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Charge Card Transactions in

Charge Cards in Austria

Oct 2019

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PROSPECTS

Charge cards underrepresented in official statistics due to technical reasons

In the Austrian market, there is little distinction between charge and credit cards. At the end of the review period when Austrians spoke of credit cards (Kreditkarten), they usually meant charge cards, with the concept of payment cards with a revolving line of credit remaining unknown to most local consumers.

Online shopping and travel likely to remain key areas of use

While debit cards remained Austrians’ preferred financial card for everyday purchases at points-of-sale at the end of the review period, they generally used charge cards in other situations, with online shopping and travel responsible for a major share of charge card transactions and many consumers obtaining charge cards for these specific purposes. Given the recent upward trend and strong projected growth in areas such as internet retailing and travel, these will likely remain key areas of use for charge cards over the forecast period.

MasterCard Debit cards may have a negative impact due to their wider acceptance

The introduction of MasterCard Debit in debit cards in April 2019 could have a significantly negative impact on charge cards going forward. Rather than their financial aspects, their wide acceptance abroad and online was the main reason for Austrian consumers to take out credit or charge cards in addition to their obligatory debit card.

COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE

Visa remains the most used charge card

Visa was the most widespread brand in issued charge cards at the end of the review period, closely trailed by MasterCard and then American Express, Diners Club and JCB. The increasing availability of revolving credit will likely slightly limit the presence of Visa, MasterCard and Diners Club in the forecast period in favour of their share in credit cards.

Diners Club continues to migrate to a credit card model

In relative terms, Diners Club registered the most significant loss in operator share of the number of charge cards in circulation in 2018. The bank continued to expand its Best Buy feature, which is optional revolving credit and the reason why a growing share of Diners Club cards fall under credit cards instead of charge cards.

UniCredit Bank Austria retains its lead

UniCredit Bank Austria was the leading issuer in charge cards in Austria in 2018, trailed by Erste Bank der oesterreichischen Sparkassen and Raiffeisen Bank International. Despite a slight trend towards optional revolving credit and credit cards, all leading issuers registered strong growth in charge cards in circulation due to the strong overall demand for pay-later cards.

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Charge Cards in Austria - Category analysis

Charge Cards in Austria - Company Profile

HEADLINES

PROSPECTS

Charge cards underrepresented in official statistics due to technical reasons

Online shopping and travel likely to remain key areas of use

MasterCard Debit cards may have a negative impact due to their wider acceptance

COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE

Visa remains the most used charge card

Diners Club continues to migrate to a credit card model

UniCredit Bank Austria retains its lead

CATEGORY DATA

Table 1 Charge Cards: Number of Cards in Circulation 2014-2019
Table 2 Charge Cards Transactions 2014-2019
Table 3 Charge Cards in Circulation: % Growth 2014-2019
Table 4 Charge Cards Transactions: % Growth 2014-2019
Table 5 Commercial Charge Cards: Number of Cards in Circulation 2014-2019
Table 6 Commercial Charge Cards Transactions 2014-2019
Table 7 Commercial Charge Cards in Circulation: % Growth 2014-2019
Table 8 Commercial Charge Cards Transactions: % Growth 2014-2019
Table 9 Personal Charge Cards: Number of Cards in Circulation 2014-2019
Table 10 Personal Charge Cards Transactions 2014-2019
Table 11 Personal Charge Cards in Circulation: % Growth 2014-2019
Table 12 Personal Charge Cards Transactions: % Growth 2014-2019
Table 13 Charge Cards: Number of Cards by Issuer 2014-2018
Table 14 Charge Cards: Number of Cards by Operator 2014-2018
Table 15 Charge Cards Payment Transaction Value by Issuer 2014-2018
Table 16 Charge Cards Payment Transaction Value by Operator 2014-2018
Table 17 Commercial Charge Cards: Number of Cards by Issuer 2014-2018
Table 18 Commercial Charge Cards: Number of Cards by Operator 2014-2018
Table 19 Commercial Charge Cards Payment Transaction Value by Issuer 2014-2018
Table 20 Commercial Charge Cards Payment Transaction Value by Operator 2014-2018
Table 21 Personal Charge Cards: Number of Cards by Issuer 2014-2018
Table 22 Personal Charge Cards: Number of Cards by Operator 2014-2018
Table 23 Personal Charge Cards Transaction Value by Issuer 2014-2018
Table 24 Personal Charge Cards Transaction Value by Operator 2014-2018
Table 25 Forecast Charge Cards: Number of Cards in Circulation 2019-2024
Table 26 Forecast Charge Cards Transactions 2019-2024
Table 27 Forecast Charge Cards in Circulation: % Growth 2019-2024
Table 28 Forecast Charge Cards Transactions: % Growth 2019-2024
Table 29 Forecast Commercial Charge Cards: Number of Cards in Circulation 2019-2024
Table 30 Forecast Commercial Charge Cards Transactions 2019-2024
Table 31 Forecast Commercial Charge Cards in Circulation: % Growth 2019-2024
Table 32 Forecast Commercial Charge Cards Transactions: % Growth 2019-2024
Table 33 Forecast Personal Charge Cards: Number of Cards in Circulation 2019-2024
Table 34 Forecast Personal Charge Cards Transactions 2019-2024
Table 35 Forecast Personal Charge Cards in Circulation: % Growth 2019-2024
Table 36 Forecast Personal Charge Cards Transactions: % Growth 2019-2024

Credit Cards in Austria - Category analysis

Credit Cards in Austria - Company Profile

HEADLINES

PROSPECTS

Actual credit cards with revolving credit in the infancy in Austria as most consumers use charge cards

Credit cards to begin to record stronger volume growth than debit and charge cards at the end of the forecast period

MasterCard Debit cards may have a negative impact due to their wider acceptance

COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE

The variety of credit cards has room to grow

Strategies of the key players are key in the future of credit cards

Diners Club makes ground among operators

CATEGORY DATA

Table 37 Credit Cards: Number of Cards in Circulation 2014-2019
Table 38 Credit Cards Transactions 2014-2019
Table 39 Credit Cards in Circulation: % Growth 2014-2019
Table 40 Credit Cards Transactions: % Growth 2014-2019
Table 41 Personal Credit Cards: Number of Cards in Circulation 2014-2019
Table 42 Personal Credit Cards Transactions 2014-2019
Table 43 Personal Credit Cards in Circulation: % Growth 2014-2019
Table 44 Personal Credit Cards Transactions: % Growth 2014-2019
Table 45 Credit Cards: Number of Cards by Issuer 2014-2018
Table 46 Credit Cards: Number of Cards by Operator 2014-2018
Table 47 Credit Cards Payment Transaction Value by Issuer 2014-2018
Table 48 Credit Cards Payment Transaction Value by Operator 2014-2018
Table 49 Personal Credit Cards: Number of Cards by Issuer 2014-2018
Table 50 Personal Credit Cards: Number of Cards by Operator 2014-2018
Table 51 Personal Credit Cards Payment Transaction Value by Issuer 2014-2018
Table 52 Personal Credit Cards Payment Transaction Value by Operator 2014-2018
Table 53 Forecast Credit Cards: Number of Cards in Circulation 2019-2024
Table 54 Forecast Credit Cards Transactions 2019-2024
Table 55 Forecast Credit Cards in Circulation: % Growth 2019-2024
Table 56 Forecast Credit Cards Transactions: % Growth 2019-2024
Table 57 Forecast Personal Credit Cards: Number of Cards in Circulation 2019-2024
Table 58 Forecast Personal Credit Cards Transactions 2019-2024
Table 59 Forecast Personal Credit Cards in Circulation: % Growth 2019-2024
Table 60 Forecast Personal Credit Cards Transactions: % Growth 2019-2024

Debit Cards in Austria - Category analysis

Debit Cards in Austria - Company Profile

HEADLINES

PROSPECTS

Debit cards remain Austrians’ preferred payment card

Contactless payments have untapped potential in a cash-dominated society

Mobile alternatives beginning to become a threat to debit cards

COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE

BAWAG PSK finishes its transition to V Pay debit cards

Erste Bank der oesterreichischen Sparkassen switches to MasterCard Debit

The four leading issuer banks loses share of the number of cards in circulation

CATEGORY DATA

Table 61 Debit Cards: Number of Cards in Circulation 2014-2019
Table 62 Debit Cards Transactions 2014-2019
Table 63 Debit Cards in Circulation: % Growth 2014-2019
Table 64 Debit Cards Transactions: % Growth 2014-2019
Table 65 Debit Cards: Number of Cards by Issuer 2014-2018
Table 66 Debit Cards: Number of Cards by Operator 2014-2018
Table 67 Debit Cards Payment Transaction Value by Issuer 2014-2018
Table 68 Debit Cards Payment Transaction Value by Operator 2014-2018
Table 69 Forecast Debit Cards: Number of Cards in Circulation 2019-2024
Table 70 Forecast Debit Cards Transactions 2019-2024
Table 71 Forecast Debit Cards in Circulation: % Growth 2019-2024
Table 72 Forecast Debit Cards Transactions: % Growth 2019-2024

Pre-Paid Cards in Austria - Category analysis

Pre-Paid Cards in Austria - Company Profile

HEADLINES

PROSPECTS

Open loop pre-paid cards limited by the increasing presence of pay-later cards

Online shopping and travel remain key to open loop pre-paid cards

Pre-paid merchant cards likely to drive growth of closed loop formats

COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE

End of Quick e-money function impacts pre-paid cards

Closed loop pre-paid cards remains highly fragmented

Rumours remain about a potential closed loop pre-paid card for the transport system

CATEGORY DATA

Table 73 Pre-paid Cards: Number of Cards in Circulation 2014-2019
Table 74 Pre-paid Cards Transactions 2014-2019
Table 75 Pre-paid Cards in Circulation: % Growth 2014-2019
Table 76 Pre-paid Cards Transactions: % Growth 2014-2019
Table 77 Closed Loop Pre-paid Cards Transactions 2014-2019
Table 78 Closed Loop Pre-paid Cards Transactions: % Growth 2014-2019
Table 79 Open Loop Pre-paid Cards Transactions 2014-2019
Table 80 Open Loop Pre-paid Cards Transactions: % Growth 2014-2019
Table 81 Pre-paid Cards: Number of Cards by Issuer 2014-2018
Table 82 Pre-paid Cards: Number of Cards by Operator 2014-2018
Table 83 Pre-paid Cards Transaction Value by Issuer 2014-2018
Table 84 Pre-paid Cards Transaction Value by Operator 2014-2018
Table 85 Closed Loop Pre-paid Cards: Number of Cards by Issuer 2014-2018
Table 86 Closed Loop Pre-paid Cards: Number of Cards by Operator 2014-2018
Table 87 Closed Loop Pre-paid Cards Transaction Value by Issuer 2014-2018
Table 88 Closed Loop Pre-paid Cards Transaction Value by Operator 2014-2018
Table 89 Open Loop Pre-paid Cards: Number of Cards by Issuer 2014-2018
Table 90 Open Loop Pre-paid Cards: Number of Cards by Operator 2014-2018
Table 91 Open Loop Pre-paid Cards Transaction Value by Issuer 2014-2018
Table 92 Open Loop Pre-paid Cards Transaction Value by Operator 2014-2018
Table 93 Forecast Pre-paid Cards: Number of Cards in Circulation 2019-2024
Table 94 Forecast Pre-paid Cards Transactions 2019-2024
Table 95 Forecast Pre-paid Cards in Circulation: % Growth 2019-2024
Table 96 Forecast Pre-paid Cards Transactions: % Growth 2019-2024
Table 97 Forecast Closed Loop Pre-paid Cards Transactions 2019-2024
Table 98 Forecast Closed Loop Pre-paid Cards Transactions: % Growth 2019-2024
Table 99 Forecast Open Loop Pre-paid Cards Transactions 2019-2024
Table 100 Forecast Open Loop Pre-paid Cards Transactions: % Growth 2019-2024

Store Cards in Austria - Category analysis

Store Cards in Austria - Company Profile

HEADLINES

PROSPECTS

Store cards suffer as retailers offer alternative payment methods

HEADLINES

PROSPECTS

Store cards suffer as retailers offer alternative payment methods

Instalment plans are increasingly promoted by retailers and their banks

IKEA to restructure its store card, while focusing on other payment methods

COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE

Other store cards suffering from a lack of consumer attention

The end of the Ikea Family Pay card?

Co-branded credit cards increasingly take the place of store cards

CATEGORY DATA

Table 101 Store Cards: Number of Cards in Circulation 2014-2019
Table 102 Store Cards Transactions 2014-2019
Table 103 Store Cards in Circulation: % Growth 2014-2019
Table 104 Store Cards Transactions: % Growth 2014-2019
Table 105 Store Cards: Number of Cards by Issuer 2014-2018
Table 106 Store Cards: Payment Transaction Value by Issuer 2014-2018
Table 107 Forecast Store Cards: Number of Cards in Circulation 2019-2024
Table 108 Forecast Store Cards Transactions 2019-2024
Table 109 Forecast Store Cards in Circulation: % Growth 2019-2024
Table 110 Forecast Store Cards Transactions: % Growth 2019-2024

Financial Cards and Payments in Austria - Industry Overview

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Cash remains extremely popular in Austria, although contactless payments begin to make inroads

MasterCard Debit a true innovation which should resonate among Austrians

Shift from charge to credit cards

Mobile payments available but only slowly becoming a threat to card payments

New innovations not expected to seriously threaten growth in card payments

MARKET INDICATORS

Table 111 Number of POS Terminals: Units 2014-2019
Table 112 Number of ATMs: Units 2014-2019
Table 113 Value Lost to Fraud 2014-2019
Table 114 Card Expenditure by Location 2019
Table 115 Financial Cards in Circulation by Type: % Number of Cards 2014-2019
Table 116 Domestic versus Foreign Spend 2019

MARKET DATA

Table 117 Financial Cards by Category: Number of Cards in Circulation 2014-2019
Table 118 Financial Cards by Category: Number of Accounts 2014-2019
Table 119 Financial Cards Transactions by Category: Value 2014-2019
Table 120 Financial Cards by Category: Number of Transactions 2014-2019
Table 121 Consumer Payments by Category: Value 2014-2019
Table 122 Consumer Payments by Category: Number of Transactions 2014-2019
Table 123 M-Commerce by Category: Value 2014-2019
Table 124 M-Commerce by Category: % Value Growth 2014-2019
Table 125 Financial Cards: Number of Cards by Issuer 2014-2018
Table 126 Financial Cards: Number of Cards by Operator 2014-2018
Table 127 Financial Cards: Card Payment Transactions Value by Operator 2014-2018
Table 128 Financial Cards: Card Payment Transactions Value by Issuer 2014-2018
Table 129 Forecast Financial Cards by Category: Number of Cards in Circulation 2019-2024
Table 130 Forecast Financial Cards by Category: Number of Accounts 2019-2024
Table 131 Forecast Financial Cards Transactions by Category: Value 2019-2024
Table 132 Forecast Financial Cards by Category: Number of Transactions 2019-2024
Table 133 Forecast Consumer Payments by Category: Value 2019-2024
Table 134 Forecast Consumer Payments by Category: Number of Transactions 2019-2024
Table 135 Forecast M-Commerce by Category: Value 2019-2024
Table 136 Forecast M-Commerce by Category: % Value Growth 2019-2024

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PROSPECTS

Charge cards underrepresented in official statistics due to technical reasons

Online shopping and travel likely to remain key areas of use

MasterCard Debit cards may have a negative impact due to their wider acceptance

COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE

Visa remains the most used charge card

Diners Club continues to migrate to a credit card model

UniCredit Bank Austria retains its lead

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Charge Cards in Austria - Category analysis

Charge Cards in Austria - Company Profile

HEADLINES

PROSPECTS

Charge cards underrepresented in official statistics due to technical reasons

Online shopping and travel likely to remain key areas of use

MasterCard Debit cards may have a negative impact due to their wider acceptance

COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE

Visa remains the most used charge card

Diners Club continues to migrate to a credit card model

UniCredit Bank Austria retains its lead

CATEGORY DATA

Credit Cards in Austria - Category analysis

Credit Cards in Austria - Company Profile

HEADLINES

PROSPECTS

Actual credit cards with revolving credit in the infancy in Austria as most consumers use charge cards

Credit cards to begin to record stronger volume growth than debit and charge cards at the end of the forecast period

MasterCard Debit cards may have a negative impact due to their wider acceptance

COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE

The variety of credit cards has room to grow

Strategies of the key players are key in the future of credit cards

Diners Club makes ground among operators

CATEGORY DATA

Debit Cards in Austria - Category analysis

Debit Cards in Austria - Company Profile

HEADLINES

PROSPECTS

Debit cards remain Austrians’ preferred payment card

Contactless payments have untapped potential in a cash-dominated society

Mobile alternatives beginning to become a threat to debit cards

COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE

BAWAG PSK finishes its transition to V Pay debit cards

Erste Bank der oesterreichischen Sparkassen switches to MasterCard Debit

The four leading issuer banks loses share of the number of cards in circulation

CATEGORY DATA

Pre-Paid Cards in Austria - Category analysis

Pre-Paid Cards in Austria - Company Profile

HEADLINES

PROSPECTS

Open loop pre-paid cards limited by the increasing presence of pay-later cards

Online shopping and travel remain key to open loop pre-paid cards

Pre-paid merchant cards likely to drive growth of closed loop formats

COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE

End of Quick e-money function impacts pre-paid cards

Closed loop pre-paid cards remains highly fragmented

Rumours remain about a potential closed loop pre-paid card for the transport system

CATEGORY DATA

Store Cards in Austria - Category analysis

Store Cards in Austria - Company Profile

HEADLINES

PROSPECTS

Store cards suffer as retailers offer alternative payment methods

HEADLINES

PROSPECTS

Store cards suffer as retailers offer alternative payment methods

Instalment plans are increasingly promoted by retailers and their banks

IKEA to restructure its store card, while focusing on other payment methods