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- 1. Market Summary
- 1.1 Key Takeaways
- 1.1.1 B2B Payments and Healthcare Industry are Significant Markets
- 1.1.2 Mid-market Businesses are a Key Focus
- 1.1.3 Virtual Cards Face Strong Competition from Other Payment Methods
- 1.2 Strategic Recommendations
- 1.2.1 Virtual Card Vendors Should Partner with Telecoms Companies to Expand Reach
- 1.2.2 Integrate Carbon Tracking Software
- 1.2.3 Provide an End-to-end Experience for Businesses
- 2. Market Summary
- 2.1.1 Introduction
- 2.1.2 Key Features of Virtual Cards
- Figure 2.1: Key Features of Virtual Cards
- 2.1.3 Key Actors Involved in Virtual Cards
- 2.1.4 Token Service Provisioning: Digital Cards
- 2.1.5 Virtual vs Physical Cards
- Figure 2.2: Virtual vs Physical Card Differences
- 2.2 Key Trends
- 2.2.1 Apple Cash
- Figure 2.3: Apple Cash
- 2.2.2 Tokenisation Blurs the Line Between Virtual and Physical Cards
- 2.2.3 Easy Integration Simplifies Institutional Adoption of Virtual Cards
- 2.2.4 How Will Other Payment Methods Challenge Virtual Cards?
- i. A2A payments
- ii. Cash
- iii. Mobile Money
- 3. Sector Analysis
- 3.1 B2B Sector Analysis
- Figure 3.1: B2B Use Cases for Virtual Cards
- 3.1.1 Travel & Expense
- 3.1.2 Supply Chain
- 3.1.3 Fleet
- 3.1.4 Healthcare
- 3.1.5 Gig Economy
- 3.1.6 Real Estate
- 3.1.7 Travel Agencies
- 3.1.8 Government
- 3.1.9 Payroll
- 3.1.10 Consumer Sector
- i. Energy Bills & Utilities
- ii. eCommerce
- 4. Country Readiness Index
- 4.1 Introduction to Country Readiness Index
- Figure 4.1: Virtual Cards Country Readiness Index: Regional Definitions
- Figure 4.2: Juniper Research Country Readiness Scoring Index: Virtual Cards
- Figure 4.3: Juniper Research Country Readiness Index: Virtual Cards
- Figure 4.4: Virtual Cards Country Readiness Index: Market Segments
- 4.2 Focus Market
- i. Strong B2B Sectors
- Figure 4.5: Total Virtual Card Transactions (m), Split by Seven Key Focus Markets,
- 2025-2029
- ii. The US: Focus Market
- iii. Focus Market: India
- 4.3 Growth Markets
- Figure 4.6: Total Virtual Card Transactions (m), Split by Growth Markets, 2025-
- 2029
- i. Development in Digital & Physical Infrastructure
- 4.4 Saturated Markets
- Figure 4.7: Total Virtual Card Transactions (m), Split by Eight Key Saturated
- Markets, 2025-2029
- i. Entrenched Competition from Instant Payment Services
- ii. Pockets of Growth
- 4.5 Developing Markets
- Figure 4.8: Total Virtual Card Transactions (m), Split by Key Developing Markets,
- 2025-2029
- i. Low Investment in Payments Innovations
- ii. Prevalence of Mobile Money
- Table 4.9: Juniper Research’s Country Readiness Index Heatmap: North America
- Table 4.10: Juniper Research’s Country Readiness Index Heatmap: Latin America
- Table 4.11: Juniper Research’s Country Readiness Index Heatmap: West Europe
- Table 4.12: Juniper Research’s Country Readiness Index Heatmap: Central &
- Eastern Europe
- Table 4.13: Juniper Research’s Country Readiness Index Heatmap: Far East &
- China
- Figure 4.14: Juniper Research’s Country Readiness Index Heatmap: Indian
- Subcontinent
- Figure 4.15: Juniper Research’s Country Readiness Index Heatmap: Rest of Asia
- Pacific
- Table 4.16: Juniper Research’s Country Readiness Index Heatmap: Africa &
- Middle East
- 1. Competitor Leaderboard
- 1.1 Why Read This Report
- Figure 1.1: Juniper Research Competitor Leaderboard Vendors: Virtual Cards
- Figure 1.2: Juniper Research Competitor Leaderboard: Virtual Cards
- Figure 1.3: Juniper Research Competitor Leaderboard: Virtual Card Vendor Ranking
- Table 1.4: Juniper Research Competitor Leaderboard Virtual Cards – Heatmap ..
- 2. Company Profiles
- 2.1 Virtual Card Vendor Profiles
- 2.1.1 Adyen
- i. Corporate
- ii. Geographic Spread
- iii. Key Clients & Strategic Partnerships
- iv. High-level View of Offerings
- v. Juniper Research’s View: Key Strengths and Strategic Development Opportunities
- 2.1.2 Airwallex
- i. Corporate
- ii. Geographical Spread
- iii. Key Clients & Partnerships
- iv. High-level View of Offerings
- v. Juniper Research’s View: Key Strengths and Strategic Development Opportunities
- 2.1.3 American Express
- i. Corporate
- ii. Geographic Spread
- iii. Key Clients & Partnerships
- iv. High-level View of Offerings
- v. Juniper Research’s View: Key Strengths & Strategic Development Opportunities
- 2.1.4 Conferma
- i. Corporate
- ii. Geographic Spread
- iii. Key Clients & Strategic Partnerships
- iv. High-level View of Offerings
- v. Juniper Research’s View: Key Strengths & Strategic Development Opportunities
- 2.1.5 Discover
- i. Corporate
- ii. Geographic Spread
- iii. Key Clients & Strategic Partnerships
- iv. High-level View of Offerings
- v. Juniper Research’s View: Key Strengths & Strategic Development Opportunities
- 2.1.6 Enfuce
- i. Corporate
- ii. Geographic Spread
- iii. Key Clients & Strategic Partnerships
- iv. High-level View of Offerings
- v. Juniper Research’s View: Key Strengths & Strategic Development Opportunities
- 2.1.7 Flutterwave
- i. Corporate
- ii. Geographic Spread
- iii. Key Clients & Strategic Partnerships
- iv. High-level View of Offerings
- v. Juniper Research’s View: Key Strengths & Strategic Development Opportunities
- 2.1.8 Nexi Group
- i. Corporate
- Figure 2.1: Nexi Group’s Financial Snapshot, (€bn), 2020-2023
- ii. Geographic Spread
- iii. Key Clients & Strategic Partnerships
- iv. High-level View of Offerings
- v. Juniper Research’s View: Key Strengths & Strategic Development Opportunities
- 2.1.9 Marqeta
- i. Corporate
- ii. Geographic Spread
- iii. Key Clients & Strategic Partnerships
- iv. High-level View of Offerings
- v. Juniper Research’s View: Key Strengths & Strategic Development Opportunities
- 2.1.10 Mastercard
- i. Corporate
- ii. Geographic Spread
- iii. Key Clients & Strategic Partnerships
- iv. High-level View of Offerings
- v. Juniper Research’s View: Key Strengths & Strategic Development Opportunities
- 2.1.11 Payhawk
- i. Corporate
- ii. Geographic Spread
- iii. Key Clients & Strategic Partnerships
- iv. High-level View of Offerings
- v. Juniper Research’s View: Key Strengths & Strategic Development Opportunities
- 2.1.12 Pleo
- i. Corporate
- ii. Geographic Spread
- iii. Key Clients & Strategic Partnerships
- iv. High-level View of Offerings
- Figure 2.2: Pleo’s Company Spending Dashboard
- v. Juniper Research’s View: Key Strengths & Strategic Development Opportunities
- 2.1.13 Stripe
- i. Corporate
- ii. Geographic Spread
- iii. Key Clients & Strategic Partnerships
- iv. High-level View of Offerings
- v. Juniper Research’s View: Key Strengths & Strategic Development Opportunities
- 2.1.14 Visa
- i. Corporate
- ii. Geographic Spread
- iii. Key Clients & Strategic Partnerships
- iv. High-level View of Offerings
- v. Juniper Research’s View: Key Strengths & Strategic Development Opportunities
- 2.1.15 Wallester
- i. Corporate
- ii. Geographic Spread
- iii. Key Clients & Strategic Partnerships
- iv. High-level View of Offerings
- v. Juniper Research’s View: Key Strengths & Strategic Development
- Opportunities
- 2.1.16 WEX
- i. Corporate
- ii. Geographic Spread
- iii. Key Clients & Strategic Partnerships
- iv. High-level View of Offerings
- v. Juniper Research’s View: Key Strengths & Strategic Development
- Opportunities
- 2.1.17 Wise
- i. Corporate
- ii. Geographic Spread
- iii. Key Clients & Strategic Partnerships
- iv. High-level View of Offerings
- Figure 2.3: Wise Dashboard Example
- v. Juniper Research’s View: Key Strengths & Strategic Development
- Opportunities
- 2.2 Juniper Research Leaderboard Assessment Methodology
- 2.2.1 Limitations & Interpretations
- Table 2.4: Juniper Research Leaderboard Assessment Criteria: Virtual Cards
- 2.3 Related Research
- 1. Market Overview
- 1.1.1 Introduction
- 1.1.2 Methodology & Assumptions
- Figure 1.1: B2C Virtual Cards Forecast Methodology
- Figure 1.2: B2B Virtual Cards Forecast Methodology
- 2. Market Forecast
- 2.1 Global Virtual Cards Forecast
- 2.1.1 Virtual Cards Transaction Volume
- Figure and Table 2.1: Virtual Card Transaction Volume (m), 2025-2029, Split by
- Sector
- 2.1.2 Virtual Cards Transaction Value
- Figure and Table 2.2: Virtual Card Transaction Value ($bn), Split by Sector, ($b),
- 2025-2029
- 2.1.3 Total Virtual Card Revenue
- Figure and Table 2.3: Total Virtual Card Revenue ($bn), Split by Sector, 2025-
- 2029
- 3. B2B Virtual Cards Forecast
- 3.1 B2B Virtual Cards
- 3.1.1 B2B Transaction Volume
- Figure and Table 3.1: B2B Transaction Volume per annum (m), Split by Region,
- 2025-2029
- Table 3.2: B2B Virtual Card Transaction Volume per annum (m), Split by
- Industry Segments, 2025-2029
- 3.1.2 B2B Virtual Card Spend
- Figure and Table 3.3: B2B Virtual Card Spend per annum ($bn), Split by Region,
- 2025-2029
- Figure 3.4: B2B Value of Virtual Card Transactions per annum ($m), Split by
- Industry Segments, 2025-2029
- 3.1.3 B2B Virtual Card Revenue
- Figure and Table 3.5: B2B Virtual Card Revenue per annum ($bn), Split by
- Region, 2025-2029
- Figure 3.6: B2B Virtual Card Revenue per annum ($bn), Split by Sector, 2025-
- 2029
- 4. B2C POS Virtual Cards Forecast
- 4.1.1 B2C POS Virtual Card Transaction Volume
- Figure and Table 4.1: B2C POS Virtual Card Transaction Volume (m), Split by
- Region, 2025-2029
- 4.1.2 B2C POS Virtual Card Transaction Value
- Figure and Table 4.2: Total B2C POS Virtual Card Transaction Value ($m), Split
- by Region, 2025-2029
- 4.1.3 B2C POS Virtual Card Revenue
- Figure and Table 4.3: Total B2C POS Virtual Card Transaction Revenue per
- annum ($m), Split by Region, 2025-
- 5. B2C Remote Virtual Cards
- 5.1.1 B2C Remote Virtual Card Volume
- Figure and Table 5.1: Total B2C Remote Virtual Card Transaction Volume per
- annum (m), Split by Region, 2025-
- 5.1.2 B2C Remote Virtual Card Value
- Figure and Table 5.2: Total B2C Remote Virtual Card Value ($m), Split by
- Regions, 2025-2029
- 5.1.3 B2C Remote Virtual Card Revenue
- Figure and Table 5.3: Total B2C Remote Virtual Card Revenue ($m), Split by
- Region, 2025-2029
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