European Payment Cards Yearbook

Belgium - Summary

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Market Overview
Payment Organizations	Atos Worldline purchased the interbank companies Banksys and Bank Card Company (BCC) in 2006.

Domestic Card Brands	Debit: Bancontact/MisterCash (BC/MC) co-badged Maestro. E-purse function Proton on BC/MC cards.

Market Structure	Debit cards dominate the market, accounting for almost 89% of card payments in 2010. Credit card use is under-developed. Use of BC/MC – Maestro function on cards is restricted to Europe region since 2011. Atos Worldline/Banksys is leading processor and runs the national ATM and debit POS infrastructure. KBC and Dexia have developed substantial retail banking networks in the CEE region and Turkey respectively.

Major Issuers	BNP Paribas Fortis, Dexia, ING Belgium, and KBC.

Major Acquirers	Atos Worldline/BCC, EMS, Europabank, and PaySquare.

Key Statistics 2010
Population	10.9 million
Cards	Debit: 15.1 million Credit/Delayed debit: 4.3 million Total payment cards: 19.4 million