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Manufacturers of terminals and readers

Manufacturers of payment terminals depend on the development of the banking sector. They are split between Ingenico (40% of market share), Verifone (36%) and Hypercom (10-12%).

The growth factors of the market in recent years are related to those of the banking sector:

Migration towards EMV standards
Banking services penetration in emerging countries
Development of contactless payment

Manufacturers have difficulty maintaining their margins as the sale prices of payment terminals have fallen due to increased Chinese competition.

As a result, terminal manufacturers are extending their operations to cover new related services:

Transaction management: management of customers and payment methods, protection against fraud in collaboration with banks
Management of terminals and software: maintenance and development of new products
Connectivity: securing of connections between the terminal and the database for the transfer

Mobile telephone manufacturers are the second category of manufacturer: Nokia is the leader with 36% of the market, followed by Ericsson, Motorola and Siemens. These companies are following smartcard developments very closely and are stakeholders in the drafting of new standards.

Since 2008, security attacks against mobile terminals have increased five-fold. More protection systems for mobile terminals are being developed and this market is due to represent $2 billion dollars by 2014.

Source: Frost & Sullivan "Dimension économique et industrielle des cartes à puces" - November 2009 - PIPAME (French Interministerial Economic Change, Forward-Planning and Forecasting Unit)

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