Merchant Acquirers: Western Europe
- Published Date: May 2020
Western Europe's merchant acquiring market is one of the most competitive yet complex globally. While the market is of a similar size to North America's, the region in many ways remains a collection of individual markets which makes a regional approach challenging to implement.
The latest regional merchant acquiring report from Verisk Financial Research combines in-depth information on Western Europe's key acquiring markets with a region-wide view of industry developments.
Topics covered include industry consolidation – with profiles of the key players and their strategies – trends in card use, the growth of e-commerce and contactless, the rise of payments facilitators, and developments in alternative payments.
This report combines insightful commentary explaining the context of market developments with up-to-date data on each country's cards, merchant acquiring and online acquiring markets.
The merchant acquirer market in Western Europe features:
- Key trends in acquiring across the region
- Up-to-date commentary and insights on 16 countries
- Competitive intelligence, including market share data for acquirers
- Over 150 pages of market data
What you will learn from this merchant acquirer report
- Why the Western European market still has growth potential, and where opportunity can be found.
- How individual countries' acquiring markets are developing within an increasingly complex regional sector.
- Why merchant acquirer consolidation is essential for success – but challenging to execute
With macro-level commentary on the region's payments landscape, plus country-level insight underpinned by extensive market data, this report is essential to understanding developments and opportunities in Western Europe's acquiring market.
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Data tables included
Cards market
- Total cards payment metrics
- Contactless cards metrics
- Credit card numbers
- Total credit cards metrics
- Credit cards profitability indicators
- Debit cards numbers
- Debit cards metrics
- Prepaid/e-money cards metrics (excluding Austria, Finland, Ireland & Sweden)
- iDEALonline payment system (the Netherlands only)
Merchant acquirers
- Merchant acquirer credit card market share
- Credit card merchant service charges
- Merchant acquirer debit card market share
- Debit card merchant service charges
- Credit card issuer/issuing processor relationships
- Credit card acquirer/acquiring processor relationships
- Credit card issuing processor market shares by card numbers
- Credit card acquiring processor market shares by the number of POS transactions
Online acquiring
- Online merchant acquirer market share
Countries covered
- Austria
- Belgium
- Denmark
- Finland
- France
- Germany
- Greece
- Ireland
- Italy
- Netherlands
- Norway
- Portugal
- Spain
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- United Kingdom
Entities referenced
- Acce
- 2CheckOut
- 2Happy
- AA
- AB Toscana Investment
- ABN Amro
- Aduno
- Advent
- Adyen
- Aer Lingus
- AIB
- AIB Merchant Services
- AIBMS
- Aldi
- Alipay
- Allianz
- Allied Irish Banks
- Alpha Bank
- Amazon
- American Express
- Amex
- An Post:
- Apple Pay
- Arbejdernes Lsbank
- Argos
- Asda
- Asos
- Atos
- Atos Origin
- Atos Worldline
- Auchan
- Austria
- Automobile Association
- Aviva
- AXA
- Axepta
- B+S
- B+S Card Service
- Babs
- Bain
- Bambora
- Banca Carige
- Banca di Genova
- Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena
- Banca Nazionale del Lavoro
- Banco Ambrosiano Veneto
- Banco Best
- Banco Central
- Banco Cetelem
- Banco CTT
- Banco Hispano Americano
- Banco Português de Negócios
- Banco Sabadell
- Banco Santer Totta
- Bancomat
- Bancontact
- Bank Austria
- Bank Norwegian
- Bank of Ireland
- Bank of Ireland Payment Acceptance
- Bankenes BetalingsSentral
- Bankia
- Bankinter
- Banksys
- Banque Postale
- Barclaycard
- Barclays
- BauHaus
- Bawag PSK
- BBS
- BBVA
- BC Card
- BeCommerce
- Benfica
- Beponoyadz
- BNL
- BNL POSitivity
- BNP Paribas
- BNP Paribas Fortis
- BOIPA
- BOKIS
- Bonprix
- BOOTIK
- BP
- BPCE
- BPI
- BPN
- British Airways
- Brussels Metro
- BS Payone
- Buckaroo
- Buy Way
- CACP
- Caixa Geral de Depósitos
- CaixaBank
- Capital One
- Card Complete Service Bank
- Cardis International
- Cardlink
- CardMobile
- CardProcess
- Cardstream
- Carrefour
- CartaSi
- Carte Bleue
- Cartes Bancaires
- CB
- CCV
- Cdiscount
- Cdp Equity
- CECA
- Cedicam
- CEKAB
- Certitrade
- CGD
- Checkout Finl
- Citicorp
- Clearhaus
- Clessidra SGR
- CM Payments
- CNMC
- Comercia Global Payments
- Comit
- Computop
- Concardis
- Conrad Electronics
- Consorsbank
- Continente
- COOP
- Coop Sweden
- CoreMarket
- Cornèr Banca
- Cornèrcard
- Crédit Agricole
- Crédit Mutuel
- Credit Suisse
- Crédito Agrícola
- Currence
- Cyberpac
- Cyberport
- CyberSource
- Danish Bankers Association
- Dankort
- Danske Bank
- DataCash
- DBA
- De Volksbank
- Dell
- Deloitte
- Delta Singular Outsourcing Services
- Desjardins
- Deutsche Bank
- Deutsche Postbank
- Deutscher Sparkassenverlag
- DIBS
- DinaCard
- Diners Club
- Discover
- DK Online
- Domain
- Dropbox
- DSV Group
- DZ Bank
- Easybank
- EasyPay
- eBay
- EDB
- Edgepay
- Educational Building Society
- e-fresh
- Eika Gruppen
- El Corte Inglés
- Elavon
- Elavon Merchant Services
- Elektronisk Data Behling
- Elgiganten
- EMS
- EnterCard
- ePay
- Equens
- equensWorldline
- ErgoGroup
- Erste Bank
- Español de Crédito
- euPago
- EURO 6000
- Eurobank
- EuroBic
- Eurocard
- euroConex
- Euroline
- Euronet
- Euronet Card Services Greece
- Euronet EFT
- Euronics
- Europay
- Europcar
- European Merchant Services
- EVO Payments
- EVRY
- F2i
- Faster Payments Service
- FDIH
- Fidelity National Information Services
- First Data
- FIS
- Fiserv
- Fiserv
- Fnac
- FPS
- FSIA Investimenti
- Galp
- Gate2Payments
- Gesellschaft für Zahlungssysteme
- GestPay
- Girocard
- Giropay
- Global Collect
- Global Payments
- Google Pay
- Groupement des Cartes Bancaires
- GZS
- H&M
- Hagebaumarkt
- Halifax
- HAT
- HCC
- Heidelpay
- Hellenic Competition Commission
- Hello Bank!
- Helsbanken
- Hertz
- Hibu
- HMV
- Hobex
- Hogast
- HSBC
- Hype
- Hypothekarbank Lenzburg
- Iberiacards
- IBS
- ICA Banken
- ICBPI
- ICS
- iDEAL
- IDT Finance
- IfThenPay
- Ikano Bank
- IkanoFinans
- IKEA
- immonet.de
- ING
- Ingenico
- Ingenico Payone
- Ingenico Retail
- InköpsCentralernas Aktiebolag
- Instreamline
- InterCard
- Interpay
- Intesa Sanpaolo
- Intuit
- Intuit Pay
- iZettle
- JCB
- Jem & Fix
- Jiffy
- JiffyPay
- John Lewis
- JYSK
- Jyske Bank
- KBC
- KeyCorp
- KIOSK
- Klarna
- KLM
- KortacceptL
- La Banque Postale
- Länsförsäkringar Bank
- LeShop
- Lidl
- Lloyds Bank
- Lufthansa
- Luottokunta
- Maestro
- Market Pay
- Marks & Spencer
- Mastercard
- McDonald's
- Mediolanum
- MedMera Bank
- Mercury
- Migros
- Millennium BCP
- Mister Spex
- MoBiB
- MobilePay
- Mollie
- Monese
- Monetico International
- Monext
- mPAY24
- MPS
- Multibanco Reference
- MultiSafepay
- N26
- National Bank of Greece
- Natixis
- NatWest Tyl
- NBG
- Nespresso
- Netaxept
- NetCaixa
- Netflix
- NetOnNet
- NetPay
- Nets
- New Look
- NewDay
- Nexi
- Nexi Pay
- Next
- Nordea
- Nordea Merchant Acquiring
- Nordic Capital
- Nordito
- Norsk Tipping
- Notebooksbilliger.de
- Nova Information Systems
- Novalnet
- Novo Banco
- Nykredit
- O2
- Oasis
- Ogone
- Omnipay
- Oney
- OP Financial Group
- Otto
- Oyster
- Paddy Power
- PagoBancomat
- Partecis
- Pay.be
- Pay.nl
- Paybox
- Payconiq
- PayEx
- Paygate
- PayLife
- Payline
- Payment Highway
- Payment Services Austria
- Payone
- PayPal
- PayPass
- Payson
- PaySquare
- Paytrail
- Payzone
- PB Banken
- PBS
- Pengeinstitutternes BetalingsSystemer
- PensoPay
- Pepsi
- PerfectCard
- Permanent TSB
- PFS
- Pharm24
- Piraeus Bank
- Pivo
- Play.com
- Pleo
- Porto
- Postcard
- Poste Italiane
- Postepay
- PostFinance
- Postnord
- PPRO
- Preem
- Prepaid Financial Services
- PRICENET
- Proton
- PSP Ogone
- PULSE
- Quest Group
- QuickPay
- Rabobank
- Raiffeisen
- RBI
- RBS
- Realex
- Redes y Procesos
- Redunicre
- ReePay
- Revolut
- Ruter
- Sage Pay
- Samport
- Samsung Pay
- Santer
- Saúde e Bem-Estar
- Saxo
- S-Bank
- ScanPay
- SEB
- SEB Kort
- Secure Trading
- SERMEPA
- ServiRed
- Setefi
- Shell
- Shop Direct
- SIA
- SIBS
- SICB
- Siirto
- Silvan
- SiNSYS
- Sipay
- Sistema 4B
- Sistema de Tarjetas y Medios de Pago
- SIX Payment Services
- SkiaBanken
- Skinaviska Enskilda Banken
- Skrill
- SNCF
- Sociedade Interbancária de Serviços
- Société Générale
- Sofort
- Sony
- Spar Nord
- Sparbankskort
- SpareBank 1
- Sporting
- Spotify
- SSB
- SSE Airtricity
- Stripe
- Sumclearing
- SumUp
- Sunway Travel
- Suomen Verkkomaksut
- Swedbank
- Swedbank Babs
- Swedbank Card Services
- Swirl
- Swish
- Swisscard
- Sydbank
- TAP
- Tchibo
- Tecnologia Online
- TeleCash
- Telefonica
- Telia
- Teller
- Tesco
- TfL
- Three
- Transactis
- Transaktioninstitut für Zahlungsdiensleistungen
- Transport for London
- TSYS
- U.S. Bancorp
- Uber
- UBS
- Ulster Bank
- Unicre
- UniCredit
- UniCredito
- UnionPay
- UniversalPay
- V PAY
- Vanquis
- Vantiv
- Vente-Privée
- Via Verde
- Vipps
- Virgin Atlantic
- Visa
- Viseca.
- V-B-ZVD
- Vocalink
- Vodafone Ireland
- Volksbank
- VR Payment
- Waiap
- Way2Pay
- Widiba
- Wirecard
- Wish data set
- WiZink
- Worldline
- Worldpay
- XPay
- Yoleni's
- Yoox
- You
- Z.mall
- Zalo
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