Co-Branded and Affinity Credit Cards in the U.S

Co-branding has entered its late adolescence and is a fixture of American marketing, and increasingly so, of the global payments industry. There are literally thousands of co-branded and affinity card programs on offer. According to some industry estimates, approximately 45% of the cards in the wallets of U.S. consumers are co-branded or affinity cards.
American consumers are moving away from cash and checks as the means to purchase the things they need and want, while increasingly using plastic for shopping, and electronic vehicles to pay their bills.

The use of credit and debit cards and electronic methods (pre-authorized and remote payments) is displacing the traditional paper (cash and checks), even as the dollar volume of payments and the number of transactions expand. Consumers are migrating to card-based forms of payment (credit, debit, pre-paid cards, gift cards, benefits cards and chip-based cards), motivated in part by their convenience, enhanced services and reward programs, as well as growth of the Internet channel.

Methodology

Packaged Facts’ study of co-branded and affinity cards is based on extensive secondary research and interviews with industry and regional experts. Secondary sources include data-gathered from relevant trade, business, and government sources, including card industry journals, trade and general press (print and electronic), annual reports and 10(k) filings, company literature, consultancy publications, Packaged Facts reports, websites and white papers.

Interviews were conducted with representatives of Discover, Visa, Visa Europe, Capital One, Kroll-Info Americas, Maritz Inc., Auriemma Consulting Group and other marketing and consulting firms operating in the co-branded and affinity card space.

About the Author

An expert in primary research, Té Revesz is the principal of Revesz International and Kentera Associates. She has conducted thousands of in-depth interviews with business, political and labor experts around the world. She was featured in Super Searchers Go to the Source as one of the US’s top primary researchers. Prior to founding Kentera Associates, Té headed the Healthcare and Industrial Practices of FIND/SVP’s Strategic Consulting and Research Group and was its International Practice Coordinator. She was also a Director of FIND’s Signia Partners division. Before joining FIND, Té served at Business International as Director of North American Publications, Editor-In-Chief of its global newsletter, and helped create BI’s global risk assessment product. She also worked at Prudential-Bache’s financial planning group and at Citibank’s Washington Representative Office.

What You’ll Get in this Report

Co-Branded and Affinity Credit Cards in the U.S. makes important predictions and recommendations regarding the future of this market, and pinpoints ways current and prospective players can capitalize on current trends and spearhead new ones. No other market research report provides both the comprehensive analysis and extensive data that Co-Branded and Affinity Credit Cards in the U.S. offers.

Plus, you’ll benefit from extensive data, presented in easy-to-read and practical charts, tables and graphs.

How You Will Benefit from this Report

If your company is already doing business in the co-branded and affinity credit card market, or is considering making the leap, you will find this report invaluable, as it provides a comprehensive package of information and insight not offered in any other single source. You will gain a thorough understanding of the current market for co-branded and affinity credit cards, as well as projected markets and trends through 2011.

This report will help:

Marketing Managers identify market opportunities and develop targeted promotion plans for co-branded and affinity credit cards.
Research and development professionals stay on top of competitor initiatives and explore demand for co-branded and affinity credit cards.
Advertising agencies working with clients in the banking and retail industries understand the product buyer to develop messages and images that compel consumers to use co-branded and affinity credit cards.
Business development executives understand the dynamics of the market and identify possible partnerships.
Information and research center librarians provide market researchers, brand and product managers and other colleagues with the vital information they need to do their jobs more effectively.
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