Payment Card Competitor Tracker, Quarter Three 2007

Publication Date	December 2007
Publisher	Datamonitor
Product Type	Report
Pages	47
ISBN Number	not applicable
Product Code	DAT09804

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Summary

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 quarterly basis, the Tracker is a global product and consistently covers players such as American Express, Barclaycard, Capital One, Citigroup, Discover, GE Consumer Finance, First Data, HSBC, JCB, MasterCard, Standard Chartered and Visa.

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Gain invaluable information on your key competitors in one concise document
Keep fully informed of the market, product, competitor and strategic developments of leading players in the market
Learn the Datamonitor Cards & Payments Team's view on the most important competitor developments in the quarter

Content

Overview
Catalyst
Summary
Methodology
- Introduction
- Who Is The Target Reader?
- Changes To The Format of The Competitor Tracker In 2007
- The Payment Card Competitor Tracker Is Now Organized By Theme
- An Extended, Topic Driven Commentary Replaces The Cards & Payments Team View
- How To Use The Payment Card Competitor Tracker
- Product, Services, And Innovation
- Roundup of The Key Developments In Q3 2007
- Card Product Developments
- Opportunities For Co-Branding Are Increasingly Rare, But There Have Been Some Interesting Launches
- In Terms of Other Product Developments, Barclaycard's New &Quot;Breathe&Quot; Product Is One of The First &Quot;Green&Quot; Cards On The Market
- New Payment Technologies
- A Key Area of Development Has Been Contactless Payments
- Issuers Are Showing Increasing Interest In The Application of Mobile Payments And Banking Services
- Anz Bank
- Australia: Anz Announces Reduction In Credit Card Exception Fees To A$10
- American Express
- Global: American Express Faces Travel Insurance Lawsuit
- Singapore: Dbs And American Express Launch Credit Card For Travellers
- Us: American Express Announces An Expansion In The Acceptance of Expresspay
- Bank of America
- Canada: Mbna And Futura Rewards Launch Co-Brand
- Barclaycard
- Uk: Barclaycard Launches 'Green' Credit Card
- Uk: Barclaycard Launches Contactless Credit Card
- Us: Barclays Launches Co-Brand With Us Airways
- Capital One
- Uk: Capital One Launches New Credit Card
- Citigroup
- China: Citibank Launches First Drive-Through Atm
- Malaysia: Citibank Launches Mobile Bill Payment Service
- Malaysia: Citibank Launches Mobile World Privilege Service
- Philippines: Citibank Announces Reward Points Raffle
- Singapore: Citibank Launches Low-Limit Card
- Singapore: Citibank Launches Three-In-One Card
- Us: Citi And Obopay Announce Mobile Payment Trial
- Discover
Us: Pulse Expands Pin-Less Recurring Debit Feature
- Grupo Santander
- Uk: Abbey To Launch New Cash Back Credit Card
- Jcb
- Taiwan: Jcb Launches Contactless Payments In Taiwan
- Mastercard
- Canada: Mastercard Announces First Emv Card Purchase
- Ireland: Mastercard To Help Aib Convert Debit Cards To Maestro
- Us: Mastercard Announces Expansion In The Acceptance Network For Paypass
- Us: Central Bancompany To Issue Paypass Debit Cards
- Us: Mastercard Launches Discount Program For Business Card Holders
- Rbs
Uk: Rbs Launches Mobile Banking Service
- Visa
- Asia Pacific: Visa Announces That 20% of Its Cards Are Now Emv Standard
- Singapore: Uob Launches A Contactless Credit Card With Cash Rebate
- Spain: Contactless Payments Introduced In Madrid
- Taiwan: Visa To Implement Mobile Platform
- Us: Visa Launches Contactless Payments-Enabled Key Fob
- Us: Shell Rolls Out Visa Partial Authorization Solution For Prepaid Cards At Us Pumps
- Westpac
- Australia And New Zealand: Westpac Unveils New Responsible Lending Initiative
- Papua New Guinea: Westpac Bank Introduces Money Transfer Services
- Other
- China: China Unionpay To offer Mobile Payment Service For Utility Bills
- Malaysia: Eon Bank To Issue Contactless Debit Cards
- M&A, Partnerships And Organic Growth
- Roundup of The Key Developments In Q3 2007
- The Third Quarter Was Relatively Quiet In Terms of Mergers And Acquisitions.
Rbs Continues To Move Towards Acquiring Abn Amro
- Meanwhile, American Express Has Spun off Its Banking Arm To Standard Chartered
- In A Move To Better Target The Prepaid Market, Capital One Acquired Netspend
- Hsbc Has Been Increasing Its Interests In The Asia Pacific Region
- Several Issuers Seem To Prefer Organic Growth When Expanding Into New Markets - Notably China
- There Has Been More Activity On The Partnerships Front
- American Express And Ge Money Have Been Concentrating On Growing Their Cards Businesses By Issuing Through Partners In Different Countries
- Activity On The Processing Side Has Been Brisk
- First Data Has Been Acquired By Kkr
- Tsys Has Also Been Active In Europe And The Us
- Anz Bank
- Vietnam: Anz Unveils Plans For New Branches
- American Express
- Japan: Mitsubishi Ufj To Issue American Express Branded Products
- Kazakhstan: American Express Launches Cards In Partnership With Kazkommertsbank
- Us: Harris Bank To Issue American Express Branded Products
- Barclaycard
Uk: Barclaycard Renews Processing Contract With Tns
- Bbva
- Latin America: First Data And Bbva Bancomer Extend Payment Processing Contract
Us: Bbva Completes Acquisition of Compass Bancshares
- Capital One
- Us: Capital One Announces Acquisition of Netspend
- Citigroup
- China: Citibank Receives Regulatory Approval For Dalian Branch
- Mexico: Banamex Launches Co-Brand With National Football Team
- Taiwan: Citibank Launches Multi-Retail Co-Brand
- Discover
- Us: Discover Expands Debit Relationship With Bank of America
- First Data
- Brazil: First Data Announces Acquisition of Check Forte Processamento De Dados
- Germany: First Data Gains Approval To Provide Debit Card Processing
- Germany: First Data To Provide Prepaid Card Processing For Dresdner Bank
- Germany: First Data Announces Processing Deal With Dresdner-Cetelem Kreditbank
- Latin America: First Data And Bbva Bancomer Extend Payment Processing Contract
- Poland: First Data Finalizes Acquisition of Polcard
- Uk: First Data To Take On Experian's Processing Business
- Us: First Data Announces Mobile Banking Partnership With Mfoundry
- Global: First Data Announces Processing Partnership With Chordiant
- Global: First Data Shareholders Approve Kkr Merger Proposal
- Global: Kkr Completes Acquisition of First Data
- Ge Money
- India: Ge Money Announces Credit Card Issuing Jv With Lic
- Japan: Ge Money To Issue American Express Branded Products
- Poland: Ge Money Acquires Majority Stake In Bank Bph
- Us: Ge Money Acquires Chevron's Credit Card Portfolios
- Us: Ge Money And Provident Bank To Jointly Provide Credit Cards
- Hsbc
- China: Hsbc Establishes Shenyang office
- China: Hsbc Enters China's Rural Market
- South Korea: Hsbc Announces Acquisition of Majority Stake In Keb
- Vietnam: Hsbc To Increase Shareholding In Techcombank To 15%
- Jcb
- Japan: Growth In Acceptance For Jcb Cards Issued Outside Japan
- Japan: Hitachi And Jcb Join Forces For Biometric Payments
- Jpmorgan Chase
- China: Jpmorgan Chase Wins Approval To Incorporate In Beijing
- Kbc
- Russia: Kbc To Acquire Absolut Bank
- Rbs
- China: Rbs Establishes office In Beijing
- South Korea: Rbs In Negotiations To Open First Branch
Uk/ Netherlands: Rbs Shareholders Back Abn Amro Bid
- Standard Chartered
- China: Standard Chartered Planning To Launch Credit Cards
- Global: Standard Chartered To Acquire American Express Bank
- Tsys
- Russia: Tinkoff Credit Systems Selects Tsys To Provide Credit Card Services
Uk: Tsys And Lloyds Tsb Deliver New Prepaid Card For Migrant Workers
Uk: Tsys Signs Card Processing Agreement With Nationwide
Us: Tsys And First Horizon To offer Healthcare Payment Card
Us: Tsys To Provide Merchant Processing Services To Veracity
- Staffing And Strategy
- Bank of America
Us: Bank of America Increases Atm Fees For Non-Customers
- Barclaycard
- Us: Barclays Announces Staff Change
- Us: Barclays Passes Major Outstandings Milestone
- Discover
- Global: Discover Announces Board Changes
- Visa
- Visa Appoints New Cfo
- Appendix
- Methodology
- Further Reading
- Ask The Analyst
- Datamonitor Consulting
- Disclaimer