The Alternative Payment Systems Industry in the U.S.

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• Executive Summary
  • Report Scope
    • Methodology
  • The Market
    • Total B2C eCommerce Tops $280 Billion
      • (Table) Total Business-to-Consumer eCommerce Revenue, by Service and Retail Sectors 2000-2007 (in billions $)
    • Paper Payments Down, Cards & Electronic Payments Rise
      • (Table) Total Business-to-Consumer Payments, by Medium 2000-2007 (in billions $)
    • Total Alternative Payments Dollar Volume Tops $37 Billion
      • (Table) Alternative Payments Dollar Volume 2000-2007 (in billions $)
  • Market Forecast
    • Total B2C eCommerce to Reach $658 Billion
      • (Table) Total Business-to-Consumer eCommerce Revenue, by Service and Retail Sectors 2000-2007 (in billions $)
    • Payments Shift by 2010
    • Total Alternative Payment Dollar Volume Reaches…
      • (Table) Alternative Payments Dollar Volume 2000-2007 (in billions $)
  • Marketplace Trends
    • Economic Future Uncertain
    • Population Growth, Increased per Capita Spending to Drive eCommerce Growth
    • PayPal Versus Google: Battle Royale
    • Convenience May Be Edge for Victory
    • Amazon Will Play the Winner
    • Online Alternative Bill Pay a Bank Threat?
    • Kids Lead the Way
    • Consumers Dialing Up Competition
    • Is It Safe to Shop?
    • It Ain't Easy Being Inherently Green!
  • Business Development Trends
    • Google Grows Partner Relationship, PayPal Too!
    • Chase Goes on the Offensive
    • Merchants Embracing Alternative Payments
    • Rewards Programs Not Motivating in Alternative Payments
    • Taking Online Further
    • Safer, Old School Consumer Touches May Motivate use
    • Room for Censorship in Online Bill Pay
    • PornPal Finds a Niche
    • Google Protests eBay, eBay Retaliates
    • Fundraising through Alt Pay
    • Partnership Programs for Ecommerce Service Providers
    • Airlines Sign On
    • Discount Promotions Increase Competition, Drive Adoption
    • Word-of-Mouth Good … If It's Good
  • Competitive Overview
    • PayPal Domination
    • Opportunity in Niche
    • PayPal's Nemesis: Google Checkout
    • A Revolution in the Making
  • Consumer Use of Alternative Bill Payment Methods
    • Consumer Bill Pay Preferences
      • (Table) Consumer Bill Pay Preferences, 2006 versus 2007 (%)
    • Consumer Bill Pay Demographic Characteristics: Online
    • Consumer Bill Pay Demographic Characteristics: Mail
    • Consumer Bill Pay Demographic Characteristics: In Person
    • PayPal.com Users Demographic Characteristics
• The Market
  • Report Scope
    • Methodology
  • eCommerce Market Size and Growth
    • Total B2C eCommerce Tops $280 Billion
      • (Table) Total Business-to-Consumer eCommerce Revenue, by Service and Retail Sectors 2000-2007 (in billions $)
      • (Table) Estimated Share of Business-to-Consumer eCommerce Revenue, by Selected Service and Retail Sectors 2000-2007 (percent)
      • (Table) Share of Business-to-Consumer eCommerce Revenue to Total Business-to-Consumer, by Selected Service and Retail Sectors 2000-2007 (percent)
  • Payments Market
    • Paper Payments Down, Cards & Electronic Payments Rise
      • (Table) Total Business-to-Consumer Payments, by Medium 2000-2007 (in billions $)
      • (Table) Estimated Share of U.S. Personal Consumption, by Major Payment Medium 2003-2007 (percent)
  • Alternative Payments Market Size and Growth
    • Total Alternative Payments Dollar Volume Tops $37 Billion
      • (Table) Alternative Payments' Share of Business-to-Consumer eCommerce Revenue, Total Electronic Payments and Total Consumer Payments 2000-2007 (percent)
    • Total WEB Payments Transaction Volume Reaches $2.3 Billion
      • (Table) Total Automated Clearing House WEB Payments Transaction Volume 2001-2007 (in millions)
      • (Table) Total Automated Clearing House WEB Payments Transaction Volume 2000-2007 (in billions $)
      • (Table) Average Automated Clearing House WEB Payments Transaction 2000-2007 ($)
  • Market Forecast
    • Total B2C eCommerce to Reach $658 Billion
      • (Table) Total Business-to-Consumer eCommerce Revenue, by Service and Retail Sectors 2000-2007 (in billions $)
    • Payments Shift by 2010
      • (Table) Total Business-to-Consumer eCommerce Revenue, by Service and Retail Sectors 2000-2007 (in billions $)
    • Total Alternative Payment Dollar Volume Reaches…
      • (Table) Alternative Payments Dollar Volume 2000-2007 (in billions $)
• Marketplace Trends
  • 2008 Real GDP Growth Forecasted at a Meager 0.9%
    • (Table) U.S. Current-Dollar GDP vs. Real GDP, 2002-2008 (in trillion $)
    • Economic Future Uncertain
    • Personal Consumption Slows
      • (Table) Personal Consumption Expenditures, Current-Dollar versus Real, 2000-2007 (in billions $)
      • (Table) Percentage Changes in U.S. Current-Dollar GDP, Real GDP and the GDP Price Index, 2002-2008 (%)
    • Population Growth, Increased per Capita Spending to Drive eCommerce Growth
      • (Table) Total U.S. Resident Population (in millions), Retail Sales per Capita and eCommerce Retail Sales per Capita, 2000-2012
    • Convenient and Safe, Online Spending Grows Apace
    • PayPal Versus Google: Battle Royale
    • Convenience May Be Edge for Victory
    • Amazon Will Play the Winner
    • Online Alternative Bill Pay a Bank Threat?
  • More than Just Payments
    • Peer-to-Peer Lending Invades
    • Next Up: Secure Vault Payments from NACHA
    • Kids Lead the Way
    • Consumers Dialing Up Competition
    • North America Playing Mobile Catch-Up
    • Cell Phones and Youth: A Love Match
    • Obopay Adaptation of PayPal Model
    • Both Parties Must Have Obopay Account
    • Obopay Leads Youth-Oriented Cell Phone Banking
    • Parental Controls
    • Mobile Competition Will Be Hot
    • Mobile Pay Still Faces Challenges€
    • Is It Safe to Shop?
      • (Table) PayPal Fraud-Loss Rate, 2001-2007 (%)
    • Consumer Safety Point of View
    • Activity to Prevent Fraud
    • It Ain't Easy Being Inherently Green!
• Business Development Trends
  • Google Grows Partner Relationships
    • Chase Goes on the Offensive
    • Enter Digital Currency
    • New Horizons for Online Alternative Bill Payments
    • Merchants Embracing Alternative Payments
    • Rewards Programs Not Motivating in Alternative Payments
    • Taking Online Further
    • Safer, Old School Consumer Touches May Motivate use
    • Room for Censorship in Online Bill Pay
    • PornPal Finds a Niche
    • Google Protests eBay, eBay Retaliates
    • Fundraising through Alt Pay
    • Partnership Programs for Ecommerce Service Providers
    • Airlines Sign On
      • (Table) Percent of All Americans Who Have Bought or Made Travel Reservations Online, 2007 (%)
    • Discount Promotions Increase Competition
    • Word-of-Mouth Good … If It's Good
• Competitor Profiles
  • Overview: PayPal Domination
    • Opportunity in Niche
    • PayPal's New Nemesis: Google Checkout
    • A Revolution in the Making
  • PayPal (eBay)
    • (Table) PayPal (eBay)
    • Overview
    • Performance
      • (Table) PayPal Net Transaction Revenue and Payments Volume Yield 2000-2007 (in millions $)
      • (Table) Estimated Share of PayPal Transaction Revenue, U.S. versus International, 2001-2007 (percent)
      • (Table) Total PayPal Payments and Average Revenue per Transaction 2000-2007 (in millions)
      • (Table) Total PayPal Payment Volume and Average Dollar Value per Transaction 2000-2007 (in billions $)
      • (Table) Total PayPal Accounts at Year-End 2000-2007 (in billions $)
  • Bill Me Later
    • (Table) Bill Me Later
    • Overview
    • Performance
      • (Table) Estimated Bill Me Later Revenue 2003-2007 (in millions $)
      • (Table) Estimate Total Bill Me Later Accounts at Year-End 2000-2007 (in billions $)
  • eBillMe (MODASolutions Inc.)
    • (Table) eBillMe (MODASolutions Inc.)
    • Overview
  • Revolution
    • (Table) Revolution
    • Overview
  • OboPay
    • (Table) OboPay
    • Overview
  • Google Checkout
    • (Table) Google Checkout
    • Overview
  • eLayaway
    • (Table) eLayaway
    • Overview
  • Amazon Payments (Amazon.com)
    • (Table) Amazon Payments (Amazon.com)
    • Overview
      • (Table) Selected Alternative Payment Player Mini-Profiles
• Consumer Trends
  • Note on Consumer Data
  • Consumer Use of Alternative Bill Payment Methods
    • Consumer Bill Pay Preferences
      • (Table) Consumer Bill Pay Preferences, 2006 versus 2007 (%)
    • Consumer Bill Pay Demographic Characteristics
      • (Table) Demographic Characteristics by Type of Bill Pay Method Preferred: Online, 2007 (%)
      • (Table) Demographic Characteristics by Type of Bill Pay Method Preferred: By Mail, 2007 (%)
      • (Table) Demographic Characteristics by Type of Bill Pay Method Preferred: By Phone, 2007 (%)
      • (Table) Demographic Characteristics by Type of Bill Pay Method Preferred: Automatic Deduction, 2007 (%)
      • (Table) Demographic Characteristics by Type of Bill Pay Method Preferred: In Person, 2007 (%)
    • PayPal.com Users Demographic Characteristics
      • (Table) Consumer Use of PayPal.com, 2006 versus 2007 (%)
      • (Table) Demographic Characteristics of PayPal.com Users, 2007 (%)
      • (Table) Internet Access By Household Income, 2007
  • A Look at Selected Consumer Attitudes by Payment Preference
    • Attitudes About Shopping
      • (Table) Selected Attitudes About Shopping: Any Agree, 2007 (index)
    • Attitudes about Personal Finance
      • (Table) Selected Attitudes About Personal Finance: Any Agree, 2007 (index)
    • Attitudes about the Internet and Internet Lifestyle
      • (Table) Selected Attitudes About Internet Lifestyle: Any Agree, 2007 (index)
  • Pew Online Shopping Survey
    • Research Is Top Activity
      • (Table) Online Shopping Activities
    • Low Income Earners Less Likely to Shop Online
      • (Table) Online Shopping Activities: By Household Income (% of Internet Users In Each Group Who Have "Ever" Done Activity)
    • Online Shopper Demographics
      • (Table) Demographic Profile of Internet Users Who Have Ever Bought a Product Online Compared to Internet Users Who Have Not, 2007 (%)
    • Fear May Help Drive Alternative Payments
      • (Table) Attitudes About Online Shopping: Internet Users, 2007 (%)
  • Selected list of Marketers