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Banks and other financial institutions in the United Arab Emirates have been impacted by the strict measures in place to limit the spread of COVID-19 in 2020. The Central Bank of the UAE directed banks to replenish ATMs with new banknotes and to ensure sufficient cash availability during the salary payment cycle. Additional preventive measures were also implemented, such as sanitising all ATMs on a regular basis and providing disposable latex gloves to all customers using the ATMs in order to pr...
Euromonitor International's Financial Cards and Payments in United Arab Emirates 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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Get a detailed picture of the Financial Cards and Payments market; Pinpoint growth sectors and identify factors driving change; Understand the competitive environment, the market's major players and leading brands; Use five-year forecasts to assess how the market is predicted to develop.TABLE OF CONTENTS
List OF CONTENTS AND TABLES
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
COVID-19 impact on consumer payments
COVID-19 country impact
Contrasting forces at work on financial cards in 2020
Significant developments in digital arena
Leaders continue to develop digital offer
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
Increase in number of debit cards
Digital banking products prove increasingly popular
Visa playing important role in driving digitalisation
RECOVERY AND OPPORTUNITIES
Expat exodus could have a negative impact on debit cards
Continued shift to contactless debit cards
Supplementary cards making debit cards important to the unbanked population
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
Restrictions on retail and travel hit credit card transactions
Merchants continue to explore loyalty potential of co-branded credit cards
Mastercard raises the limit on contactless payments
RECOVERY AND OPPORTUNITIES
Ongoing development of e-commerce to support growth
Credit cards have potential for significant role in merchants' recovery strategies
Consumer budget-consciousness generating demand for additional features on basic credit cards
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
COVID-19 exacerbates challenges facing charge cards
Commercial charge cards hit hard
American Express faces major challenges in charge cards
RECOVERY AND OPPORTUNITIES
Short-lived revival
Challenging environment for commercial charge cards
Sharia-compliant interest-free transactions provide distinctive positioning
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
COVID-19 has marked impact on both open loop and closed loop pre-paid cards
Pre-paid cards affected by COVID-19's impact on key consumer group
Demand for contactless pre-paid cards
RECOVERY AND OPPORTUNITIES
Job losses and increase in remittances set to constrain development of pre-paid cards
COVID-19's impact on business set to undermine development of cards designed for international travel
Opportunities for innovation
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 2020-2025NO PRESENCE IN THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES