Payment Card Competitor Tracker: July 2010

Overview 1
Catalyst 1
Summary 1
Methodology 1
Table of Contents 2
Table of figures 3
Table of tables 4
Introduction 5
The Payment Card Competitor Tracker provides both one-month and 12-month views of developments 5
Each month, Datamonitor tracks the most relevant announcements from 64 competitors 5
Datamonitor's Cards and Payments Team provides analysis of the key developments at one-month and 12-month intervals 6
A fully searchable database of developments from January 2007 onwards is also delivered alongside the report 6
Key Developments in July 7
Developments in the contactless, mobile, online, and prepaid categories in July 7
Mobile/Online: MasterCard launches MarketPlace App for the iPhone 7
Online: Discover rolls out PIN authorization for internet payments using PULSE debit cards 8
Prepaid: Banamex and MasterCard announce the launch of Perfiles Ya prepaid card in Mexico 9
Other: MasterCard signs five-year deal with Metro Bank in the UK 9
There were 53 developments in July, which is on par with the 12-month average 10
There were more developments in July than in the previous month 10
M&A and partnership stories were up in July as compared to the previous month 11
Western Europe accounted for the largest activity in July, ahead of North America 13
Card issuers continue to account for the majority of competitor activity but card schemes are not far behind 13
Loyalty and rewards were at the forefront of activity in July 14
M&A activity picked up in July, recording twice as many developments as compared to the 12-month average 15
Products, Services and Innovation 17
American Express 17
Singapore: American express launches American Express Rewards card 17
US: American Express offers its Platinum card and Centurion members access to US Airways Clubs 17
Atos Origin 18
UK: Atos Origin launches redspottedhanky.com, an online travel retail service 18
Bank of America 18
UK: MBNA launches an online tool for customers to compare credit cards 18
Bank of Montreal 18
Canada: Bank of Montreal launches two new MasterCard credit cards 18
Barclaycard 19
UK: Barclaycard extends its service to provide alerts to its customers 19
UK: Little Chef to adopt contactless payment system with Barclaycard 19
UK: Barclaycard announces the launch of Barclaycard SmartPay, a payment processing system 19
UK: the Co-operative Food rolls out contactless technology 20
UK: AMT Coffee completes national roll-out of contactless payment systems 20
China UnionPay 20
Asia Pacific: China UnionPay launches Privileged Theme Park Journey scheme for its cardholders 20
China: CUP collaborates with ICBC to issue cards based on the CUP standard chip card 21
Citigroup 21
Hungary: Citibank extends its Citigold Club program to Citigold customers 21
Malaysia: Citibank launches mobile banking platform 'Citibank Mobile' 21
Mexico: Banamex and MasterCard announce the launch of Perfiles Ya prepaid card 22
Taiwan: Citi announces the launch of Citi Mobile 22
Thailand: Citibank credit card offers up to 10% cash discount at Thailand's merchants and restaurants 23
US: Citi in association with AT&T announces incentives for new AT&T Universal card members 24
Discover 24
US: Pulse introduces a debit PIN for online transactions 24
US: Discover expands its rewards program 25
JPMorgan Chase 25
US: Chase Card Services partners with InterContinental Hotels Group to launch Priority Club 25
MasterCard 26
US: MasterCard launches MasterCard MarketPlace, an application with mobile access to deals and offers 26
US Bancorp 26
US: US Bancorp announces an online payment management tool for small businesses 26
US: US Bancorp partners with LAN Airlines to introduce LANPASS Visa card program 27
Visa 27
Australia: Citibank launches Visa Signature card 27
US: Visa launches campaign to promote prepaid debit cards 27
US: Visa announces global industry practices for card data tokenization 28
US: Visa intends to reduce sensitive card information storage in merchant systems 28
Wells Fargo 29
US: Wells Fargo introduces new mobile banking application 29
M&A, Partnerships and Organic Growth 30
ABN Amro 30
The Netherlands: ABN Amro and Fortis Bank Nederland complete their merger 30
Atos Origin 30
France: Atos Origin partners with Société Générale to develop and host new mobile services 30
BNP Paribas 30
France: BNP Paribas partners with PayPal to offer finance for online shopping 30
Belgium: BNP Paribas and Apax Partners announce the sale of BNP Paribas Personal Finance Belgium 31
China UnionPay 31
Japan: CUP signs an agreement with Mitsubishi UFJ NICOS 31
Middle East, West Asia and Africa: CUP partners with UAE Network International 31
Taiwan: CUP and Taiwan Financial Information Service inaugurate ATM acceptance business for CUP cards 32
Citigroup 32
Denmark: Ikano bank buys Citi Danish consumer finance portfolio 32
Sweden: Ikano bank buys Citi Swedish Shell MasterCard portfolio 32
Discover 33
Serbia: Discover signs an agreement with DinaCard 33
Fidelity Information Services 33
US: American Express expands relationship with NYCE ATM Network 33
US: FIS signs five-year contract with Airdrie Savings Bank 33
GE Money 33
UK: GE Capital Global Banking sells BAC-Credomatic to Grupo Aval 33
HSBC 34
India: HSBC acquires RBS' retail and commercial banking businesses 34
MasterCard 34
Singapore: MasterCard Worldwide signs agreement with Zain Saudi League 34
UAE: MasterCard Worldwide in association with Collis hosts payment solutions symposium 34
UK: MasterCard signs five-year deal with Metro Bank 35
PayPal 35
UK: PayPal releases its online retail report findings 35
SEB 35
Germany: SEB sell its retail banking business to Banco Santander 35
TSYS 36
UK: TSYS partners with Tesco Bank to support the bank's credit card business 36
US: TSYS extends agreement with Sage Payment Solutions 36
Visa 36
South Africa: foreign visitor spend on Visa cards increases during 2010 FIFA World Cup 36
UK: Visa contactless cards expected to reach 12 million by the end of 2010 37
US: Visa announces completion of acquisition of CyberSource 37
APPENDIX 38
Methodology 38
Further reading 38
Ask the analyst 39
Datamonitor consulting 39
Disclaimer 39
List of Tables
Table 1: The 64 companies and subsidiaries covered by Datamonitor's Payment Card Competitor Tracker 5
Table 2: Current relevant publications 38
List of Figures
Figure 1: In July, 53 competitor developments were analyzed in the Payment Card Competitor Tracker, on par with the 12-month average 11
Figure 2: M&A and partnership stories were up in July as compared to the previous month, above the 12-month average 12
Figure 3: Western Europe accounted for the majority of activity in July, ahead of North America 13
Figure 4: Card issuers continue to account for the majority of competitor activity featured in the tracker 14
Figure 5: Developments in innovative products and services were at the forefront of activity in June 15
Figure 6: M&A picked up in July, recording twice as many developments as compared to 12-month average 16