Financial Cards in Japan

Table of Contents

• List of Contents and Tables
• FINANCIAL CARDS IN JAPAN
• Executive Summary
• Reform of Money Lending Business Law
• Credit Card To Pay Utility Bills, Tax and Medical Expenses
• Smart Cards and M-commerce Growing Steadily
• Infrastructure for Small Transactions Improves
• Significant Trend Towards Cashless Payment
• Key Trends and Developments
• More ATMs at Convenience Stores
• "Points War" Heats Up
• Manufacturers and Retailers Enter the Banking Business
• Pre-paid Electronic Money Preferred in Japan
• Small Transactions Drive Pre-paid Cards/e-wallet and M-commerce
• Platinum Cards Losing Their Exclusivity?
• Public Utility Payment Via Credit Card Grows Rapidly
• Wealthy Class in Japan Growing
• Operating Environment
• Consumer Credit and Lending
• Issuer Fraud
• Acquirer Fraud
• E-commerce
• M-commerce
• ATM and POS Terminals
• Cash Withdrawal Vs Card Purchase
• Governmental Regulation and Legislation
• Market Indicators
  • Table 1 Number of POS Terminals 2004-2007
  • Table 2 Number of ATMs 2004-2007
  • Table 3 Disposable Income 2002-2007
  • Table 4 Consumer Credit 2002-2007
  • Table 5 Value Lost to Fraud 2002-2007
• Market Data
  • Table 6 Financial Cards: Transactions 2002-2007
  • Table 7 Financial Cards: Value 2002-2007
  • Table 8 Financial Cards: Number of Cards in Circulation 2002-2007
  • Table 9 Financial Cards: Number of Accounts 2002-2007
  • Table 10 Domestic versus Foreign Spend 2007
  • Table 11 Card Expenditure by Sector 2007
  • Table 12 Card Expenditure by Location 2007
  • Table 13 Financial Cards: Number of Internet Transactions 2002-2007
  • Table 14 Financial Cards: Internet Transaction Value 2002-2007
  • Table 15 Financial Cards: Number of Cards by Issuer 2002-2006
  • Table 16 Financial Cards: Number of Cards by Operator 2002-2006
  • Table 17 Financial Cards: Point of Sale Transactions by Acquirer 2002-2006
  • Table 18 Financial Cards Forecast: Transactions 2007-2012
  • Table 19 Financial Cards Forecast: Value 2007-2012
  • Table 20 Financial Cards Forecast: Number of Cards in Circulation 2007-2012
  • Table 21 Financial Cards: Forecast Number of Accounts 2007-2012
  • Table 22 Financial Cards Forecast: Number of Internet Transactions 2007-2012
  • Table 23 Financial Cards Forecast: Internet Transaction Value 2007-2012
• Definitions
• Cards by Type
• Cardholder Behaviour
• Card Expenditure by Sector
• Value Lost To Card Fraud
• Consumer Credit
• Market Background
• Sources
  • Summary 1 Research Sources
• LOCAL COMPANY PROFILES - JAPAN
• Aeon Credit Service Co Ltd
• Strategic Direction
• Key Facts
  • Summary 2 Aeon Credit Service Co Ltd: Key Facts
  • Summary 3 Aeon Credit Service Co Ltd: Operational Indicators 2004-2006
• Company Background
• Competitive Positioning
• Credit Saison Co Ltd
• Strategic Direction
• Key Facts
  • Summary 4 Credit Saison Co Ltd: Key Facts
  • Summary 5 Credit Saison Co Ltd: Operational Indicators 2006-2007
• Company Background
• Competitive Positioning
• JCB Co Ltd
• Strategic Direction
• Key Facts
  • Summary 6 JCB Co Ltd: Key Facts
  • Summary 7 JCB Co Ltd: Operational Indicators 2004-2005
• Company Background
• Competitive Positioning
• Sumitomo Mitsui Card Co Ltd
• Strategic Direction
• Key Facts
  • Summary 8 Sumitomo Mitsui Card Co Ltd: Key Facts
  • Summary 9 Sumitomo Mitsui Card Co Ltd: Operational Indicators 2004-2006
• Company Background
• Competitive Positioning
• Ufj Nicos Co Ltd
• Strategic Direction
• Key Facts
  • Summary 10 UFJ Nicos Co Ltd: Key Facts
  • Summary 11 UFJ Nicos Co Ltd: Operational Indicators 2005-2007
• Company Background
• Competitive Positioning
• SMART CARDS IN JAPAN
• Headlines
• Trends
• Competitive Landscape
• Prospects
• Sector Data
  • Table 24 Smart Cards Sector Performance: 2002-2007
  • Table 25 Smart Cards Sector Performance: % Growth 2002-2007
  • Table 26 Smart Cards: Memory vs Microprocessor 2004-2007
  • Table 27 Smart Cards: Contact vs Contactless 2004-2007
  • Table 28 Smart Cards: Forecast Sector Performance: 2007-2012
  • Table 29 Smart Cards: Forecast Sector Performance: % Growth 2007-2012
• ATM CARDS IN JAPAN
• Headlines
• Trends
• Competitive Landscape
• Prospects
• Sector Data
  • Table 30 ATM Cards Sector Performance: 2002-2007
  • Table 31 ATM Cards Sector Performance: % Growth 2002-2007
  • Table 32 ATM Cards: Forecast Sector Performance: 2007-2012
  • Table 33 ATM Cards: Forecast Sector Performance: % Growth 2007-2012
• DEBIT CARDS IN JAPAN
• Headlines
• Trends
• Competitive Landscape
• Prospects
• Sector Data
  • Table 34 Debit Cards Sector Performance: 2002-2007
  • Table 35 Debit Cards Sector Performance: % Growth 2002-2007
  • Table 36 Debit Cards: Number of Cards by Issuer 2002-2006
  • Table 37 Debit Cards: Number of Cards by Operator 2002-2006
  • Table 38 Debit Cards Transactions by Acquirer 2002-2006
  • Table 39 Debit Cards Transaction Value by Operator 2002-2006
  • Table 40 Debit Cards: Forecast Sector Performance: 2007-2012
  • Table 41 Debit Cards: Forecast Sector Performance: % Growth 2007-2012
• CREDIT CARDS IN JAPAN
• Headlines
• Trends
• Competitive Landscape
• Prospects
• Sector Data
  • Table 42 Credit Cards Sector Performance: 2002-2007
  • Table 43 Credit Cards Sector Performance: % Growth 2002-2007
  • Table 44 Personal Credit Cards Sector Performance: 2002-2007
  • Table 45 Personal Credit Cards Sector Performance: % Growth 2002-2007
  • Table 46 Corporate Credit Cards: Sector Performance: 2002-2007
  • Table 47 Corporate Credit Cards: Sector Performance: % Growth 2002-2007
  • Table 48 Credit Cards: Number of Cards by Issuer 2002-2006
  • Table 49 Credit Cards: Number of Cards by Operator 2002-2006
  • Table 50 Credit Cards Transactions by Acquirer 2002-2006
  • Table 51 Personal Credit Cards Transactions by Acquirer 2002-2006
  • Table 52 Corporate Credit Cards Transactions by Acquirer 2002-2006
  • Table 53 Credit Cards: Forecast Sector Performance: 2007-2012
  • Table 54 Credit Cards: Forecast Sector Performance: % Growth 2007-2012
  • Table 55 Personal Credit Cards: Forecast Sector Performance: 2007-2012
  • Table 56 Personal Credit Cards: Forecast Sector Performance: % Growth 2007-2012
  • Table 57 Corporate Credit Cards: Forecast Sector Performance: 2007-2012
  • Table 58 Corporate Credit Cards: Forecast Sector Performance: % Growth 2007-2012
• CHARGE CARDS IN JAPAN
• Headlines
• Trends
• Competitive Landscape
• Prospects
• Sector Data
  • Table 59 Charge Cards Sector Performance: 2002-2007
  • Table 60 Charge Cards Sector Performance: % Growth 2002-2007
  • Table 61 Personal Charge Cards Sector Performance: 2002-2007
  • Table 62 Personal Charge Cards Sector Performance: % Growth 2002-2007
  • Table 63 Corporate Charge Cards: Sector Performance: 2002-2007
  • Table 64 Corporate Charge Cards: Sector Performance: % Growth 2002-2007
  • Table 65 Charge Cards: Number of Cards by Issuer 2002-2006
  • Table 66 Charge Cards: Number of Cards by Operator 2002-2006
  • Table 67 Charge Cards Transactions by Acquirer 2002-2006
  • Table 68 Personal Charge Cards Transactions by Acquirer 2002-2006
  • Table 69 Corporate Charge Cards Transactions by Acquirer 2002-2006
  • Table 70 Charge Cards: Forecast Sector Performance: 2007-2012
  • Table 71 Charge Cards: Forecast Sector Performance: % Growth 2007-2012
  • Table 72 Personal Charge Cards: Forecast Sector Performance: 2007-2012
  • Table 73 Personal Charge Cards: Forecast Sector Performance: % Growth 2007-2012
  • Table 74 Corporate Charge Cards: Forecast Sector Performance: 2007-2012
  • Table 75 Corporate Charge Cards: Forecast Sector Performance: % Growth 2007-2012
• PRE-PAID CARDS IN JAPAN
• Headlines
• Trends
• Competitive Landscape
• Prospects
• Sector Data
  • Table 76 Pre-paid Cards Sector Performance: 2002-2007
  • Table 77 Pre-paid Cards Sector Performance: % Growth 2002-2007
  • Table 78 Pre-paid Cards: Number of Cards by Issuer 2002-2006
  • Table 79 Pre-paid Cards: Number of Cards by Operator 2002-2006
  • Table 80 Pre-paid Cards Transactions by Acquirer 2002-2006
  • Table 81 Pre-paid Cards by Type 2004-2007
  • Table 82 Pre-paid Cards: Forecast Sector Performance: 2007-2012
  • Table 83 Pre-paid Cards: Forecast Sector Performance: % Growth 2007-2012
• STORE CARDS IN JAPAN
• Headlines
• Trends
• Competitive Landscape
• Prospects
• Sector Data
  • Table 84 Store Cards Sector Performance: 2002-2007
  • Table 85 Store Cards Sector Performance: % Growth 2002-2007
  • Table 86 Store Cards: Number of Cards by Issuer 2002-2006
  • Table 87 Store Cards Transactions by Acquirer 2002-2006
  • Table 88 Store Cards: Forecast Sector Performance: 2007-2012
  • Table 89 Store Cards: Forecast Sector Performance: % Growth 2007-2012
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