Payments Industry Overview
The payment market competition appears to be fragmented, with several players in the market. These major players offer innovative digital payment technologies and indulge in mergers and acquisitions to gain market share. Major players in the Global payments market include Mastercard Inc., Visa Inc., UnionPay International, and PayPal Holdings Inc., among others.
- November 2023 - Mastercard and Japan’s NEC collaborated to bring progress in in-store biometric payments. Through a signed contract of Understanding, the partnership is projected to implement NEC's face recognition and liveness verification technology, in addition to Mastercard's payment enablement and optimized user experience to boost on the countrywide scale.
- May 2023 - TD Bank launched a new suite of credit card products to harness the growing momentum in the credit card space. The company introduced a no-interest credit card that charges a simple monthly fee, a pioneering concept in the U.S. market, and the introduction of TD FlexPay, touted as TD's most flexible credit card yet, featuring increased payment flexibility and attractive balance transfer offers.
Payments Market Leaders
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Mastercard Inc.
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Visa Inc.
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PayPal Holdings, Inc.
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AliPay (Alibaba Group)
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UnionPay International
- *Disclaimer: Major Players sorted in no particular order