Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/7f2500/lafferty_cards_and) has announced the addition of the "Lafferty Cards and Consumer Finance in the United Kingdom 2009" report to their offering.

World Cards Intelligence (WCI) is Lafferty Group's leading research resource covering over 65 countries worldwide.

Each report contains historical data, market forecasts and independent analysis of the following key areas:

• Cards market - credit and debit
• Consumer finance market
• Lafferty's unique profit pool calculation
• Latest developments in pricing and enhancements
• Networks - relative strength and positioning
• Key issuers in the market
• Merchant acquiring
• Processing arrangements
• Economic background
• Demographics as they impact on the consumer lending and cards markets

Products mentioned: Payment Cards, Credit Cards, Debit Cards, Consumer Finance, Profitability, Card Issuers, Merchant Acquiring, Processing

Key Topics Covered:

Lafferty Cards & Consumer Finance United Kingdom 2009

Key Facts

Demographics

• United Kingdom: population metrics
• United Kingdom: ownership of key consumer goods
• United Kingdom: internet usage by population

The Economy

• United Kingdom: major economic indicators
• Consumer Finance Market Overview
• United Kingdom: consumer finance outstandings and indebtedness
• United Kingdom: consumer finance outstandings by product

Cards Market Overview

• United Kingdom: card holdings per 100 adults
• United Kingdom: card numbers by type
• United Kingdom: credit cards metrics
• United Kingdom: credit cards profitability indicators
• United Kingdom: charge cards metrics
• United Kingdom: debit cards metrics

Profit Pool

• United Kingdom: profit pool

Pricing and Enhancements

• United Kingdom: card pricing and enhancements

Networks

• United Kingdom: networks credit card market shares
• United Kingdom: networks credit card numbers
• United Kingdom: networks credit card billed volume
• United Kingdom: networks number of credit card transactions
• United Kingdom: networks average credit card transaction value
• United Kingdom: credit card interchange fees by network
• United Kingdom: networks charge card market shares
• United Kingdom: networks charge card numbers
• United Kingdom: networks charge card billed volume
• United Kingdom: networks number of charge card transactions
• United Kingdom: networks average charge card transaction value
• United Kingdom: networks debit card market shares
• United Kingdom: networks debit card numbers
• United Kingdom: networks debit card billed volume
• United Kingdom: networks number of debit card transactions
• United Kingdom: networks average debit card transaction value
• United Kingdom: debit card interchange fees by network

Key Issuers

• United Kingdom: key issuers market shares
• United Kingdom: key issuers market shares in credit card outstandings

Merchant Acquiring and Processing

• United Kingdom: merchant acquirer credit card market share
• United Kingdom: merchant service charges
• United Kingdom: credit card issuer/issuing processor relationships
• United Kingdom: credit card acquirer/acquiring processor relationships
• United Kingdom: credit card issuing processor market shares by card numbers
• United Kingdom: credit card acquiring processor market shares by number of POS transactions

Other Card Market Information

Companies Mentioned:

• Barclaycard
• The Royal Bank of Scotland
• Lloyds Banking Group
• MENA
• Capital One
• HSBC
• Citibank
• Nationwide
• MBNA
• Streamline
• HSBC Merchant Services
• Elavon Merchant Services
• Cardnet

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