Abstract
Overview
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
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- Learn the Datamonitor Cards & Payments Team' s view on the most important competitor developments in the month
Table of Contents
- Overview
- Catalyst
- Summary
- Methodology
- Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Who is the target reader?
- Companies covered by the Payment Card Competitor Tracker
- Product, Services and Innovation
- Roundup of the key developments in February 2008
- Many of the developments in February have been focused on reward schemes
- American Express
- US: American Express and Delta introduce Pay with Miles feature
- US: American Express and Oberthur Technologies partner to offer transparent cards
- US: American Express and Oberthur Technologies partner to offer transparent cards
- Atos-Origin
- Germany: Atos signs eBay credit card contract with Commerzbank
- Bank of Montreal
- Canada: Bank of Montreal introduces Air Miles reward miles
- Capital One
- US: Capital One announce the launch of No Hassle Miles Card
- Discover
- US: Discover launches personalized financial tools, Paydown Planner and Purchase Planner
- MasterCard
- US: MasterCard and Starwood Hotels & Resorts announce promotion
- UK: MasterCard offers Tap&Go payment cards at the BRIT awards
- TSYS
- US: TSYS launches healthcare benefits payments system with Fringe Benefits
- Visa
- Hong Kong: Visa International launches commercial directory
- Switzerland: Visa and Cornèr Bank launch payWave card in Switzerland
- Washington Mutual
- US: Washington Mutual launches PetSmart PetPerks, a pet loyalty credit card
- Roundup of the key developments in February 2008
- M&A, Partnerships and Organic Growth
- Roundup of the key developments in February 2008
- Current market conditions have resulted in a quiet period, but there have been some notable events
- American Express
- US: American Express and American Automobile Association sign travelers check endorsement agreement
- US: Standard Chartered acquires American Express Bank
- ANZ Bank
- Australia: ANZ announces sale and lease back of retail sites
- BNP Paribas
- Vietnam: BNP Paribas increases stake in Orient Commercial Joint-Stock Bank
- Credit Agricole
- Spain: Credit Agricole to take a stake in Bankinter
- Discover Financial Services
- UK: Discover to exit UK market through sale of Goldfish to Barclays
- ICICI Bank
- Germany: ICICI enters the German market
- US: ICICI opens New York branch
- ING
- Europe: ING partners MasterCard over mobile phone-based m-payments system
- Intesa Sanpaolo
- Italy: Intesa Sanpaolo sells bank branches
- Ukraine: Intesa Sanpaolo to acquire JSC Pravex-Bank
- Royal Bank of Canada
- India: RBC opens office in India
- US: RBC Centura Banks completes acquisition of ANB
- RBS
- UK: RBS launches Zenix Card Alliance with partner banks
- Standard Chartered
- UK: Standard Chartered completes acquisition of American Express Bank
- TSYS
- US: TSYS and Telrock to provide mobile payment solutions in North America
- UniCredit
- Monaco: Capitalia Luxembourg sells its Monaco branch to Compagnie Monégasque de Banque
- Visa
- Singapore: Visa to offer money transfer service through SingPost
- UK: Visa Europe becomes O2 payment partner
- US: Visa and US Bank extend payment agreement
- Roundup of the key developments in February 2008
- 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
