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Like in most countries, GDP growth in South Korea was negatively impacted by COVID-19 in 2020. Similarly demand for taking on credit and consumer repayment capacity has also been hit hard. However, the decline in consumer payment transaction volume and value was not equally distributed across card, cash and electronic payments. For example, the COVID-19 pandemic led to a considerable shift in the payments landscape away from cash and towards card payment. Following the rapid outbreak of the COVI...

Euromonitor International's Financial Cards and Payments in South Korea 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

Pandemic further fuels drive towards cashless society

Rising demand for convenience fuels interest in simpler payment platforms

Strong growth prospects for debit cards among South Korean consumers

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 2020

MARKET 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 2020-2025

DISCLAIMER

GLOBAL MACROECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT

GLOBAL INDUSTRY ENVIRONMENT

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KEY DATA FINDINGS

2020 IMPACT

Consumers shift towards debit cards in response to fears over COVID-19

Shift towards cashless society supported by enticing offers and rewards

Rising demand for convenience fuels shift towards simpler mobile payments

RECOVERY AND OPPORTUNITIES

Return to normality could result in gradual rise in cash purchases

Leading debit card players focus on attracting consumers with enticing offers

Competitive interest rates key to fending off competition from online players

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 2020-2025

KEY DATA FINDINGS

2020 IMPACT

Shift away from cash payments further driven by COVID-19 concerns

Growing usage of credit cards by consumers for smaller everyday items

Ongoing adoption of e-commerce also supporting credit card usage

RECOVERY AND OPPORTUNITIES

Leading brands focus on raising awareness of benefits of credit cards

Shinhan Card tailors offering to specific consumer groups

Growing share of travel payments to be made via credit card

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 2020-2025

2020 IMPACT

Charge cards remain unavailable in South Korea

KEY DATA FINDINGS

2020 IMPACT

Store card usage plummets due to COVID-19 lockdown measures

Usage increasingly limited to narrow range of highly loyal consumers

Growing focus on affluent consumers in bid to boost value sales

RECOVERY AND OPPORTUNITIES

Increasing competition and changing consumer preferences to limit growth

Leading brands targeting higher income luxury shoppers

Growing competition from credit cards offering more advanced features and benefits

CATEGORY DATA

Table 75 Store Cards: Number of Cards in Circulation 2015-2020 Table 76 Store Cards Transactions 2015-2020 Table 77 Store Cards in Circulation: % Growth 2015-2020 Table 78 Store Cards Transactions: % Growth 2015-2020 Table 79 Store Cards: Number of Cards by Issuer 2015-2019 Table 80 Store Cards: Payment Transaction Value by Issuer 2015-2019 Table 81 Forecast Store Cards: Number of Cards in Circulation 2020-2025 Table 82 Forecast Store Cards Transactions 2020-2025 Table 83 Forecast Store Cards in Circulation: % Growth 2020-2025 Table 84 Forecast Store Cards Transactions: % Growth 2020-2025

KEY DATA FINDINGS

2020 IMPACT

Drop in consumer expenditure due to COVID-19 hits pre-paid cards hard

Open loop pre-paid cards continue to lose share to alternative formats

School closures impact closed loop pre-paid cards particularly strongly

RECOVERY AND OPPORTUNITIES

Bleak outlook due to shrinking student population and new digital payment options

Leading brands focus on new consumers and compatibility with other financial cards

Focus on developing digital wallet functionality in response to growing competition

CATEGORY DATA

Table 85 Pre-paid Cards: Number of Cards in Circulation 2015-2020 Table 86 Pre-paid Cards Transactions 2015-2020 Table 87 Pre-paid Cards in Circulation: % Growth 2015-2020 Table 88 Pre-paid Cards Transactions: % Growth 2015-2020 Table 89 Closed Loop Pre-paid Cards Transactions 2015-2020 Table 90 Closed Loop Pre-paid Cards Transactions: % Growth 2015-2020 Table 91 Open Loop Pre-paid Cards Transactions 2015-2020 Table 92 Open Loop Pre-paid Cards Transactions: % Growth 2015-2020 Table 93 Pre-paid Cards: Number of Cards by Issuer 2015-2019 Table 94 Pre-paid Cards: Number of Cards by Operator 2015-2019 Table 95 Pre-paid Cards Transaction Value by Issuer 2015-2019 Table 96 Pre-paid Cards Transaction Value by Operator 2015-2019 Table 97 Closed Loop Pre-paid Cards: Number of Cards by Issuer 2015-2019 Table 98 Closed Loop Pre-paid Cards: Number of Cards by Operator 2015-2019 Table 99 Closed Loop Pre-paid Cards Transaction Value by Issuer 2015-2019 Table 100 Closed Loop Pre-paid Cards Transaction Value by Operator 2015-2019 Table 101 Open Loop Pre-paid Cards: Number of Cards by Issuer 2015-2019 Table 102 Open Loop Pre-paid Cards: Number of Cards by Operator 2015-2019 Table 103 Open Loop Pre-paid Cards Transaction Value by Issuer 2015-2019 Table 104 Open Loop Pre-paid Cards Transaction Value by Operator 2015-2019 Table 105 Forecast Pre-paid Cards: Number of Cards in Circulation 2020-2025 Table 106 Forecast Pre-paid Cards Transactions 2020-2025 Table 107 Forecast Pre-paid Cards in Circulation: % Growth 2020-2025 Table 108 Forecast Pre-paid Cards Transactions: % Growth 2020-2025 Table 109 Forecast Closed Loop Pre-paid Cards Transactions 2020-2025 Table 110 Forecast Closed Loop Pre-paid Cards Transactions: % Growth 2020-2025 Table 111 Forecast Open Loop Pre-paid Cards Transactions 2020-2025 Table 112 Forecast Open Loop Pre-paid Cards Transactions: % Growth 2020-2025