How Turkey Cards and Payments Market is Positioned?
Turkey cards and payments market which
was dominated by cash almost a decade ago and has witnessed advancement towards
digital transactions both in terms of number of transactions and volume in the
recent years. Turkey is making huge investments in digital technology in order
to transform the financial industry most of which is In-house. The young population
has been the major driver for increase in the payments via cards as they are
embracing advanced technology and new products thereby, helping turkey to move
away from traditional methods of payments. The young population coupled with
the existing well developed banking infrastructure of the country in order to
gain competitive advantage by delivering innovative services ahead of their
competitors.
The total number of cards in
circulation was witnessed to increase from ~ as of 31st December 2013 to ~ as
of 31st December 2018, thus displaying a five year CAGR of ~%.
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developed by Turkish Banks has been a major game changer in terms of digital
methods of payment and has seen a tremendous growth in the acceptance rate over
the past few Years due to the Interbank Card Center initiatives also it is
fulfilling government’s agenda of making turkey cashless by 2023.
Banks have been highly
enthusiastic for implementing new financial technology to reach and engage with
their customers in order to promote the use of digital methods of payment
throughout Turkey.
Turkey cards and payments
market remains highly competitive and attractive driving it towards a cashless
economy.
Credit Cards Market Size
In the year 1968, Turkey
launched its first credit card. Today, Credit card issuers offer multi-branded
cards with instalment, use award, and loyalty-point features. Point-of-sale
machines are found in most stores around the country, which has made cards as
one of the most convenient methods of payment. The usage of cards has been
steadily growing with the number of transactions increasing at a CAGR of ~%
from 2014 to 2018.
The credit card reward and
loyalty program is the most significant growth driver for surge in credit card
transaction value and transaction volume. The card issuers and operators have
been partnering with member merchants in order to increase the customer
acquiring rate. The member merchants provide the cardholders with discounts on
the purchases or opportunity to earn reward points which can be redeemed later
on shopping / air ticket purchases and many more.
Turkey Credit Card Market Segmentation, 2014-2018
By Transaction Volume, 2014-2018:
The volume of credit card
transaction has been on a rise since 2014. The variety of goods and services
available in small ticket size has contributed the most to the surge in volume
of transactions in recent years. The volume of transactions has increased from
~ million in 2014 to ~ million in 2018. The four year CAGR has been ~%.
The advancement in technology
- such as RIFD / contactless credit cards, chip and pin cards have contributed
in the increase in the Transaction Value.
By Transaction Value, 2014-2018:
The Transaction Value has
shown an absolute growth of ~% since 2014. The highest year on year growth was
witnessed in the year 2015 of ~%, as people were more motivated to make credit
card transactions because of the card loyalty reward points program were on
rise by the issuing bank. The four year CAGR of credit card Transaction Value
is ~%.
By Average Transaction value, 2014-2018:
The average credit card
Transaction Value was computed by dividing the total Transaction Volume from
total value of transaction. It has been observed that there has been a surge of
~ TRY from 2014 to 2018 respectively. The growth in the average ticket size per
transaction hasn’t been much; however, the spending per transaction took a
constant growth rate. Last four year CAGR is ~%. This throws light on
consolidation in terms of year-on year growth rate of average value of
transaction.
By Number of Credit Card in Circulation, 2014-2018:
It has been observed that the
number of credit cards in circulation have gone up from ~ million in 2014 to ~
million in 2018. The surge in the number of cards in circulation is
approximately by 10 million which indicates the consumer spending behaviour
more on credit. The credit cards issued has been on a rising trend at a four
year CAGR of ~%. The year on year growth rate has been in the range of ~% to ~%
in the last four years. In the last two years the growth rate has been constant
at ~%, indicating the demand of credit card subscription has gone up and the
Cardholders are willing to spend more on credit in order to avail the benefits
of reward program and other perquisites. Credit cards in circulation has
registered slowest growth rate of ~%, which again shot up to ~% each year in
2017 and in 2018 respectively.
Key Segments Covered:-
Credit cards
Value of transaction
Volume of transaction
Number of Credit card in
circulation
Domestic Transaction Using
Domestic Credit Card
International Transaction
Using Domestic Credit Card
Domestic Transaction using
International Credit Card
Sectoral Spending
Debit Cards
Value of transaction
Volume of transaction
Number of Debit card in
circulation
Domestic Transaction Using
Domestic Debit Card
International Transaction
Using Domestic Debit Card
Domestic Transaction using
International Debit Card
Sectoral Spending
Key Target Audience:-
Credit/ Debit Card Operator
Credit/ Debit Card Issuers
Prepaid Card Issuers/
Operators
Local/ Foreign Bank
Reward/ Loyalty Program
Business Operators
Payment gateway provider
Credit/ Debit Card Issuer
POS Device Manufacturers
Debit/ Credit Card
Manufacturing companies
ATM Manufacturing Entities
Investors
Time Period Captured in the Report:-
Historical Period: 2014-2018
Forecast Period: 2019-2023
Companies Covered in Turkey Card Market:-
Issuers
Turkiye Cumhuriyeti Ziraat
Bankasi AS
Turkiye Vakiflar Bankasi TAO
Turkiye Halk Bankasi AS
Denizbank
Yapi ve Kredi Bankasi AS
Turkiye Is Bankasi AS (Is
bank)
Garanti Bankasi AS
Ak bank TAS
Finansbank AS
TEB AS
Seker Bankasi AS
HSBC Bank AS
Citigroup Inc
Operators
Visa Inc
MasterCard International Inc
American Express Co
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Ankur Gupta, Head Marketing & Communications
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Ankur@kenresearch.com
+91-9015378249
