Payment Card Competitor Tracker: May 2008

Publication Date	October 2008
Publisher	Datamonitor
Product Type	Report
Pages	32
ISBN Number	not applicable
Product Code	DAT04793

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Introduction

The Payment Card Competitor Tracker provides expert analysis and opinion on the strategic moves of leading competitors in the payment cards market. Produced on a monthly basis, the Tracker is a global product and covers 64 players, including American Express, Barclaycard, Capital One, Citigroup, Discover, GE Money, First Data, HSBC, JCB, MasterCard, Standard Chartered and Visa.

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Gain invaluable information on your key competitors in one concise document, and track long-term trends using the interactive news database
Keep fully informed of the market, product, competitor and strategic developments of leading players in your market and region
Learn the Datamonitor Cards & Payments Team's view on the most important competitor developments in the month.

Content

Overview
Catalyst
Summary
Methodology
Introduction
- The Payment Card Competitor Tracker Provides Both One-Month And 12-Month Views Of Developments
- Each Month, Datamonitor Tracks The Most Relevant Announcements From 64 Competitors
- Datamonitor's Cards And Payments Team Provides Analysis Of The Key Developments At Both The One Month And 12 Month Level
- A Fully Searchable Database Of The Past 12 Months Of Developments Is Also Delivered Alongside The Report
- Key Trends And Developments In May
- The Key Development In May Was The Merger Between Westpac And St. George
- Westpac And St.George Are Set To Merge Into Australia's Largest Bank
- Jpmorgan's Acquisition Of Target's Receivables Indicates The Difficulty Of Securitization In The Current Climate
- On The Product And Innovation Side, Mastercard And Payzone Are Paving The Way For The Further Development Of Prepaid Cards
- May Saw A Slightly Increased Level Of Activity, But A Falling Level Of M&a Activity
- There Has Been A Considerable Slowdown In The Area Of M&a
- North America, Western Europe And Asia Pacific Continue To Account For The Majority Of Competitor Activity
- Card Issuers Account For The Majority Of Developments In May, With Card Schemes Comparatively Quiet
- Loyalty And Reward Products Were The Most Prevalent Type Of Product Innovation In May
- Mobile And Contactless Product Developments Are Also Very Much On The Agenda
- M&a And Organic Growth Announcements Fell Heavily In May
- Product, Services And Innovation
American Express
- Sri Lanka: American Express Offers Utility Bill Discount To Customers
- Us: American Express Initiates An In-Store Promotion, Offering A Free Spring Fling Card With Gift Card Purchases
- Us: American Express Launches The Going Once Travel-Based Promotion
- Us: American Express Announces Its 2008 Membership Rewards Program Partner Lineup
- Us: 2008 American Express Announces An Advance Ticket Sale For Us Open Tennis
Anz Bank
- Australia: Anz Inaugurates Its "designmycard" Feature
Bank Of America
- Uk: Mbna Unveils Its New Miles & More American Express Credit Card
- Us: Bank Of America Offers An American Express Card That Targets The American-Asian Community
- Us: Bank Of America Launches An Asiana Airlines Credit Card With American Express
Barclaycard
- Uk: Barclaycard And Intercontinental Hotels Are To Offer Credit Card
- Certegy (Fidelity National Information Services)
- Us: Fidelity National Information Services Announces New Mobile Banking Offering
Citigroup
- Bahrain: Citibank Announces Collaboration With Ashraf's Department Store
- India: Delhi Metro & Citibank Launch A Co-Branded Transit Credit Card
- Indonesia: Citibank And Indosat Introduce The Citi Mobile E-Banking Service
- Us: Citi Adds New Benefits To Its Diamond Preferred Suite Of Cards
- Us: Citi And Banamex Usa Allow Citibank Customers To Grant A Shared-Credit Card To A Friend Or Relative In Mexico
- Us: Citi Launches Its Extra Cash Feature, Offering Cardholders New Ways To Get Online Discounts
- Taiwan: Citibank & Cmp Inaugurate A New Co-Branded Credit Card
- Thailand: Citibank Introduces An Air Miles Offer And Other Travel Benefits For Rop Platinum Select Credit Card Holders
Credit Agricole
- France: Crdit Agricole Tests Peer-To-Peer Contactless Fund Transfers
Finaref
- France: Finaref Launches A New Web Service
First Data
- Austria: First Data Enters Into Direct Merchant Business With 'Firstpos'
- India: First Data And Kotak Mahindra Bank Partner In A New Card Offering
Ge Money
- Us: Ge Money And Boyles Distinctive Furniture Launch A New Private Label Credit Card
- Us: Ge Money And Smith & Hawken Launch A Private-Label Credit Card
- Industrial And Commercial Bank Of China
- China: Icbc Offers Contactless Cards
Ing
- Romania: Ing Bank Plans To Trial Nfc Payments
Mastercard
- Japan: Mastercard And Toshiba Make Paypass More Accessible
- Uk: Mastercard Alliance With Payzone To Deliver A Pos Reload Service For Mastercard And Maestro Prepaid Cards In Europe
- Us: Mastercard Launches New Online Travel Platform
- Us: Mastercard Easy Savings Program Offers Small Businesses Automatic Savings On Gas Purchases
Paypal
- Us: Paypal Adds Delta Air Lines To Its List Of Merchants
Standard Chartered
- India: Standard Chartered Bank Uses Security A New System From Arcot
Visa
- Europe: Visa Chooses Aconite Technology For Contactless Prepaid Card
- France: Visa Tests Contactless Payments
- France: Banque Populaire Group And Visa Europe Announce The Launch Of A Contactless Payment Pilot In Besanon
- Us: Visa Introduces Its New Commercial Product, The Visa Meetings Card
- Us: Visa Expands Its Fraud Recovery For Card Issuers
Other Companies
- Africa: Made In Africa And Monitise Launch Mobile Banking In Eight Countries
- Czech Republic: Ceska Sporitelna Partners With The Serverside Group To Offer Personalized Card Designs
- Europe: Monitise, Metavante And Carphone Warehouse To Offer Mobile Prepaid Cards
- Europe: Online Payments Provider Moneybookers Targets Facebook Users
- India: Hdfc Bank And Ngpay Partner To Offer Mobile Funds Transfer Service
- India: Max New York Life Insurance Accepts Mobile Payment Of Premiums
- Malaysia: Eon Bank Offers New Co-Branded Cards
- Uk: New Mothers To Be Targeted By Babee Prepaid Card From Altair Financial And Blueberry
M&a, Partnerships And Organic Growth
Atos-Origin
Netherlands: Atos-Origin And Ing Form European Alliance In Sepa Payment Services
Crdit Agricole
Austria: Crdit Agricole Cheuvreux Announces The Opening Of An Austrian Branch
Ge Money
India: Ge Money And State Bank Of India Restructure Sbi Cards Jv
Jpmorgan Chase
Us: Jpmorgan Chase Acquires Target's Credit Card Assets
Maybank
Pakistan: Maybank Acquires A Stake In Mcb Bank
St.George Bank
Australia: St.George Bank And Fidelity National Information Services Announce A New Processing Relationship
Us Bank
Us: Us Bank To Provide Cards To The Us Postal Service
Wells Fargo
Us: Wells Fargo Acquires Flatiron
Appendix
- Methodology
- Further Reading
- Ask The Analyst
- Datamonitor Consulting
- Disclaimer
List Of Tables
- Table 1: The 64 Companies And Subsidiaries Covered By Datamonitor's Payment Card Competitor Tracker
List Of Figures
- Figure 1: May 2008 Saw The Highest Level Of Competitor Activity Since November 2007
- Figure 2: M&a Activity Has Slumped Whilst Product Innovation Has Grown Strongly, May 2008
- Figure 3: North America, Asia Pacific And Western Europe Accounted For More Than 90% Of Competitor Developments In May 2008
- Figure 4: Card Issuers Account For The Majority Of Competitor Activity, May 2008
- Figure 5: May 2008 Saw A Concentration Of Loyalty And Reward Products Developed
- Figure 6: M&a, Organic Growth And Partnership Activity Fell Markedly In May 2008