France Cards And Payments Market

France Cards And Payments Market Overview (2024 to 2029)

Market Data Forecast’s 'France Cards And Payments Market’ report provides insight into various payment card market trends and growth opportunities in France along with complete information about different types of cards in the market. It also offers an epitomized assessment of the competitors in the market, influential marketing strategies, customer purchase patterns, adopted payment methods in the e-commerce industry and significant government regulations associated with the French cards and payments market.

Our report kindles the hidden opportunities with reliable information about the different types of cash transactions, volumes of cardholders, market share, current accounts, growth in the number of cards, credit cards outstanding balances, transactional values, details of the issuers along with available banking schemes and futuristic analysis of overall France Cards And Payments Market.

Highlights of the report:

Improved security and more convenient transactions using payment cards integrated with the technologies of EMV and contactless payments. Encouragement from banks and other regulatory bodies for using the payment cards in a secure way.

Customer retention strategies by online merchants like customized e-mails, displaying advertisements about the products on their social networking sites based on their earlier purchase pattern and offering enhanced shopping experience with personalization features on the shopping sites.

Virtual card services like E-Carte Blue by banks in France help customers generate their own unique numbers while transacting online for a restricted time period. Users have to download the software and request virtual cards choosing their validity period.

Market segmentation is based on the adoption of payment cards provided by various banks and card providers to high-income consumers, travelers, online shoppers, retail shoppers, students and the young population in the region.

Penetration of debit cards and credit cards in the market along with the in-depth study of the leading banking institutes of France, which includes the current trends, products and services offered, innovations for the new products and future enhancements.

Leading Companies Dominating the France Cards and Payments Market:

1. BNP Paribas
2. Groupe BPCE
3. Crédit Agricole
4. La Banque Postale
5. Credit Mutuel-CIC Group

French cards and payment market is majorly dominated by cash transactions, which are estimated to see a downfall sooner with the emerging alternate payment options and customer preferences for the use of payment cards at retail and online stores. The conquered penetration of smartphones and the internet allows the youth-rich France markets to choose online or mobile wallets and payment cards for their transactions in the years to come.

Following are some of the most popular alternative payment options available in France markets:

Orange Cash – a prepaid NFC-based m-payment option launched in October 2015 by Orange France in association with Wirecard. More than 30,000 retailers accept this contactless payment service that is based on a digital Visa card authorized by Wirecard Card Solutions.

Bango – a London-based m-payments and analytics company allowing users to pay for their digital goods and services via the Facebook mobile website in association with Orange France since November 2012.

Paylib – an online payment solution launched by Société Générale, BNP Paribas and La Banque Postale in September 2013 that allows users to pay using either of the two methods – Paylib mobile app or SMS code.

E-Carte Blue – virtual card service offered by banks in France for e-commerce purchases, allowing customers to have an extended unique number on the payment cards supported by e-Carte Blue service software.

Hype – digital wallet offered by Hi-Media Payments, enabling customers to pay for transactions by entering their card details every time by creating a hype account and charging 1% up to EUR 0.5 for every transaction.

SlimPay – an online payment solution and an authorized European payment institution accredited by the French Prudential and Resolution Supervisory Authority introduced by SlimPay S.A. It offers free services by allowing customers to pay from their bank accounts using some access code.

Moneo – an e-wallet developed and introduced by the consortium of BPCE, Crédit Agricole, BNP Paribas, Société Générale, Crédit Mutuel, HSBC France, and Banque Postale, along with public transportation and telecom companies in 1999 with a limit of EUR 100. It allows uploading money to a card from the customer’s bank account during any transaction.

Key Questions Answered by the Report:

• What is the market size of the France Cards and Payments market?
• What are the major operators and issuers in France?
• What is the current state of emerging payment technologies?

Reasons to Purchase this report:

• Track key industry trends, opportunities and threats related to France's cards and payments industry and each market within it.
• Gain insights into the competitive landscape of card issuers for both, debit cards and pay later cards.
• Gain insights into marketing strategies used by market players for various card types in France.
• Gain insights into key regulations governing France's cards and payments market.