the Crédit Mutuel-CIC app introduced by Crédit Mutuel in partnership with the m-payment solution provider Airtag in November 2015. Similarly, BNP Paribas expanded its KIX contactless payments service in April 2014, allowing its customers to make contactless payments for purchases of up to US$333.2 (EUR300) with a monthly ceiling of US$1,666.1 (EUR1,500). However, users must enter their PIN for payments over US$22.2 (EUR20). These moves are anticipated to further increase contactless transactions in France.
• To increase the uptake of mobile POS (mPOS) among small merchants, solution providers are offering terminals at lower costs. According to a 2014 study by Visa Europe, there were 730,000 small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the country who are equipped with smartphones but who do not accept card payments. Therefore, POS terminal manufacturers are introducing low-cost terminals to increase merchant adoption. For example, iZettle launched a card reader exclusively for small merchants in May 2015, allowing them to accept m-payments by simply connecting the reader to a smartphone. Similarly, Payleven and SumUp offer low-cost card readers for small merchants. The introduction of low-cost solutions is anticipated to encourage merchants to accept card-based payments, further driving payment card transaction volumes and values.
• Despite the availability of secure online payment solutions Verified by Visa and MasterCard Secure Code, online card fraud grew during the review period (2011-2015). Card-not-present fraud accounted for 66.0%, the highest share of the total fraud registered in 2015. To curb this, banks in France are experimenting with new a technology called ‘motion code solution, under which the three-digit security (CVV) code on the back of the card is replaced with a mini-screen which displays a code that changes automatically at regular intervals. The project was undertaken by BPCE and BNP Paribas in partnership with Oberthur Technologies, and is presently under pilot. The two banks are planning to roll out the solution over the course of 2016. This additional security is anticipated to reduce the probability of cards being used for fraudulent transactions online.
Table Of Contents
1 Definitions and Methodology
1.1 Definitions
1.2 Methodology
2 Key Facts and Events
3 Executive Summary
4 Payment Instruments
4.1 Current Payment Environment
5 E-Commerce
5.1 E-Commerce Market Analysis
6 Alternative Payments
6.1 Alternative Payment Instruments
6.1.1 Paylib
6.1.2 PayPal
6.1.3 Hype
6.1.4 SlimPay
6.1.5 Starbucks mobile wallet
6.1.6 MasterPass
6.1.7 Visa Checkout
6.1.8 Seqr
7 Regulations in the Cards and Payments Industry
7.1 Regulatory Framework
7.1.1 SEPA cards framework
7.1.2 Interchange fee regulation
7.1.3 Regulation on cash transactions
7.2 Anti-Money Laundering (AML)
7.3 Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) Regulations
8 Analysis of Cards and Payments Industry Drivers
8.1 Demographic Drivers
8.2 Economic Drivers
8.3 Infrastructure Drivers
8.4 Business Drivers
9 Market Segmentation
9.1 Market Segmentation and Targeting
9.1.1 Consumer cards
9.1.2 Commercial cards
10 Payment Cards
10.1 Payment Cards Market Analysis
10.1.1 Volume and value of payment card transactions by type
10.1.2 Cartes Bancaires
11 Debit Cards
11.1 Debit Card Market Analysis
11.1.1 Turnover per debit card and transaction values by channel
11.1.2 Debit card scheme and issuer shares in terms of transaction value
11.1.3 Debit cards comparison
12 Credit Cards
12.1 Credit Card Market Analysis
12.1.1 Turnover per credit card and transaction values by channel
12.1.2 Credit card scheme and issuer shares in terms of transaction value
12.1.3 Credit cards comparison
13 Charge Cards
13.1 Charge Card Market Analysis
13.1.1 Turnover per charge card and transaction values by channel
13.1.2 Charge card scheme shares in terms of transaction value
13.1.3 Charge cards comparison
14 Commercial Pay Later Cards
14.1 Commercial Pay Later Cards Market Analysis
14.1.1 Commercial pay later cards comparison
15 Card Fraud Statistics
15.1 Card Fraud Analysis
16 Card Issuers
16.1 BPCE Group
16.2 BNP Paribas
16.3 Crédit Agricole
16.4 Crédit Mutuel-CIC Group
16.5 La Banque Postale
17 Prepaid Cards
17.1 Prepaid Card Market Analysis
17.1.1 Prepaid cards comparison
18 Private Label Cards
18.1 Private Label Card Market Analysis
19 Merchant Acquiring
19.1 Merchant Acquiring Market Analysis
20 Appendix
20.1 Tables
20.2 Contact Timetric
20.3 About Timetric
20.4 Timetric’s Services
20.5 Disclaimer
List Of Tables
Table 1: Key Definitions
Table 2: Annual Average Exchange Rate
Table 3: France - Key Facts, 2015
Table 4: Regional Benchmarking of France Payment Cards, 2015
Table 5: France - Mode of Entry of Foreign Banks
Table 6: Cards for High-Income Consumers, 2016
Table 7: Cards for Travelers, 2016
Table 8: Cards for Online Shoppers, 2016
Table 9: Cards for Retail Shoppers, 2016
Table 10: Cards for Students and Young Population, 2016
Table 11: Commercial Cards Comparison and Key Features, 2016
Table 12: CB Cards - Key Indicators, 2010-2014
Table 13: France - Debit Cards Comparison and Key Features, 2016
Table 14: France - Gold Credit Cards Comparison and Key Features, 2016
Table 15: France - Premium Credit Cards Comparison and Key Features, 2016
Table 16: France - Charge Cards Comparison and Key Features, 2016
Table 17: France - Commercial Pay Later Cards Comparison and Key Features, 2016
Table 18: France - Prepaid Cards Comparison and Key Features, 2016
Table 19: France - Private Label Credit Cards Comparison and Key Features, 2016
Table 20: France - Payment Instrument Transaction Values (EUR Billion), 2011-2015
Table 21: France - Payment Instrument Transaction Values (US$ Billion), 2011-2015
Table 22: France - Payment Instrument Transaction Volumes (Billion), 2011-2015
Table 23: France - Number of Payment Cards in Circulation by Type (Million), 2011-2020
Table 24: France - Volume of Payment Card Transactions by Type (Million), 2011-2020
Table 25: France - Value of Payment Card Transactions by Type (EUR Billion), 2011-2020
Table 26: France - Value of Payment Card Transactions by Type (US$ Billion), 2011-2020
Table 27: France - Number of Debit Cards in Circulation (Million), 2011-2020
Table 28: France - Debit Card Transaction Volumes and Frequency by Channel, 2011-2020
Table 29: France - Debit Card Total and Average Transaction Values by Channel, 2011-2020
Table 30: France - Debit Card Total and Average Transaction Values by Channel, 2011-2020
Table 31: France - Number of Debit Cards in Circulation by Scheme (Million), 2011-2015
Table 32: France - Debit Card Transaction Values by Scheme (EUR Billion), 2011-2015
Table 33: France - Debit Card Transaction Values by Scheme (US$ Billion), 2011-2015
Table 34: France - Debit Card Transaction Values by Issuer (EUR Billion), 2011-2015
Table 35: France - Debit Card Transaction Values by Issuer (US$ Billion), 2011-2015
Table 36: France - Number of Pay Later Cards in Circulation (Million), 2011-2020
Table 37: France - Pay Later Card Transaction Volumes and Frequency by Channel, 2011-2020
Table 38: France - Pay Later Card Total and Average Transaction Values by Channel, 2011-2020
Table 39: France - Pay Later Card Total and Average Transaction Values by Channel, 2011-2020
Table 40: France - Number of Pay Later Cards in Circulation By Scheme (Million), 2011-2015
Table 41: France - Pay Later Card Transaction Values By Scheme (EUR Billion), 2011-2015
Table 42: France - Pay Later Card Transaction Values By Scheme (US$ Billion), 2011-2015
Table 43: France - Pay Later Card Transaction Values by Issuer (EUR Billion), 2011-2015
Table 44: France - Pay Later Card Transaction Values by Issuer (US$ Billion), 2011-2015
Table 45: France - Number of Credit Cards in Circulation (Million), 2011-2020
Table 46: France - Credit Card Transaction Volumes and Frequency by Channel, 2011-2020
Table 47: France - Credit Card Total and Average Transaction Values by Channel, 2011-2020
Table 48: France - Credit Card Total and Average Transaction Values by Channel, 2011-2020
Table 49: France - Number of Credit Cards in Circulation by Scheme (Million), 2011-2015
Table 50: France - Credit Card Transaction Values by Scheme (EUR Billion), 2011-2015
Table 51: France - Credit Card Transaction Values by Scheme (US$ Billion), 2011-2015
Table 52: France - Number of Charge Cards in Circulation (Million), 2011-2020
Table 53: France - Charge Card Transaction Volumes and Frequency by Channel, 2011-2020
Table 54: France - Charge Card Total and Average Transaction Values by Channel, 2011-2020
Table 55: France - Charge Card Total and Average Transaction Values by Channel, 2011-2020
Table 56: France - Number of Charge Cards in Circulation by Scheme (Million), 2011-2015
Table 57: France - Charge Card Transaction Values by Scheme (EUR Billion), 2011-2015
Table 58: France - Charge Card Transaction Values by Scheme (US$ Billion), 2011-2015
Table 59: France - Personal and Commercial Pay Later Card Transaction Volumes (Million), 2011-2020
Table 60: France - Personal and Commercial Pay Later Card Transaction Values (EUR Billion), 2011-2020
Table 61: France - Personal and Commercial Pay Later Card Transaction Values (US$ Billion), 2011-2020
Table 62: France - Number of Commercial Pay Later Cards in Circulation (Million), 2011-2020
Table 63: France - Commercial Pay Later Card Transaction Values (EUR Billion), 2011-2020
Table 64: France - Commercial Pay Later Card Transaction Values (US$ Billion), 2011-2020
Table 65: France - Commercial Pay Later Card Transaction Volumes (Million), 2011-2020
Table 66: France - Card Fraud (EUR Million), 2011-2015
Table 67: France - Card Fraud (US$ Million), 2011-2015
Table 68: France - Number of Prepaid Cards in Circulation (Million), 2011-2020
Table 69: France - Prepaid Card Transaction Values (EUR Million), 2011-2020
Table 70: France - Prepaid Card Transaction Values (US$ Million), 2011-2020
Table 71: France - Merchant Acquiring Transaction Volumes by Channel (Billion), 2011-2020
Table 72: France - Merchant Acquiring Transaction Values (EUR Billion), 2011-2020
Table 73: France - Merchant Acquiring Transaction Values (US$ Billion), 2011-2020
Table 74: France - Acquirers’ Transaction Volumes (Million), 2011-2015
Table 75: France - Acquirers’ Transaction Values (EUR Billion), 2011-2015
Table 76: France - Acquirers’ Transaction Values (US$ Billion), 2011-2015
Table 77: France - Retail Outlets and Card Accepting Merchants (Million), 2011-2020
List Of Figures
Figure 1: France - Payment Instrument Shares by Transaction Value (%), 2011 vs 2015
Figure 2: France - Payment Instrument Shares by Transaction Volume (%), 2011 vs 2015
Figure 3: France - E-Commerce Value (US$ Billion) and Payment Types (%)
Figure 4: France - Total Population and Structure
Figure 5: France - Economic Indicators
Figure 6: France - Number of ATMs and POS Terminals
Figure 7: France - Real Household Consumption and Outbound Tourism Expenditure
Figure 8: France - Segmentation by Card Type
Figure 9: France - Growth in Payment Card Transaction Values and Number of Cards in Circulation by Type, 2011-2020
Figure 10: France - Volume and Value of Payment Card Transactions by Type (%), 2011-2020
Figure 11: France - Number of CB Cards, Transaction Value and Volume
Figure 12: France - Debit Card Penetration and Number of Debit Cards in Circulation, 2011-2020
Figure 13: France - Debit Card, Average Interchange Fees: Intra-Network Transactions (%), 2011-2015
Figure 14: France - Debit Card, Average Merchant Service Charges and Interchange Fees: Domestic Transactions (%), 2011-2020
Figure 15: France - Turnover Per Debit Card and Transaction Values by Channel, 2011-2020
Figure 16: France - Debit Card Scheme and Issuer Shares in Terms of Transaction Value (%), 2015
Figure 17: France - Credit Card Penetration and Number of Credit Cards in Circulation, 2011-2020
Figure 18: France - Pay Later, Average Interchange Fees: Intra-Network Transactions (%), 2011-2015
Figure 19: France - Pay Later, Average Merchant Service Charges and Interchange Fees: Domestic Transactions (%), 2011-2020
Figure 20: France - Turnover Per Credit Card and Transaction Values by Channel, 2011-2020
Figure 21: France - Credit Card Scheme and Issuer Shares in Terms of Transaction Value (%), 2015
Figure 22: France - Charge Card Penetration and Number of Charge Cards in Circulation, 2011-2020
Figure 23: France - Turnover Per Charge Card and Transaction Values by Channel, 2011-2020
Figure 24: France - Charge Card Scheme Shares in Terms of Transaction Value (%), 2015
Figure 25: France - Commercial vs Personal Pay Later Cards, Transaction Volumes and Values (%), 2011-2020
Figure 26: France - Number of Commercial Pay Later Cards in Circulation, Transaction Value and Volume, 2011-2020
Figure 27: France - Shares of Various Types of Card Fraud in Terms of Transaction Value (%), 2011 vs 2015
Figure 28: France - Number of Prepaid Cards in Circulation and Transaction Value, 2011-2020
Figure 29: France - Merchant Acquiring Transaction Volume and Value, 2011-2020
Figure 30: France - Acquirers’ Market Share in Terms of Transaction Volume and Value (%), 2015
Figure 31: France - Number of Retail Outlets and Card Accepting Merchants (Million), 2011-2020
