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Charge Card Transactions in

Charge Cards in Argentina

20 pages, Nov 2018

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PROSPECTS

Charge cards shrinks considerably with Argenta card’s disappearance

In the past, the Argenta card, issued by Anses, was the dominant charge card, targeted at retirees and other people who received other social benefits. The Argenta card used to account for 96% of the total number of charge cards circulating in Argentina.

COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE

American Express remains the only player in charge cards

The only player remaining present in charge cards in Argentina is American Express and it is a very small player due to charge cards being a very unexplored card category in the country.

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Discover the latest market trends and uncover sources of future market growth for the Charge Card Transactions industry in Argentina with research from Euromonitor's team of in-country analysts.

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Charge Cards in Argentina - Category analysis

Charge Cards in Argentina - Company Profile

HEADLINES

PROSPECTS

Charge cards shrinks considerably with Argenta card’s disappearance

COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE

American Express remains the only player in charge cards

CATEGORY DATA

Table 1 Charge Cards: Number of Cards in Circulation 2013-2018
Table 2 Charge Cards Transactions 2013-2018
Table 3 Charge Cards in Circulation: % Growth 2013-2018
Table 4 Charge Cards Transactions: % Growth 2013-2018
Table 5 Commercial Charge Cards: Number of Cards in Circulation 2013-2018
Table 6 Commercial Charge Cards Transactions 2013-2018
Table 7 Commercial Charge Cards in Circulation: % Growth 2013-2018
Table 8 Commercial Charge Cards Transactions: % Growth 2013-2018
Table 9 Personal Charge Cards: Number of Cards in Circulation 2013-2018
Table 10 Personal Charge Cards Transactions 2013-2018
Table 11 Personal Charge Cards in Circulation: % Growth 2013-2018
Table 12 Personal Charge Cards Transactions: % Growth 2013-2018
Table 13 Charge Cards: Number of Cards by Issuer 2013-2017
Table 14 Charge Cards: Number of Cards by Operator 2013-2017
Table 15 Charge Cards Payment Transaction Value by Issuer 2013-2017
Table 16 Charge Cards Payment Transaction Value by Operator 2013-2017
Table 17 Commercial Charge Cards: Number of Cards by Issuer 2013-2017
Table 18 Commercial Charge Cards: Number of Cards by Operator 2013-2017
Table 19 Commercial Charge Cards Payment Transaction Value by Issuer 2013-2017
Table 20 Commercial Charge Cards Payment Transaction Value by Operator 2013-2017
Table 21 Personal Charge Cards: Number of Cards by Issuer 2013-2017
Table 22 Personal Charge Cards: Number of Cards by Operator 2013-2017
Table 23 Personal Charge Cards Transaction Value by Issuer 2013-2017
Table 24 Personal Charge Cards Transaction Value by Operator 2013-2017
Table 25 Forecast Charge Cards: Number of Cards in Circulation 2018-2023
Table 26 Forecast Charge Cards Transactions 2018-2023
Table 27 Forecast Charge Cards in Circulation: % Growth 2018-2023
Table 28 Forecast Charge Cards Transactions: % Growth 2018-2023
Table 29 Forecast Commercial Charge Cards: Number of Cards in Circulation 2018-2023
Table 30 Forecast Commercial Charge Cards Transactions 2018-2023
Table 31 Forecast Commercial Charge Cards in Circulation: % Growth 2018-2023
Table 32 Forecast Commercial Charge Cards Transactions: % Growth 2018-2023
Table 33 Forecast Personal Charge Cards: Number of Cards in Circulation 2018-2023
Table 34 Forecast Personal Charge Cards Transactions 2018-2023
Table 35 Forecast Personal Charge Cards in Circulation: % Growth 2018-2023
Table 36 Forecast Personal Charge Cards Transactions: % Growth 2018-2023

Credit Cards in Argentina - Category analysis

Credit Cards in Argentina - Company Profile

HEADLINES

PROSPECTS

Sale of Prisma results in greater number of players and better competitive situation

Strong discounts with credit cards continue

Non-financial entities issue fewer cards, but still hold a significant share

COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE

With Visa’s arrival as an issuer in Argentina, Prisma Medios de Pago loses its monopoly on cards issuing

Nativa card owned by Banco de la Nación migrates to Visa or Mastercard

Amex sees the highest growth

CATEGORY DATA

Table 37 Credit Cards: Number of Cards in Circulation 2013-2018
Table 38 Credit Cards Transactions 2013-2018
Table 39 Credit Cards in Circulation: % Growth 2013-2018
Table 40 Credit Cards Transactions: % Growth 2013-2018
Table 41 Commercial Credit Cards: Number of Cards in Circulation 2013-2018
Table 42 Commercial Credit Cards Transactions 2013-2018
Table 43 Commercial Credit Cards in Circulation: % Growth 2013-2018
Table 44 Commercial Credit Cards Transactions: % Growth 2013-2018
Table 45 Personal Credit Cards: Number of Cards in Circulation 2013-2018
Table 46 Personal Credit Cards Transactions 2013-2018
Table 47 Personal Credit Cards in Circulation: % Growth 2013-2018
Table 48 Personal Credit Cards Transactions: % Growth 2013-2018
Table 49 Credit Cards: Number of Cards by Issuer 2013-2017
Table 50 Credit Cards: Number of Cards by Operator 2013-2017
Table 51 Credit Cards Payment Transaction Value by Issuer 2013-2017
Table 52 Credit Cards Payment Transaction Value by Operator 2013-2017
Table 53 Commercial Credit Cards: Number of Cards by Issuer 2013-2017
Table 54 Commercial Credit Cards: Number of Cards by Operator 2013-2017
Table 55 Commercial Credit Cards Payment Transaction Value by Issuer 2013-2017
Table 56 Commercial Credit Cards Payment Transaction Value by Operator 2013-2017
Table 57 Personal Credit Cards: Number of Cards by Issuer 2013-2017
Table 58 Personal Credit Cards: Number of Cards by Operator 2013-2017
Table 59 Personal Credit Cards Payment Transaction Value by Issuer 2013-2017
Table 60 Personal Credit Cards Payment Transaction Value by Operator 2013-2017
Table 61 Forecast Credit Cards: Number of Cards in Circulation 2018-2023
Table 62 Forecast Credit Cards Transactions 2018-2023
Table 63 Forecast Credit Cards in Circulation: % Growth 2018-2023
Table 64 Forecast Credit Cards Transactions: % Growth 2018-2023
Table 65 Forecast Commercial Credit Cards: Number of Cards in Circulation 2018-2023
Table 66 Forecast Commercial Credit Cards Transactions 2018-2023
Table 67 Forecast Commercial Credit Cards in Circulation: % Growth 2018-2023
Table 68 Forecast Commercial Credit Cards Transactions: % Growth 2018-2023
Table 69 Forecast Personal Credit Cards: Number of Cards in Circulation 2018-2023
Table 70 Forecast Personal Credit Cards Transactions 2018-2023
Table 71 Forecast Personal Credit Cards in Circulation: % Growth 2018-2023
Table 72 Forecast Personal Credit Cards Transactions: % Growth 2018-2023

Debit Cards in Argentina - Category analysis

Debit Cards in Argentina - Company Profile

HEADLINES

PROSPECTS

All merchants must accept electronic payments

Many points of sale function as ATMs

Installation of ATMs by non-financial entities is approved

COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE

Banco de la Nación Argentina absorbs a large part of Argenta personal charge card, adding nearly two million cards to its portfolio

Visa dominates debit cards

Banco Hipotecario sees huge growth, and doubles its number of cards

CATEGORY DATA

Table 73 Debit Cards: Number of Cards in Circulation 2013-2018
Table 74 Debit Cards Transactions 2013-2018
Table 75 Debit Cards in Circulation: % Growth 2013-2018
Table 76 Debit Cards Transactions: % Growth 2013-2018
Table 77 Debit Cards: Number of Cards by Issuer 2013-2017
Table 78 Debit Cards: Number of Cards by Operator 2013-2017
Table 79 Debit Cards Payment Transaction Value by Issuer 2013-2017
Table 80 Debit Cards Payment Transaction Value by Operator 2013-2017
Table 81 Forecast Debit Cards: Number of Cards in Circulation 2018-2023
Table 82 Forecast Debit Cards Transactions 2018-2023
Table 83 Forecast Debit Cards in Circulation: % Growth 2018-2023
Table 84 Forecast Debit Cards Transactions: % Growth 2018-2023

Pre-Paid Cards in Argentina - Category analysis

Pre-Paid Cards in Argentina - Company Profile

HEADLINES

PROSPECTS

Closed loop still accounts for the highest number of cards driven, by transportation cards

The most important open-loop prepaid card is issued by the government for financial assistance to low-income people

Bank-issued prepaid cards are still undeveloped

COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE

Visa and Nación Servicios are the bigger operators in open-loop and closed loop, respectively

Through an alliance with Mercadolibre and Ualá, Mastercard tries to gain share in open-loop prepaid

Mastercard tries to advance in open-loop prepaid cards

CATEGORY DATA

Table 85 Pre-paid Cards: Number of Cards in Circulation 2013-2018
Table 86 Pre-paid Cards Transactions 2013-2018
Table 87 Pre-paid Cards in Circulation: % Growth 2013-2018
Table 88 Pre-paid Cards Transactions: % Growth 2013-2018
Table 89 Closed Loop Pre-paid Cards Transactions 2013-2018
Table 90 Closed Loop Pre-paid Cards Transactions: % Growth 2013-2018
Table 91 Open Loop Pre-paid Cards Transactions 2013-2018
Table 92 Open Loop Pre-paid Cards Transactions: % Growth 2013-2018
Table 93 Pre-paid Cards: Number of Cards by Issuer 2013-2017
Table 94 Pre-paid Cards: Number of Cards by Operator 2013-2017
Table 95 Pre-paid Cards Transaction Value by Issuer 2013-2017
Table 96 Pre-paid Cards Transaction Value by Operator 2013-2017
Table 97 Closed Loop Pre-paid Cards: Number of Cards by Issuer 2013-2017
Table 98 Closed Loop Pre-paid Cards: Number of Cards by Operator 2013-2017
Table 99 Closed Loop Pre-paid Cards Transaction Value by Issuer 2013-2017
Table 100 Closed Loop Pre-paid Cards Transaction Value by Operator 2013-2017
Table 101 Open Loop Pre-paid Cards: Number of Cards by Issuer 2013-2017
Table 102 Open Loop Pre-paid Cards: Number of Cards by Operator 2013-2017
Table 103 Open Loop Pre-paid Cards Transaction Value by Issuer 2013-2017
Table 104 Open Loop Pre-paid Cards Transaction Value by Operator 2013-2017
Table 105 Forecast Pre-paid Cards: Number of Cards in Circulation 2018-2023
Table 106 Forecast Pre-paid Cards Transactions 2018-2023
Table 107 Forecast Pre-paid Cards in Circulation: % Growth 2018-2023
Table 108 Forecast Pre-paid Cards Transactions: % Growth 2018-2023
Table 109 Forecast Closed Loop Pre-paid Cards Transactions 2018-2023
Table 110 Forecast Closed Loop Pre-paid Cards Transactions: % Growth 2018-2023
Table 111 Forecast Open Loop Pre-paid Cards Transactions 2018-2023
Table 112 Forecast Open Loop Pre-paid Cards Transactions: % Growth 2018-2023

Store Cards in Argentina - Category analysis

Store Cards in Argentina - Company Profile

HEADLINES

PROSPECTS

Store card numbers declining

Store cards can attract lower-income consumers

Looking for new customers happening face to face at retail stores

COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE

A big part of Cencosud’s portfolio migrated to Mastercard credit card

Cencosud seeks a partner in Argentina for its credit cards business

Carrefour card is the most important store card

CATEGORY DATA

Table 113 Store Cards: Number of Cards in Circulation 2013-2018
Table 114 Store Cards Transactions 2013-2018
Table 115 Store Cards in Circulation: % Growth 2013-2018
Table 116 Store Cards Transactions: % Growth 2013-2018
Table 117 Store Cards: Number of Cards by Issuer 2013-2017
Table 118 Store Cards: Payment Transaction Value by Issuer 2013-2017
Table 119 Forecast Store Cards: Number of Cards in Circulation 2018-2023
Table 120 Forecast Store Cards Transactions 2018-2023
Table 121 Forecast Store Cards in Circulation: % Growth 2018-2023
Table 122 Forecast Store Cards Transactions: % Growth 2018-2023

Financial Cards and Payments in Argentina - Industry Overview

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Greater government involvement in the payment system

The first 100% digital bank founded in Argentina

Sale of Prisma Medios de Pago will generate more competition in cards issuing and processing systems

Very strong credit card promotions to encourage consumption continue to be seen

Obligatory acceptance of credit and debit cards by merchants should help increase banked population

MARKET INDICATORS

Table 123 Number of POS Terminals: Units 2013-2018
Table 124 Number of ATMs: Units 2013-2018
Table 125 Value Lost to Fraud 2013-2018
Table 126 Card Expenditure by Location 2017
Table 127 Financial Cards in Circulation by Type: % Number of Cards 2013-2018
Table 128 Domestic versus Foreign Spend 2018

MARKET DATA

Table 129 Financial Cards by Category: Number of Cards in Circulation 2013-2018
Table 130 Financial Cards by Category: Number of Accounts 2013-2018
Table 131 Financial Cards Transactions by Category: Value 2013-2018
Table 132 Financial Cards by Category: Number of Transactions 2013-2018
Table 133 Consumer Payments by Category: Value 2013-2018
Table 134 Consumer Payments by Category: Number of Transactions 2013-2018
Table 135 M-Commerce by Category: Value 2013-2018
Table 136 M-Commerce by Category: % Value Growth 2013-2018
Table 137 Financial Cards: Number of Cards by Issuer 2013-2017
Table 138 Financial Cards: Number of Cards by Operator 2013-2017
Table 139 Financial Cards: Card Payment Transactions Value by Operator 2013-2017
Table 140 Financial Cards: Card Payment Transactions Value by Issuer 2013-2017
Table 141 Forecast Financial Cards by Category: Number of Cards in Circulation 2018-2023
Table 142 Forecast Financial Cards by Category: Number of Accounts 2018-2023
Table 143 Forecast Financial Cards Transactions by Category: Value 2018-2023
Table 144 Forecast Financial Cards by Category: Number of Transactions 2018-2023
Table 145 Forecast Consumer Payments by Category: Value 2018-2023
Table 146 Forecast Consumer Payments by Category: Number of Transactions 2018-2023
Table 147 Forecast M-Commerce by Category: Value 2018-2023
Table 148 Forecast M-Commerce by Category: % Value Growth 2018-2023

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Charge cards shrinks considerably with Argenta card’s disappearance

COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE

American Express remains the only player in charge cards

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Charge Cards in Argentina - Category analysis

Charge Cards in Argentina - Company Profile

HEADLINES

PROSPECTS

Charge cards shrinks considerably with Argenta card’s disappearance

COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE

American Express remains the only player in charge cards

CATEGORY DATA

Credit Cards in Argentina - Category analysis

Credit Cards in Argentina - Company Profile

HEADLINES

PROSPECTS

Sale of Prisma results in greater number of players and better competitive situation

Strong discounts with credit cards continue

Non-financial entities issue fewer cards, but still hold a significant share

COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE

With Visa’s arrival as an issuer in Argentina, Prisma Medios de Pago loses its monopoly on cards issuing

Nativa card owned by Banco de la Nación migrates to Visa or Mastercard

Amex sees the highest growth

CATEGORY DATA

Debit Cards in Argentina - Category analysis

Debit Cards in Argentina - Company Profile

HEADLINES

PROSPECTS

All merchants must accept electronic payments

Many points of sale function as ATMs

Installation of ATMs by non-financial entities is approved

COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE

Banco de la Nación Argentina absorbs a large part of Argenta personal charge card, adding nearly two million cards to its portfolio

Visa dominates debit cards

Banco Hipotecario sees huge growth, and doubles its number of cards

CATEGORY DATA

Pre-Paid Cards in Argentina - Category analysis

Pre-Paid Cards in Argentina - Company Profile

HEADLINES

PROSPECTS

Closed loop still accounts for the highest number of cards driven, by transportation cards

The most important open-loop prepaid card is issued by the government for financial assistance to low-income people

Bank-issued prepaid cards are still undeveloped

COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE

Visa and Nación Servicios are the bigger operators in open-loop and closed loop, respectively

Through an alliance with Mercadolibre and Ualá, Mastercard tries to gain share in open-loop prepaid

Mastercard tries to advance in open-loop prepaid cards

CATEGORY DATA

Store Cards in Argentina - Category analysis

Store Cards in Argentina - Company Profile

HEADLINES

PROSPECTS

Store card numbers declining

Store cards can attract lower-income consumers

Looking for new customers happening face to face at retail stores

COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE

A big part of Cencosud’s portfolio migrated to Mastercard credit card

Cencosud seeks a partner in Argentina for its credit cards business

Carrefour card is the most important store card

CATEGORY DATA

Financial Cards and Payments in Argentina - Industry Overview

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Greater government involvement in the payment system

The first 100% digital bank founded in Argentina

Sale of Prisma Medios de Pago will generate more competition in cards issuing and processing systems

Very strong credit card promotions to encourage consumption continue to be seen