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The COVID-19 pandemic had a major impact on Israel's financial cards and payments industry during 2020. While the overall effects of the economic uncertainty that emerged quickly during the early stages of the pandemic situation and the adverse economic situation that have developed over the course of the year have been generally negative in terms of suppressing consumer demand and substantially reducing spending, some interesting trends have emerged from the situation that have mitigated the ne...
Euromonitor International's Financial Cards and Payments in Israel report establishes the size and structure of the market for ATMs cards, smart cards, credit cards, debit cards, charge cards, pre-paid cards and store cards. It looks at key players in the market (issuers and operators), number of cards in circulation, numbers transactions and value of transactions. It offers strategic analysis of sector forecasts and trends to watch.
Product coverage: Financial Cards in Circulation, M-Commerce, Transactions.
Data coverage: market sizes (historic and forecasts), company shares, brand shares and distribution data.
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
COVID-19 impact on consumer payments
COVID-19 country impact
The Israeli economy struggles under the pressure of COVID-19
Debit cards emerges strongly during 2020 as consumers shy away from card lending
Launch of Combo Card blurs the lines between debit cards and charge cards
What next for consumer payments?
MARKET INDICATORS
Table 1 Number of POS Terminals: Units 2015-2020 Table 2 Number of ATMs: Units 2015-2020 Table 3 Value Lost to Fraud 2015-2020 Table 4 Card Expenditure by Location 2020 Table 5 Financial Cards in Circulation by Type: % Number of Cards 2015-2020 Table 6 Domestic versus Foreign Spend 2020MARKET DATA
Table 7 Financial Cards by Category: Number of Cards in Circulation 2015-2020 Table 8 Financial Cards by Category: Number of Accounts 2015-2020 Table 9 Financial Cards Transactions by Category: Value 2015-2020 Table 10 Financial Cards by Category: Number of Transactions 2015-2020 Table 11 Consumer Payments by Category: Value 2015-2020 Table 12 Consumer Payments by Category: Number of Transactions 2015-2020 Table 13 M-Commerce by Category: Value 2015-2020 Table 14 M-Commerce by Category: % Value Growth 2015-2020 Table 15 Financial Cards: Number of Cards by Issuer 2015-2019 Table 16 Financial Cards: Number of Cards by Operator 2015-2019 Table 17 Financial Cards: Card Payment Transactions Value by Operator 2015-2019 Table 18 Financial Cards: Card Payment Transactions Value by Issuer 2015-2019 Table 19 Forecast Financial Cards by Category: Number of Cards in Circulation 2020-2025 Table 20 Forecast Financial Cards by Category: Number of Accounts 2020-2025 Table 21 Forecast Financial Cards Transactions by Category: Value 2020-2025 Table 22 Forecast Financial Cards by Category: Number of Transactions 2020-2025 Table 23 Forecast Consumer Payments by Category: Value 2020-2025 Table 24 Forecast Consumer Payments by Category: Number of Transactions 2020-2025 Table 25 Forecast M-Commerce by Category: Value 2020-2025 Table 26 Forecast M-Commerce by Category: % Value Growth 2020-2025DISCLAIMER
GLOBAL MACROECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT
GLOBAL INDUSTRY ENVIRONMENT
SOURCES
Summary 1 Research SourcesKEY DATA FINDINGS
2020 IMPACT
The Bank of Israel promotes the use of debit cards via new regulations
Lack of enthusiasm for debit cards among Israeli banks due to low profitability
Impending launch of the Combo Card expected to popularise debit cards
RECOVERY AND OPPORTUNITIES
Wider understanding of the usefulness of charge cards expected to boost growth
Innovation likely to prove crucial to the strong performance of debit cards
Obstacles to higher penetration of debit card set to remain in effect
CATEGORY DATA
Table 27 Debit Cards: Number of Cards in Circulation 2015-2020 Table 28 Debit Cards Transactions 2015-2020 Table 29 Debit Cards in Circulation: % Growth 2015-2020 Table 30 Debit Cards Transactions: % Growth 2015-2020 Table 31 Debit Cards: Number of Cards by Issuer 2015-2019 Table 32 Debit Cards: Number of Cards by Operator 2015-2019 Table 33 Debit Cards Payment Transaction Value by Issuer 2015-2019 Table 34 Debit Cards Payment Transaction Value by Operator 2015-2019 Table 35 Forecast Debit Cards: Number of Cards in Circulation 2020-2025 Table 36 Forecast Debit Cards Transactions 2020-2025 Table 37 Forecast Debit Cards in Circulation: % Growth 2020-2025 Table 38 Forecast Debit Cards Transactions: % Growth 2020-2025KEY DATA FINDINGS
2020 IMPACT
Financial uncertainty due to the COVID-19 pandemic puts pressure on credit cards
Low interest rates remain a major selling point for credit cards in Israel
The 2019 launch of the Bank of Israel's new credit data system suppresses growth
RECOVERY AND OPPORTUNITIES
A strong recovery slated for credit cards once the COVID-19 situation is resolved
Low interest rates across consumer credit set to present competition to credit cards
Charge cards set to remain the more popular option in card lending
CATEGORY DATA
Table 39 Credit Cards: Number of Cards in Circulation 2015-2020 Table 40 Credit Cards Transactions 2015-2020 Table 41 Credit Cards in Circulation: % Growth 2015-2020 Table 42 Credit Cards Transactions: % Growth 2015-2020 Table 43 Commercial Credit Cards: Number of Cards in Circulation 2015-2020 Table 44 Commercial Credit Cards Transactions 2015-2020 Table 45 Commercial Credit Cards in Circulation: % Growth 2015-2020 Table 46 Commercial Credit Cards Transactions: % Growth 2015-2020 Table 47 Personal Credit Cards: Number of Cards in Circulation 2015-2020 Table 48 Personal Credit Cards Transactions 2015-2020 Table 49 Personal Credit Cards in Circulation: % Growth 2015-2020 Table 50 Personal Credit Cards Transactions: % Growth 2015-2020 Table 51 Credit Cards: Number of Cards by Issuer 2015-2019 Table 52 Credit Cards: Number of Cards by Operator 2015-2019 Table 53 Credit Cards Payment Transaction Value by Issuer 2015-2019 Table 54 Credit Cards Payment Transaction Value by Operator 2015-2019 Table 55 Commercial Credit Cards: Number of Cards by Issuer 2015-2019 Table 56 Commercial Credit Cards: Number of Cards by Operator 2015-2019 Table 57 Commercial Credit Cards Payment Transaction Value by Issuer 2015-2019 Table 58 Commercial Credit Cards Payment Transaction Value by Operator 2015-2019 Table 59 Personal Credit Cards: Number of Cards by Issuer 2015-2019 Table 60 Personal Credit Cards: Number of Cards by Operator 2015-2019 Table 61 Personal Credit Cards Payment Transaction Value by Issuer 2015-2019 Table 62 Personal Credit Cards Payment Transaction Value by Operator 2015-2019 Table 63 Forecast Credit Cards: Number of Cards in Circulation 2020-2025 Table 64 Forecast Credit Cards Transactions 2020-2025 Table 65 Forecast Credit Cards in Circulation: % Growth 2020-2025 Table 66 Forecast Credit Cards Transactions: % Growth 2020-2025 Table 67 Forecast Commercial Credit Cards: Number of Cards in Circulation 2020-2025 Table 68 Forecast Commercial Credit Cards Transactions 2020-2025 Table 69 Forecast Commercial Credit Cards in Circulation: % Growth 2020-2025 Table 70 Forecast Commercial Credit Cards Transactions: % Growth 2020-2025 Table 71 Forecast Personal Credit Cards: Number of Cards in Circulation 2020-2025 Table 72 Forecast Personal Credit Cards Transactions 2020-2025 Table 73 Forecast Personal Credit Cards in Circulation: % Growth 2020-2025 Table 74 Forecast Personal Credit Cards Transactions: % Growth 2020-2025KEY DATA FINDINGS
2020 IMPACT
The economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic suppresses charge card usage
Strong shift towards e-commerce due to COVID-19 pandemic benefits charge cards
Emergence of e-wallets and mobile payment apps supports growth in charge cards
RECOVERY AND OPPORTUNITIES
A robust and rapid recovery from the COVID-19 situation slated for charge cards
Further development of e-wallets and mobile payments positive for charge cards
The passing of new EMV regulations likely to encourage higher use of charge cards
CATEGORY DATA
Table 75 Charge Cards: Number of Cards in Circulation 2015-2020 Table 76 Charge Cards Transactions 2015-2020 Table 77 Charge Cards in Circulation: % Growth 2015-2020 Table 78 Charge Cards Transactions: % Growth 2015-2020 Table 79 Commercial Charge Cards: Number of Cards in Circulation 2015-2020 Table 80 Commercial Charge Cards Transactions 2015-2020 Table 81 Commercial Charge Cards in Circulation: % Growth 2015-2020 Table 82 Commercial Charge Cards Transactions: % Growth 2015-2020 Table 83 Personal Charge Cards: Number of Cards in Circulation 2015-2020 Table 84 Personal Charge Cards Transactions 2015-2020 Table 85 Personal Charge Cards in Circulation: % Growth 2015-2020 Table 86 Personal Charge Cards Transactions: % Growth 2015-2020 Table 87 Charge Cards: Number of Cards by Issuer 2015-2019 Table 88 Charge Cards: Number of Cards by Operator 2015-2019 Table 89 Charge Cards Payment Transaction Value by Issuer 2015-2019 Table 90 Charge Cards Payment Transaction Value by Operator 2015-2019 Table 91 Commercial Charge Cards: Number of Cards by Issuer 2015-2019 Table 92 Commercial Charge Cards: Number of Cards by Operator 2015-2019 Table 93 Commercial Charge Cards Payment Transaction Value by Issuer 2015-2019 Table 94 Commercial Charge Cards Payment Transaction Value by Operator 2015-2019 Table 95 Personal Charge Cards: Number of Cards by Issuer 2015-2019 Table 96 Personal Charge Cards: Number of Cards by Operator 2015-2019 Table 97 Personal Charge Cards Transaction Value by Issuer 2015-2019 Table 98 Personal Charge Cards Transaction Value by Operator 2015-2019 Table 99 Forecast Charge Cards: Number of Cards in Circulation 2020-2025 Table 100 Forecast Charge Cards Transactions 2020-2025 Table 101 Forecast Charge Cards in Circulation: % Growth 2020-2025 Table 102 Forecast Charge Cards Transactions: % Growth 2020-2025 Table 103 Forecast Commercial Charge Cards: Number of Cards in Circulation 2020-2025 Table 104 Forecast Commercial Charge Cards Transactions 2020-2025 Table 105 Forecast Commercial Charge Cards in Circulation: % Growth 2020-2025 Table 106 Forecast Commercial Charge Cards Transactions: % Growth 2020-2025 Table 107 Forecast Personal Charge Cards: Number of Cards in Circulation 2020-2025 Table 108 Forecast Personal Charge Cards Transactions 2020-2025 Table 109 Forecast Personal Charge Cards in Circulation: % Growth 2020-2025 Table 110 Forecast Personal Charge Cards Transactions: % Growth 2020-2025KEY DATA FINDINGS
2020 IMPACT
Closed loop pre-paid cards takes a huge hit as public transport usage plummets
Shift towards e-commerce positive for general purpose reloadable cards
COVID-19 accelerates pre-existing negative trends in open loop pre-paid cards
RECOVERY AND OPPORTUNITIES
Further declines expected for closed loop pre-paid cards
New EMV regulations set to diminish demand for general purpose reloadable cards
Opening of Israel's borders and return to outbound travel to boost use of travel cards
CATEGORY DATA
Table 111 Pre-paid Cards: Number of Cards in Circulation 2015-2020 Table 112 Pre-paid Cards Transactions 2015-2020 Table 113 Pre-paid Cards in Circulation: % Growth 2015-2020 Table 114 Pre-paid Cards Transactions: % Growth 2015-2020 Table 115 Closed Loop Pre-paid Cards Transactions 2015-2020 Table 116 Closed Loop Pre-paid Cards Transactions: % Growth 2015-2020 Table 117 Open Loop Pre-paid Cards Transactions 2015-2020 Table 118 Open Loop Pre-paid Cards Transactions: % Growth 2015-2020 Table 119 Pre-paid Cards: Number of Cards by Issuer 2015-2019 Table 120 Pre-paid Cards: Number of Cards by Operator 2015-2019 Table 121 Pre-paid Cards Transaction Value by Issuer 2015-2019 Table 122 Pre-paid Cards Transaction Value by Operator 2015-2019 Table 123 Closed Loop Pre-paid Cards: Number of Cards by Issuer 2015-2019 Table 124 Closed Loop Pre-paid Cards: Number of Cards by Operator 2015-2019 Table 125 Closed Loop Pre-paid Cards Transaction Value by Issuer 2015-2019 Table 126 Closed Loop Pre-paid Cards Transaction Value by Operator 2015-2019 Table 127 Open Loop Pre-paid Cards: Number of Cards by Issuer 2015-2019 Table 128 Open Loop Pre-paid Cards: Number of Cards by Operator 2015-2019 Table 129 Open Loop Pre-paid Cards Transaction Value by Issuer 2015-2019 Table 130 Open Loop Pre-paid Cards Transaction Value by Operator 2015-2019 Table 131 Forecast Pre-paid Cards: Number of Cards in Circulation 2020-2025 Table 132 Forecast Pre-paid Cards Transactions 2020-2025 Table 133 Forecast Pre-paid Cards in Circulation: % Growth 2020-2025 Table 134 Forecast Pre-paid Cards Transactions: % Growth 2020-2025 Table 135 Forecast Closed Loop Pre-paid Cards Transactions 2020-2025 Table 136 Forecast Closed Loop Pre-paid Cards Transactions: % Growth 2020-2025 Table 137 Forecast Open Loop Pre-paid Cards Transactions 2020-2025 Table 138 Forecast Open Loop Pre-paid Cards Transactions: % Growth 2020-20252020 IMPACT
Store cards do not exist in Israel and are unlikely to emerge in the near future