Financial Cards in Belgium

Table of Contents

• List of Contents and Tables
• FINANCIAL CARDS IN BELGIUM
• Executive Summary
• The War of the Credit Card Brands Continues in Belgium
• Belgium Banks Score All-time High Transaction Fees on Credit Cards
• Macro-economy Spawns Healthy Growth: But the Environment Tightens
• Credit and Charge Card Transactions Boosted by Enhanced Security
• The Way of the Future
• Key Trends and Developments
• Different Market Indicators Boost Use of Financial Cards
• High Penetration and Usage Rates
• New Technology Trends
• Infrastructure Developments
• Restructured Belgian Card Industry Gains Coherent Synergies
• Value Lost To Fraud Under Firm Control
• Operating Environment
• Consumer Credit and Lending
• Issuer Fraud
• Acquirer Fraud
• E-commerce
• M-commerce
• ATMs and POS Terminals
• Cash Withdrawals Versus Card Purchases
• 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 - BELGIUM
• Bank Card Co Sa/nv (bcc)
• Strategic Direction
• Key Facts
  • Summary 2 Bank Card CO SA/NV (BCC): Key Facts
  • Summary 3 Bank Card CO SA/NV (BCC): Operational Indicators 2004-2006
• Company Background
• Competitive Positioning
• Banksys Nv/sa
• Strategic Direction
• Key Facts
  • Summary 4 Banksys NV/SA: Key Facts
  • Summary 5 Banksys NV/SA: Operational Indicators 2004-2006
• Company Background
• Competitive Positioning
• Dexia, Groupe
• Strategic Direction
• Key Facts
  • Summary 6 Dexia, Groupe: Key Facts
  • Summary 7 Dexia, Groupe: Operational Indicators 2004-2006
• Company Background
• Competitive Positioning
• Fortis Sa/nv
• Strategic Direction
• Key Facts
  • Summary 8 Fortis SA/NV: Key Facts
  • Summary 9 Fortis SA/NV: Operational Indicators 2004-2006
• Company Background
• Competitive Positioning
• Kbc Group NV
• Strategic Direction
• Key Facts
  • Summary 10 KBC Group NV: Key Facts
  • Summary 11 KBC Group NV: Operational Indicators 2004-2006
• Company Background
• Competitive Positioning
• SMART CARDS IN BELGIUM
• 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 BELGIUM
• 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 BELGIUM
• 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 BELGIUM
• 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 Credit Cards Transaction Value by Operator 2002-2006
  • Table 52 Personal Credit Cards Transactions by Acquirer 2002-2006
  • Table 53 Personal Credit Cards Transaction Value by Operator 2002-2006
  • Table 54 Corporate Credit Cards Transactions by Acquirer 2002-2006
  • Table 55 Corporate Credit Cards Transaction Value by Operator 2002-2006
  • Table 56 Credit Cards: Forecast Sector Performance: 2007-2012
  • Table 57 Credit Cards: Forecast Sector Performance: % Growth 2007-2012
  • Table 58 Personal Credit Cards: Forecast Sector Performance: 2007-2012
  • Table 59 Personal Credit Cards: Forecast Sector Performance: % Growth 2007-2012
  • Table 60 Corporate Credit Cards: Forecast Sector Performance: 2007-2012
  • Table 61 Corporate Credit Cards: Forecast Sector Performance: % Growth 2007-2012
• CHARGE CARDS IN BELGIUM
• Headlines
• Trends
• Competitive Landscape
• Prospects
• Sector Data
  • Table 62 Charge Cards Sector Performance: 2002-2007
  • Table 63 Charge Cards Sector Performance: % Growth 2002-2007
  • Table 64 Personal Charge Cards Sector Performance: 2002-2007
  • Table 65 Personal Charge Cards Sector Performance: % Growth 2002-2007
  • Table 66 Corporate Charge Cards: Sector Performance: 2002-2007
  • Table 67 Corporate Charge Cards: Sector Performance: % Growth 2002-2007
  • Table 68 Charge Cards: Number of Cards by Issuer 2002-2006
  • Table 69 Charge Cards: Number of Cards by Operator 2002-2006
  • Table 70 Charge Cards Transactions by Acquirer 2002-2006
  • Table 71 Charge Cards Transaction Value by Operator 2002-2006
  • Table 72 Personal Charge Cards Transactions by Acquirer 2002-2006
  • Table 73 Personal Charge Cards Transaction Value by Operator 2002-2006
  • Table 74 Corporate Charge Cards Transactions by Acquirer 2002-2006
  • Table 75 Corporate Charge Cards Transaction Value by Operator 2002-2006
  • Table 76 Charge Cards: Forecast Sector Performance: 2007-2012
  • Table 77 Charge Cards: Forecast Sector Performance: % Growth 2007-2012
  • Table 78 Personal Charge Cards: Forecast Sector Performance: 2007-2012
  • Table 79 Personal Charge Cards: Forecast Sector Performance: % Growth 2007-2012
  • Table 80 Corporate Charge Cards: Forecast Sector Performance: 2007-2012
  • Table 81 Corporate Charge Cards: Forecast Sector Performance: % Growth 2007-2012
• PRE-PAID CARDS IN BELGIUM
• Headlines
• Trends
• Competitive Landscape
• Prospects
• Sector Data
  • Table 82 Pre-paid Cards Sector Performance: 2002-2007
  • Table 83 Pre-paid Cards Sector Performance: % Growth 2002-2007
  • Table 84 Pre-paid Cards: Number of Cards by Issuer 2002-2006
  • Table 85 Pre-paid Cards: Number of Cards by Operator 2002-2006
  • Table 86 Pre-paid Cards Transactions by Acquirer 2002-2006
  • Table 87 Pre-paid Cards Transaction Value by Operator 2002-2006
  • Table 88 Pre-paid Cards by Type 2004-2007
  • Table 89 Pre-paid Cards: Forecast Sector Performance: 2007-2012
  • Table 90 Pre-paid Cards: Forecast Sector Performance: % Growth 2007-2012
• STORE CARDS IN BELGIUM
• Headlines
• Trends
• Competitive Landscape
• Prospects
• Sector Data
  • Table 91 Store Cards Sector Performance: 2002-2007
  • Table 92 Store Cards Sector Performance: % Growth 2002-2007
  • Table 93 Store Cards: Number of Cards by Issuer 2002-2006
  • Table 94 Store Cards Transactions by Acquirer 2002-2006
  • Table 95 Store Cards: Forecast Sector Performance: 2007-2012
  • Table 96 Store Cards: Forecast Sector Performance: % Growth 2007-2012
• Financial cards Belgium