Financial Cards and Payments in South Africa

November 2023
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Understand the latest market trends and future growth opportunities for the Financial Cards and Payments industry in South Africa with research from Euromonitor International's team of in-country analysts – experts by industry and geographic specialisation.

Key trends are clearly and succinctly summarised alongside the most current research data available. Understand and assess competitive threats and plan corporate strategy with our qualitative analysis, insight and confident growth projections.

If you're in the Financial Cards and Payments industry in South Africa, our research will help you to make informed, intelligent decisions; to recognise and profit from opportunity, or to offer resilience amidst market uncertainty.

The Financial Cards and Payments in South Africa report includes:

  • Analysis of key supply-side and demand trends
  • Detailed segmentation of international and local products
  • Historic volume and value sizes, company and brand market shares
  • Five year forecasts of market trends and market growth
  • Robust and transparent research methodology, conducted in-country

This report answers:

  • What is the market size of Financial Cards and Payments in South Africa?
  • What are the major trends key to understanding Financial Cards and Payments in South Africa?
  • How has COVID-19, recession and macroeconomic volatility impacted the market?
  • How long will the market take to recover? What are the opportunities now?
  • How will political context and shifting cultural values shape future growth?
  • Where is future growth expected to be most dynamic?
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Financial Cards and Payments in South Africa - Industry Overview

Financial cards and payments in 2023: The big picture
Digital payment options continue to gain traction amongst tech-savvy shoppers
Rapid Payments Programme (RPP) launch in 2023
Influx of new entrants intensifies the competition amongst financial card issuers
What next for financial cards and payments?
Table 1 Number of POS Terminals: Units 2018-2023
Table 2 Number of ATMs: Units 2018-2023
Table 3 Value Lost to Fraud 2018-2023
Table 4 Card Expenditure by Location 2023
Table 5 Financial Cards in Circulation by Type: % Number of Cards 2018-2023
Table 6 Domestic versus Foreign Spend 2023
Table 7 Financial Cards by Category: Number of Cards in Circulation 2018-2023
Table 8 Financial Cards by Category: Number of Accounts 2018-2023
Table 9 Financial Cards Transactions by Category: Value 2018-2023
Table 10 Financial Cards by Category: Number of Transactions 2018-2023
Table 11 Consumer Payments by Category: Value 2018-2023
Table 12 Consumer Payments by Category: Number of Transactions 2018-2023
Table 13 M-Commerce by Category: Value 2018-2023
Table 14 M-Commerce by Category: % Value Growth 2018-2023
Table 15 Financial Cards: Number of Cards by Issuer 2018-2022
Table 16 Financial Cards: Number of Cards by Operator 2018-2022
Table 17 Financial Cards: Card Payment Transactions Value by Operator 2018-2022
Table 18 Financial Cards: Card Payment Transactions Value by Issuer 2018-2022
Table 19 Forecast Financial Cards by Category: Number of Cards in Circulation 2023-2028
Table 20 Forecast Financial Cards by Category: Number of Accounts 2023-2028
Table 21 Forecast Financial Cards Transactions by Category: Value 2023-2028
Table 22 Forecast Financial Cards by Category: Number of Transactions 2023-2028
Table 23 Forecast Consumer Payments by Category: Value 2023-2028
Table 24 Forecast Consumer Payments by Category: Number of Transactions 2023-2028
Table 25 Forecast M-Commerce by Category: Value 2023-2028
Table 26 Forecast M-Commerce by Category: % Value Growth 2023-2028

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Charge Cards in South Africa - Category analysis

KEY DATA FINDINGS

Charge cards posts slow and steady recovery after the lifting of restrictions
Charge cards faces intensified competition from credit cards
Charge cards will benefit from improved spending confidence
Competition likely to remain highly concentrated in charge cards
Table 27 Charge Cards: Number of Cards in Circulation 2018-2023
Table 28 Charge Cards Transactions 2018-2023
Table 29 Charge Cards in Circulation: % Growth 2018-2023
Table 30 Charge Cards Transactions: % Growth 2018-2023
Table 31 Commercial Charge Cards: Number of Cards in Circulation 2018-2023
Table 32 Commercial Charge Cards Transactions 2018-2023
Table 33 Commercial Charge Cards in Circulation: % Growth 2018-2023
Table 34 Commercial Charge Cards Transactions: % Growth 2018-2023
Table 35 Personal Charge Cards: Number of Cards in Circulation 2018-2023
Table 36 Personal Charge Cards Transactions 2018-2023
Table 37 Personal Charge Cards in Circulation: % Growth 2018-2023
Table 38 Personal Charge Cards Transactions: % Growth 2018-2023
Table 39 Charge Cards: Number of Cards by Issuer 2018-2022
Table 40 Charge Cards: Number of Cards by Operator 2018-2022
Table 41 Charge Cards Payment Transaction Value by Issuer 2018-2022
Table 42 Charge Cards Payment Transaction Value by Operator 2018-2022
Table 43 Commercial Charge Cards: Number of Cards by Issuer 2018-2022
Table 44 Commercial Charge Cards: Number of Cards by Operator 2018-2022
Table 45 Commercial Charge Cards Payment Transaction Value by Issuer 2018-2022
Table 46 Commercial Charge Cards Payment Transaction Value by Operator 2018-2022
Table 47 Personal Charge Cards: Number of Cards by Issuer 2018-2022
Table 48 Personal Charge Cards: Number of Cards by Operator 2018-2022
Table 49 Personal Charge Cards Transaction Value by Issuer 2018-2022
Table 50 Personal Charge Cards Transaction Value by Operator 2018-2022
Table 51 Forecast Charge Cards: Number of Cards in Circulation 2023-2028
Table 52 Forecast Charge Cards Transactions 2023-2028
Table 53 Forecast Charge Cards in Circulation: % Growth 2023-2028
Table 54 Forecast Charge Cards Transactions: % Growth 2023-2028
Table 55 Forecast Commercial Charge Cards: Number of Cards in Circulation 2023-2028
Table 56 Forecast Commercial Charge Cards Transactions 2023-2028
Table 57 Forecast Commercial Charge Cards in Circulation: % Growth 2023-2028
Table 58 Forecast Commercial Charge Cards Transactions: % Growth 2023-2028
Table 59 Forecast Personal Charge Cards: Number of Cards in Circulation 2023-2028
Table 60 Forecast Personal Charge Cards Transactions 2023-2028
Table 61 Forecast Personal Charge Cards in Circulation: % Growth 2023-2028
Table 62 Forecast Personal Charge Cards Transactions: % Growth 2023-2028

Credit Cards in South Africa - Category analysis

KEY DATA FINDINGS

Economic constraints drive demand for credit cards
Buy now pay later (BNPL) attracts price-sensitive shoppers
Credit card fraud remains a concern, as fraudulent transactions continue to rise
Demand for credit cards will stabilise during the forecast period
Buy now pay later (BNPL) schemes will evolve as demand rises
Fintechs might threaten the expansion of commercial credit cards
Table 63 Credit Cards: Number of Cards in Circulation 2018-2023
Table 64 Credit Cards Transactions 2018-2023
Table 65 Credit Cards in Circulation: % Growth 2018-2023
Table 66 Credit Cards Transactions: % Growth 2018-2023
Table 67 Commercial Credit Cards: Number of Cards in Circulation 2018-2023
Table 68 Commercial Credit Cards Transactions 2018-2023
Table 69 Commercial Credit Cards in Circulation: % Growth 2018-2023
Table 70 Commercial Credit Cards Transactions: % Growth 2018-2023
Table 71 Personal Credit Cards: Number of Cards in Circulation 2018-2023
Table 72 Personal Credit Cards Transactions 2018-2023
Table 73 Personal Credit Cards in Circulation: % Growth 2018-2023
Table 74 Personal Credit Cards Transactions: % Growth 2018-2023
Table 75 Credit Cards: Number of Cards by Issuer 2018-2022
Table 76 Credit Cards: Number of Cards by Operator 2018-2022
Table 77 Credit Cards Payment Transaction Value by Issuer 2018-2022
Table 78 Credit Cards Payment Transaction Value by Operator 2018-2022
Table 79 Commercial Credit Cards: Number of Cards by Issuer 2018-2022
Table 80 Commercial Credit Cards: Number of Cards by Operator 2018-2022
Table 81 Commercial Credit Cards Payment Transaction Value by Issuer 2018-2022
Table 82 Commercial Credit Cards Payment Transaction Value by Operator 2018-2022
Table 83 Personal Credit Cards: Number of Cards by Issuer 2018-2022
Table 84 Personal Credit Cards: Number of Cards by Operator 2018-2022
Table 85 Personal Credit Cards Payment Transaction Value by Issuer 2018-2022
Table 86 Personal Credit Cards Payment Transaction Value by Operator 2018-2022
Table 87 Forecast Credit Cards: Number of Cards in Circulation 2023-2028
Table 88 Forecast Credit Cards Transactions 2023-2028
Table 89 Forecast Credit Cards in Circulation: % Growth 2023-2028
Table 90 Forecast Credit Cards Transactions: % Growth 2023-2028
Table 91 Forecast Commercial Credit Cards: Number of Cards in Circulation 2023-2028
Table 92 Forecast Commercial Credit Cards Transactions 2023-2028
Table 93 Forecast Commercial Credit Cards in Circulation: % Growth 2023-2028
Table 94 Forecast Commercial Credit Cards Transactions: % Growth 2023-2028
Table 95 Forecast Personal Credit Cards: Number of Cards in Circulation 2023-2028
Table 96 Forecast Personal Credit Cards Transactions 2023-2028
Table 97 Forecast Personal Credit Cards in Circulation: % Growth 2023-2028
Table 98 Forecast Personal Credit Cards Transactions: % Growth 2023-2028

Debit Cards in South Africa - Category analysis

KEY DATA FINDINGS

Debit cards benefits from changes in socioeconomic conditions
Competition intensifies as new entrants gain share
Digital wallets and virtual cards increasingly replacing debit cards online
Debit cards will benefit from the increasing banked population
Digital payments will remain a threat to expansion of debit cards
Competition will intensify for debit card operators
Table 99 Debit Cards: Number of Cards in Circulation 2018-2023
Table 100 Debit Cards Transactions 2018-2023
Table 101 Debit Cards in Circulation: % Growth 2018-2023
Table 102 Debit Cards Transactions: % Growth 2018-2023
Table 103 Debit Cards: Number of Cards by Issuer 2018-2022
Table 104 Debit Cards: Number of Cards by Operator 2018-2022
Table 105 Debit Cards Payment Transaction Value by Issuer 2018-2022
Table 106 Debit Cards Payment Transaction Value by Operator 2018-2022
Table 107 Forecast Debit Cards: Number of Cards in Circulation 2023-2028
Table 108 Forecast Debit Cards Transactions 2023-2028
Table 109 Forecast Debit Cards in Circulation: % Growth 2023-2028
Table 110 Forecast Debit Cards Transactions: % Growth 2023-2028

Pre-Paid Cards in South Africa - Category analysis

KEY DATA FINDINGS

Closed loop pre-paid cards benefits from increased mobility
Social grants continue to drive demand for open loop pre-paid cards
Parking card operators embrace digital innovation
Investment in public transport set to boost demand for transportation cards
The future role of the South African Post Office is uncertain
Proposed NHI bill set to reshape the healthcare payment system
Table 111 Pre-paid Cards: Number of Cards in Circulation 2018-2023
Table 112 Pre-paid Cards Transactions 2018-2023
Table 113 Pre-paid Cards in Circulation: % Growth 2018-2023
Table 114 Pre-paid Cards Transactions: % Growth 2018-2023
Table 115 Closed Loop Pre-paid Cards Transactions 2018-2023
Table 116 Closed Loop Pre-paid Cards Transactions: % Growth 2018-2023
Table 117 Open Loop Pre-paid Cards Transactions 2018-2023
Table 118 Open Loop Pre-paid Cards Transactions: % Growth 2018-2023
Table 119 Pre-paid Cards: Number of Cards by Issuer 2018-2022
Table 120 Pre-paid Cards: Number of Cards by Operator 2018-2022
Table 121 Pre-paid Cards Transaction Value by Issuer 2018-2022
Table 122 Pre-paid Cards Transaction Value by Operator 2018-2022
Table 123 Closed Loop Pre-paid Cards: Number of Cards by Issuer 2018-2022
Table 124 Closed Loop Pre-paid Cards: Number of Cards by Operator 2018-2022
Table 125 Closed Loop Pre-paid Cards Transaction Value by Issuer 2018-2022
Table 126 Closed Loop Pre-paid Cards Transaction Value by Operator 2018-2022
Table 127 Open Loop Pre-paid Cards: Number of Cards by Issuer 2018-2022
Table 128 Open Loop Pre-paid Cards: Number of Cards by Operator 2018-2022
Table 129 Open Loop Pre-paid Cards Transaction Value by Issuer 2018-2022
Table 130 Open Loop Pre-paid Cards Transaction Value by Operator 2018-2022
Table 131 Forecast Pre-paid Cards: Number of Cards in Circulation 2023-2028
Table 132 Forecast Pre-paid Cards Transactions 2023-2028
Table 133 Forecast Pre-paid Cards in Circulation: % Growth 2023-2028
Table 134 Forecast Pre-paid Cards Transactions: % Growth 2023-2028
Table 135 Forecast Closed Loop Pre-paid Cards Transactions 2023-2028
Table 136 Forecast Closed Loop Pre-paid Cards Transactions: % Growth 2023-2028
Table 137 Forecast Open Loop Pre-paid Cards Transactions 2023-2028
Table 138 Forecast Open Loop Pre-paid Cards Transactions: % Growth 2023-2028

Store Cards in South Africa - Category analysis

KEY DATA FINDINGS

Cash-strapped shoppers turn to store cards to keep up with the rising cost of living
More retailers embrace the flexibility of BNPL options
The Foschini Group benefits from diversified offerings
New store accounts to be boosted by improved economic conditions
BNPL will continue gaining momentum
Retailers likely to expand credit offerings beyond store cards
Table 139 Store Cards: Number of Cards in Circulation 2018-2023
Table 140 Store Cards Transactions 2018-2023
Table 141 Store Cards in Circulation: % Growth 2018-2023
Table 142 Store Cards Transactions: % Growth 2018-2023
Table 143 Store Cards: Number of Cards by Issuer 2018-2022
Table 144 Store Cards: Payment Transaction Value by Issuer 2018-2022
Table 145 Forecast Store Cards: Number of Cards in Circulation 2023-2028
Table 146 Forecast Store Cards Transactions 2023-2028
Table 147 Forecast Store Cards in Circulation: % Growth 2023-2028
Table 148 Forecast Store Cards Transactions: % Growth 2023-2028
The following categories and subcategories are included:

Financial Cards and Payments

    • ATM Cards
      • Commercial Charge Cards
      • Personal Charge Cards
      • Commercial Credit Cards
      • Personal Credit Cards
      • Commercial Debit Cards
      • Personal Debit Cards
      • Closed Loop Pre-Paid Cards
      • Open Loop Pre-Paid Cards
    • Store Cards
      • Commercial Card Payment Transactions
      • Commercial Electronic Direct/ACH Transactions
      • Commercial Paper Payment Transactions
      • Personal Card Payment Transactions
      • Personal Electronic Direct/ACH Transactions
      • Personal Paper Payment Transactions
        • Commercial Electronic Direct/ACH Transactions
        • Personal Electronic Direct/ACH Transactions
          • Commercial Cash Transactions
          • Commercial Other Paper Transactions
          • Personal Cash Transactions
          • Personal Other Paper Transactions
      • Mobile Proximity Payments
      • Mobile Remote Payments

Financial Cards and Payments

Payments are tracked based on the country of residence / account issuance and include outbound spend while excluding inbound spend.

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