August 03, 2011 11:30 AM Eastern Daylight Time
DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Debit Cards as Profit Drivers - 4th Edition" report to their offering.
The 4th edition of this best-selling report provides new data on the debit card markets in developed regions, including America, Australia, the United Kingdom, Japan and Germany, as well as emerging markets including Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore.Debit cards have became popular among issuers primarily as a result of investments that card networks have made in popularizing debit cards among consumers, and as a result of the revenue that banks could realize from debit interchange fees.
Read This Report To:
- Increase profits from your debit card offering
- Access the latest statistics on debit card markets in the most developed countries
- Follow the latest on fraud and the cost to banks so far
- Gain an overview of the latest developments in the debit card market
- Understand the effects of the Durbin Amendment on US banks' debit card profitability
- Understand how interest and inflation rates are associated with the reshaping of debit card systems worldwide
Among the most relevant examples from different areas of the globe, Germany, as a cash-based society, stands out of the crowd with an almost total absence of credit cards if compared to the number of debit cards in issue - 4 million credit cards as opposed to 101 million debit cards in circulation. Russia boasts an even more striking gap, with 119 million debit cards as opposed to 10 million credit cards in issue.
Keeping an Eye on the Future
This report has been written with the purpose of giving a complete overview of the debit sources of profit for financial institutions, but it has also identified some key features that are likely to create a sound foundation for future debit card markets.
Key Topics Covered:
Chapter 1: How debit card markets have developed
Chapter 2: The profit-making function of debit cards
Chapter 3: Regulatory authorities' decisions and banks' profitability
Chapter 4: Other authorities' interventions over interchange fees
Chapter 5: The impact of fraudulent transactions on banks' profitability
Chapter 6: The vicious circle of interest rates and inflation affects debit card usage to a varying extent
Chapter 7: Between emerging and developed economies in the Asia-Pacific region
Chapter 8: Conclusions
For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/d13493/debit_cards_as_pro
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Laura Wood, Senior Manager,
press@researchandmarkets.com
U.S. Fax: 646-607-1907
Fax (outside U.S.): +353-1-481-1716
