RBR has published the first of a series of country reports on Merchant Acquiring in Europe – essential reading for banks, suppliers, third party processors, regulators and others that are interested in or involved in merchant acquiring in the region.
The first report looks at the merchant acquiring market in Germany, the third largest payment card market in Europe. Germany has a unique payment card infrastructure that includes four domestic debit card payment methods and card acceptance arrangements based around network providers (Netzbetreiber) as well as conventional credit and charge card acquirers.
RBRs objective with this study has been to produce the most comprehensive, up-to-date and insightful report available on merchant acquiring in Germany.
Based on exclusive interviews and primary research, these reports complement RBR s Payment Cards in Europe series.
Outline of Report Contents:
Market Overview
- Banking Structure
- Use of Payment Instruments
- Key Players in the Payment Cards Market
- Card Products
- Summary Card Statistics
Merchant Acquirers
- Payment Card Methods
- Debit Card Acquiring
- Charge and Credit Card Acquiring
- Inward Cross-border Acquirers
- Merchant Fraud
- Merchant Acquiring Statistics
Acquiring Processing
- Cardholder Verification
- Card Capture and Card Authentication
- POS Terminal Types and Suppliers
- Authorisations
- Data Collection
- Clearing and Settlement
- Chargebacks and Write-offs
- Merchant Support
- E-Commerce Protocols
- Use of Third Party Processors and Other Organisations
Acquirer and Netzbetreiber Profiles
Main Third Party Processor Profiles
Commercial Terms and Conditions
- Interchange Fees
- Merchant Service Charges
- Merchant Contracts
Rules and Regulations
Industry Initiatives
Strategic Issues
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