Credit Cards in South Africa
Prior to the emergence of the pandemic, South Africa was already experiencing a rise in the cost of living, which was not being matched by salary increases, resulting in mid-income consumers struggling to afford the lifestyles to which they had become accustomed, which resulted in greater demand for consumer credit to fund purchases and supporting the further growth in personal credit card utilisation. An increasing number of South Africans had therefore become more focused on the present and le...
Euromonitor International's Credit Card Transactions in South Africa report establishes the size and structure of the market for ATMs cards, smart cards, credit cards, debit cards, charge cards, pre-paid cards and store cards. It looks at key players in the market (issuers and operators), number of cards in circulation, numbers transactions and value of transactions. It offers strategic analysis of sector forecasts and trends to watch.
Product coverage: Commercial Credit Card Transactions, Personal Credit Card Transactions.
Data coverage: market sizes (historic and forecasts), company shares, brand shares and distribution data.
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- Credit Cards in South Africa
- Euromonitor International
- November 2020
- List OF CONTENTS AND TABLES
- KEY DATA FINDINGS
- 2020 IMPACT
- Declines across credit cards due to concerns relating to over-indebtedness but personal credit card utilisation significantly rises in 2020
- Payment relief for struggling consumers introduced by banks during initial lockdown period
- Consolidated competitive landscape within credit cards but digital banks gain momentum during lockdown
- RECOVERY AND OPPORTUNITIES
- Slow start to recovery with credit cards unlikely to surpass pre-pandemic levels until 2025 in terms of transaction value
- Credit cards set to become increasingly competitive landscape as main issuers look to maintain customers and address threat of dynamic digital banks
- Value lost to fraud likely to drive greater security measures to attract customers
- CATEGORY DATA
- Table 1 Credit Cards: Number of Cards in Circulation 2015-2020
- Table 2 Credit Cards Transactions 2015-2020
- Table 3 Credit Cards in Circulation: % Growth 2015-2020
- Table 4 Credit Cards Transactions: % Growth 2015-2020
- Table 5 Commercial Credit Cards: Number of Cards in Circulation 2015-2020
- Table 6 Commercial Credit Cards Transactions 2015-2020
- Table 7 Commercial Credit Cards in Circulation: % Growth 2015-2020
- Table 8 Commercial Credit Cards Transactions: % Growth 2015-2020
- Table 9 Personal Credit Cards: Number of Cards in Circulation 2015-2020
- Table 10 Personal Credit Cards Transactions 2015-2020
- Table 11 Personal Credit Cards in Circulation: % Growth 2015-2020
- Table 12 Personal Credit Cards Transactions: % Growth 2015-2020
- Table 13 Credit Cards: Number of Cards by Issuer 2015-2019
- Table 14 Credit Cards: Number of Cards by Operator 2015-2019
- Table 15 Credit Cards Payment Transaction Value by Issuer 2015-2019
- Table 16 Credit Cards Payment Transaction Value by Operator 2015-2019
- Table 17 Commercial Credit Cards: Number of Cards by Issuer 2015-2019
- Table 18 Commercial Credit Cards: Number of Cards by Operator 2015-2019
- Table 19 Commercial Credit Cards Payment Transaction Value by Issuer 2015-2019
- Table 20 Commercial Credit Cards Payment Transaction Value by Operator 2015-2019
- Table 21 Personal Credit Cards: Number of Cards by Issuer 2015-2019
- Table 22 Personal Credit Cards: Number of Cards by Operator 2015-2019
- Table 23 Personal Credit Cards Payment Transaction Value by Issuer 2015-2019
- Table 24 Personal Credit Cards Payment Transaction Value by Operator 2015-2019
- Table 25 Forecast Credit Cards: Number of Cards in Circulation 2020-2025
- Table 26 Forecast Credit Cards Transactions 2020-2025
- Table 27 Forecast Credit Cards in Circulation: % Growth 2020-2025
- Table 28 Forecast Credit Cards Transactions: % Growth 2020-2025
- Table 29 Forecast Commercial Credit Cards: Number of Cards in Circulation 2020-2025
- Table 30 Forecast Commercial Credit Cards Transactions 2020-2025
- Table 31 Forecast Commercial Credit Cards in Circulation: % Growth 2020-2025
- Table 32 Forecast Commercial Credit Cards Transactions: % Growth 2020-2025
- Table 33 Forecast Personal Credit Cards: Number of Cards in Circulation 2020-2025
- Table 34 Forecast Personal Credit Cards Transactions 2020-2025
- Table 35 Forecast Personal Credit Cards in Circulation: % Growth 2020-2025
- Table 36 Forecast Personal Credit Cards Transactions: % Growth 2020-2025
- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
- COVID-19 impact on consumer payments
- COVID-19 country impact
- Number of open loop pre-paid cards continues to rise in 2020 due to use of government benefit cards and financial assistance in the form of grants
- M-commerce continues to record impressive performance driven by further move towards digitalisation and driven by affluent, younger, tech-savvy consumers
- Consolidated competitive landscape with pandemic set to impact a number of players in varying ways
- What next for consumer payments?
- MARKET INDICATORS
- Table 37 Number of POS Terminals: Units 2015-2020
- Table 38 Number of ATMs: Units 2015-2020
- Table 39 Value Lost to Fraud 2015-2020
- Table 40 Card Expenditure by Location 2020
- Table 41 Financial Cards in Circulation by Type: % Number of Cards 2015-2020
- Table 42 Domestic versus Foreign Spend 2020
- MARKET DATA
- Table 43 Financial Cards by Category: Number of Cards in Circulation 2015-2020
- Table 44 Financial Cards by Category: Number of Accounts 2015-2020
- Table 45 Financial Cards Transactions by Category: Value 2015-2020
- Table 46 Financial Cards by Category: Number of Transactions 2015-2020
- Table 47 Consumer Payments by Category: Value 2015-2020
- Table 48 Consumer Payments by Category: Number of Transactions 2015-2020
- Table 49 M-Commerce by Category: Value 2015-2020
- Table 50 M-Commerce by Category: % Value Growth 2015-2020
- Table 51 Financial Cards: Number of Cards by Issuer 2015-2019
- Table 52 Financial Cards: Number of Cards by Operator 2015-2019
- Table 53 Financial Cards: Card Payment Transactions Value by Operator 2015-2019
- Table 54 Financial Cards: Card Payment Transactions Value by Issuer 2015-2019
- Table 55 Forecast Financial Cards by Category: Number of Cards in Circulation 2020-2025
- Table 56 Forecast Financial Cards by Category: Number of Accounts 2020-2025
- Table 57 Forecast Financial Cards Transactions by Category: Value 2020-2025
- Table 58 Forecast Financial Cards by Category: Number of Transactions 2020-2025
- Table 59 Forecast Consumer Payments by Category: Value 2020-2025
- Table 60 Forecast Consumer Payments by Category: Number of Transactions 2020-2025
- Table 61 Forecast M-Commerce by Category: Value 2020-2025
- Table 62 Forecast M-Commerce by Category: % Value Growth 2020-2025
- DISCLAIMER
- GLOBAL MACROECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT
- GLOBAL INDUSTRY ENVIRONMENT
- SOURCES
- Summary 1 Research Sources