Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/hzcxwc/smart_cards) has announced the addition of the "Smart Cards (Contact, Contactless, Dual Interface and Hybrid) Market - Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends and Forecast 2014 - 2020" report to their offering.
The research study titled Smart Cards (Contact, Contactless, Dual Interface and Hybrid) Market - Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends and Forecast, 2014 - 2020 provides in-depth analysis of the market and related sub-segments. The report strategically focuses on market segments including different types of smart cards and their applications across various sectors.
The smart cards market is expected to see consistent growth in the coming years due to the increasing demand for secure and reliable payment transactions across the retail and BFSI industry. Moreover, cost saving schemes for merchants from payments brands such as Visa, MasterCard and Europay is driving the smart card technology innovations. The decreasing prices of Subscriber Identification Module (SIM) cards and tariff rates are increasing the number of mobile subscribers, and thus further contributing to the growth of the smart cards market. However, factors such as price pressures and technological challenges along with cost of migrating to smartcard compatible readers affect the adoption of smartcards. Conversely, technology advancements, reducing prices and introduction of high-end SIMs offer potential opportunities for the growth of the smart cards market.
This report studies the current scenario as well as the future market potential for smart cards globally. The market for smart cards has been segmented based on four major parameters, namely, card type, components, applications and geography. The major types of smart cards used are contact smart cards, contactless smart cards, hybrid smart cards and dual-interface smart cards.
Scope of the Report
Smart Cards Market, by Type
- Contact Smart Card
- Contactless Smart Card
- Hybrid Smart Card
- Dual-interface Smart Cards
Smart Cards Market, by Components
- Memory Cards
- Microcontroller Cards
Smart Cards Market, by Applications
- High-End Applications
- - Government Sector
- - Healthcare Sector
- - Transportation Sector
- - Telecommunications Sector
- - Pay TV Sector
- - Financial Services, Retail and Loyalty Sector
- Low-End Applications
Key Topics Covered:
Chapter 1 Preface
Chapter 2 Executive Summary
Chapter 3 Global Smart Cards Market Overview
Chapter 4 Global Smart Cards Market Revenue, by Type
Chapter 5 Global Smart Cards Market Revenue, by Components
Chapter 6 Global Smart Cards Market Revenue, by Applications
Chapter 7 Global Smart Cards Market Revenue, by Geography
Chapter 8 Company Profiles
- American Express Company.
- Atos SE (Societas Europaea)
- Gemalto NV
- Giesecke & Devrient (G&D) GmbH
- INSIDE Secure
- Infineon Technologies AG
- Ingenico Group
- NXP Semiconductors N.V.
- Texas Instruments, Inc.
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