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Belgium Cards and Payments: Opportunities and Risks to 2029

Publisher GlobalData
Published Jun 05, 2025
Length 85 Pages
SKU # GBDT20168042

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Belgium Cards and Payments: Opportunities and Risks to 2029

Summary

GlobalData’s ‘Belgium Cards and Payments: Opportunities and Risks to 2029' report provides detailed analysis of market trends in the Belgian cards and payments industry. It provides values and volumes for a number of key performance indicators in the industry, including cash, card, credit transfer, direct debits, and cheques during the review-period (2020-24e).

The report also analyzes various payment card markets operating in the industry and provides detailed information on the number of cards in circulation, transaction values and volumes during the review-period and over the forecast-period (2025f-29f). It also offers information on the country's competitive landscape, including market shares of issuers and schemes.

The report brings together GlobalData’s research, modeling, and analysis expertise to allow banks and card issuers to identify segment dynamics and competitive advantages. The report also covers detailed regulatory policies and recent changes in regulatory structure.

GlobalData’s ‘Belgium Cards and Payments: Opportunities and Risks to 2029' report provides top-level market analysis, information and insights into the Belgian cards and payments industry, including -
  • Current and forecast values for each market in the Belgian cards and payments industry, including debit, credit and charge cards.
  • Detailed insights into payment instruments including card, credit transfer, cash, direct debits, and cheques. It also, includes an overview of the country's key alternative payment instruments.
  • Ecommerce market analysis.
  • Analysis of various market drivers and regulations governing the Belgian cards and payments industry.
  • Detailed analysis of strategies adopted by banks and other institutions to market debit, credit and charge cards.
  • Comprehensive analysis of consumer attitudes and buying preferences for cards.
  • The competitive landscape of the Belgian cards and payments industry.
Key Highlights
  • In Belgium, cash plays a vital role in consumer payments, particularly for everyday, low-value purchases. However, its usage is on the decline. The European Central Bank (ECB), in collaboration with region’s central banks including Belgium’s, is working towards introducing the ‘digital euro’ currency. This new currency has the potential to become a significant complement to existing payment methods once it is launched. The preparation phase of the digital euro started in November 2023. Later, by October 2025, the ECB will launch the second phase of the preparation for the digital euro.
  • To further support the advancement of digital payments in the country, the EPI launched its mobile wallet and instant payment solution, Wero, in Belgium in November 2024. This platform, accessible through EPI-associated member-bank and mobile apps, allows users to send and receive money using Wero QR codes. Initially focused on P2P payments, Wero will gradually expand to include online, mobile, and eventually in-store transactions.
  • Even though digitalization has numerous advantages, there are still individuals who prefer conventional banking practices. In 2021, the Belgian government collaborated with the banking industry to introduce the Universal Banking Service. This service provides traditional banking services to clients who may not be digitally literate or as technologically proficient. The Universal Banking Service is now accessible to a wider audience, as it does not have any specific eligibility requirements. Initially, the service was set to end in June 2024, but in March 2024, Febelfin decided to extend it indefinitely. As of January 2024, 12 Belgian banks, including major players such as ING, BNP Paribas Fortis, and KBC Brussels, offer this service, driving increased banking and card usage among underserved populations.
Scope
  • Card market size in terms of number of cards, value and volume of transactions in Belgium along with detailed card segmentation of debit, credit and charge cards available in the country.
  • Market sizing and analysis of major payment instruments including card, credit transfer, cash, direct debits, and cheques.
  • Payment market trends and growth for both historical and forecast period
  • Competitor analysis with detailed insights into leading card issuers and schemes.
  • Comprehensive analysis of consumer attitudes and buying preferences for cards.
  • A detailed snapshot of country's key alternative payment brands.
Reasons to Buy
  • Make strategic business decisions, using top-level historic and forecast market data, related to the Belgian cards and payments industry and each market within it.
  • Understand the key market trends and growth opportunities in the Belgian cards and payments industry.
  • Assess the competitive dynamics in the Belgian cards and payments industry.
  • Gain insights into marketing strategies used for various card types in Belgium.
  • Gain insights into key regulations governing the Belgian cards and payments industry.

Table of Contents

85 Pages
  • Executive Summary
    • Belgium: Key facts, 2024e
    • Belgium: Benchmarking of payment cards, 2024e
    • Instant Payments
    • Payment Cards: Market Sizing and Forecasting
    • Payment Cards: Market by Product and Service Type
    • Debit Cards: Market Sizing and Forecasting
    • Debit Cards: Schemes
    • Debit Cards: Issuers
    • Credit and Charge Cards: Market Sizing and Forecasting
    • Credit and Charge Cards: Schemes
    • Credit and Charge Cards: Issuers
    • Credit Card Debt
    • Prepaid Cards: Market Sizing and Forecasting
    • Contactless Cards: Card Holding
    • Ecommerce: Market Sizing and Forecasting
    • Ecommerce: Market by Products and Services
    • Ecommerce: Market by Payment Tool
    • In-Store Payments: Market by Payment Tools
    • In-Store Payments: Market by Products and Services
    • Buy Now, Pay Later: Online Purchasing
    • Mobile Proximity Payments
  • P2P Payments
  • Bill Payments
    • Alternative Payments: Payment Solutions
  • Payment Innovations
  • Job Analysis
    • POS Terminals and ATMs
    • Regulatory Environment
    • Belgium: payment instrument transaction values (EUR billions), 2020-29f
    • Belgium: payment instrument transaction values ($ billions), 2020-29f
    • Belgium: payment instrument transaction volumes (millions), 2020-29f
    • Belgium: payment cards in circulation by type (millions), 2020-29f
    • Belgium: volume of payment card transactions (millions), 2020-29f
    • Belgium: value of payment card transactions (EUR billions), 2020-29f
    • Belgium: value of payment card transactions ($ billions), 2020-29f
    • Belgium: debit cards in circulation (millions), 2020-9f
    • Belgium: debit card transaction volumes, 2020-9f
    • Belgium: debit card transaction values (EUR), 2020-9f
    • Belgium: debit card transaction values ($), 2020-9f
    • Belgium: debit cards in circulation by scheme (000s), 2020-24e
    • Belgium: debit card transaction values by scheme (EUR billions), 2020-24e
    • Belgium: debit card transaction values by scheme ($ billions), 2020-24e
    • Belgium: debit cards in circulation by issuer (000s), 2020-24e
    • Belgium: debit cards transaction value by issuer (EUR billions), 2020-24e
    • Belgium: debit cards transaction value by issuer ($ billions), 2020-24e
    • Belgium: credit and charge cards in circulation (millions), 2020-29
    • Belgium: credit and charge card transaction volumes, 2020-29
    • Belgium: credit and charge card transaction values (EUR), 2020-29
    • Belgium: credit and charge card transaction values ($), 2020-29
    • Belgium: credit and charge cards in circulation by scheme (000s), 2020-24e
    • Belgium: credit and charge card transaction values by scheme (EUR millions), 2020-24e
    • Belgium: credit and charge card transaction values by scheme ($ billions), 2020-24e
    • Belgium: credit and charge cards in circulation by issuer (000s), 2020-24e
    • Belgium: credit and charge cards transaction value by issuer (EUR millions), 2020-24e
    • Belgium: credit and charge cards transaction value by issuer ($ millions), 2020-24e
    • Belgium: credit cards in circulation (000s), 2020-29f
    • Belgium: credit card transaction volumes, 2020-29f
    • Belgium: credit card transaction values (EUR), 2020-29f
    • Belgium: credit card transaction values ($), 2020-29f
    • Belgium: credit cards in circulation by scheme (000s), 2020-24e
    • Belgium: credit card transaction values by scheme (EUR millions), 2020-24e
    • Belgium: credit card transaction values by scheme ($ millions), 2020-24e
    • Belgium: charge cards in circulation (millions), 2020-29f
    • Belgium: charge card transaction volumes, 2020-29f
    • Belgium: charge card transaction values (EUR), 2020-29f
    • Belgium: charge card transaction values ($), 2020-29f
    • Belgium: charge cards in circulation by scheme (000s), 2020-24e
    • Belgium: charge card transaction values by scheme (EUR millions), 2020-24e
    • Belgium: charge card transaction values by scheme ($ millions), 2020-24e
    • Belgium: prepaid cards in circulation (000s), 2020-29f
    • Belgium: prepaid card transaction values (EUR millions), 2020-29f
    • Belgium: prepaid card transaction values ($ millions), 2020-29f
    • Survey sample across countries

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