Payment Cards Market Overview in Greece to 2012

• Publication date: March 2009

It provides high quality competitor and industry level data on the general purpose payment card market, making it a hugely valuable tool in understanding current dynamics and future trends. What's In This Report *Market data for the number of cards, transactions, and value across immediate debit, charge, and revolving credit cards for the period 2003-07 *Full projections of all industry level metrics for the period 20...

It provides high quality competitor and industry level data on the general purpose payment card market, making it a hugely valuable tool in understanding current dynamics and future trends.

What's In This Report

*Market data for the number of cards, transactions, and value across immediate debit, charge, and revolving credit cards for the period 2003-07

*Full projections of all industry level metrics for the period 2008-12

*Card issuer industry shares are presented across each product type

Key Market Facts

The total number of payment cards in Greece increased at an average annual growth rate (AAGR) of 10.7% between 2003 and 2007. The turnover per card is expected to grow at a CAGR of 10.6% over the 2008-12 period.

In 2007, National Bank of Greece held the highest share, accounting for 47.4% and 38.7% of the total pay now and pay later cards, respectively.

National Bank of Greece held the highest share in the Greek credit cards industry in 2007.

Why Should You Buy This Report?

*Understand the current trends in this payment industry and the outlook for the future

*See how the revolving credit card industry in this country has developed and is expected to grow

*Understand the competitive dynamics of this industry and which issuers dominate the space

Credit Card Industry in Greece

TABLE OF CONTENTS
OVERVIEW 1
Catalyst 1
Summary 1
INTRODUCTION 6
Reasons to purchase 7
TOTAL PAYMENT CARDS MARKET 9
Market overview to 2012 9
Payment cards industry split by scheme 13
PAY NOW CARDS 15
Market overview to 2012 15
Pay now cards industry split by scheme 19
PAY LATER CARDS 21
Market overview to 2012 21
Pay later cards industry split by scheme 25
Credit cards 27
Charge and deferred debit cards 33
COMPETITOR ANALYSIS 39
Pay now cards industry, 2007 39
Pay later cards industry, 2007 41
Credit cards industry, 2007 43
APPENDIX 45
Further reading 45
How to contact experts in your market 45
Disclaimer 45


Index of Figures
Chart 1: Greek payment cards industry, number of cards and turnover per card analysis, 2003–2012 9
Chart 2: Greek payment cards industry, number of transactions and value of transactions analysis, 2003–2012 10
Chart 3: Greek pay now cards industry, number of cards and turnover per card analysis, 2003–2012 15
Chart 4: Greek pay now cards industry, number of transactions and value of transactions analysis, 2003–2012 16
Chart 5: Greek pay later cards industry, number of cards and turnover per card analysis, 2003–2012 21
Chart 6: Greek pay later cards industry, number of transactions and value of transactions analysis, 2003–2012 22
Chart 7: Greek credit cards industry, number of cards and turnover per card analysis, 2003–2012 27
Chart 8: Greek credit cards industry, number of transactions and value of transactions analysis, 2003–2012 28
Chart 9: Greek charge and deferred debit cards industry, number of cards and turnover per card analysis, 2003–2012 33
Chart 10: Greek charge and deferred debit cards industry, number of transactions and value of transactions analysis, 2003–2012 34
Chart 11: Pay now cards in issue by competitor (top.5) in Greece, 2007 (%) 39
Chart 12: Pay later cards in issue by competitor (top.5) in Greece, 2007 (%) 41
Chart 13: Credit cards in issue by competitor (top.5) in Greece, 2007 (%) 43


Index of Tables
Data table 1: Payment cards definitions of the key terms 7
Data table 2: Greek payment cards industry analysis, 2003–2007 11
Data table 3: Greek payment cards industry analysis, 2008–2012 12
Data table 4: Total number of payment cards by scheme in Greece (000s) 13
Data table 5: Total number of payment card transactions by scheme in Greece (m) 13
Data table 6: Total value of payment card transactions by scheme in Greece (€m) 14
Data table 7: Greek pay now cards industry analysis, 2003–2007 17
Data table 8: Greek pay now cards industry analysis, 2008–2012 18
Data table 9: Total number of pay now cards by scheme in Greece (000s) 19
Data table 10: Total number of pay now card transactions by scheme in Greece (m) 19
Data table 11: Total value of pay now card transactions by scheme in Greece (€m) 20
Data table 12: Greek pay later cards industry analysis, 2003–2007 23
Data table 13: Greek pay later cards industry analysis, 2008–2012 24
Data table 14: Total number of pay later cards by scheme in Greece (000s) 25
Data table 15: Total number of pay later card transactions by scheme in Greece (m) 25
Data table 16: Total value of pay later card transactions by scheme in Greece (€m) 26
Data table 17: Greek credit cards industry analysis, 2003–2007 29
Data table 18: Greek credit cards industry analysis, 2008–2012 30
Data table 19: Total number of credit cards by scheme in Greece (000s) 31
Data table 20: Total number of credit card transactions by scheme in Greece (m) 31
Data table 21: Total value of credit card transactions by scheme in Greece (€m) 32
Data table 22: Greek charge and deferred debit cards industry analysis, 2003–2007 35
Data table 23: Greek charge and deferred debit cards industry analysis, 2008–2012 36
Data table 24: Total number of charge and deferred debit cards by scheme in Greece (000s) 37
Data table 25: Total number of charge and deferred debit card transactions by scheme in Greece (m) 37
Data table 26: Total value of charge and deferred debit card transactions by scheme in Greece (€m) 38
Data table 27: Pay now cards in issue by competitor, 2007 (000s) 40
Data table 28: Pay later cards in issue by competitor, 2007 (000s) 42
Data table 29: Credit cards in issue by competitor, 2007 (000s) 44