European Payment Cards Yearbook Sample

The following country profile, covering the payment cards business in Serbia, is drawn from the European Payment Cards Yearbook 2008-9, published in September 2008. The updated version is included in the 2009-10 European Payment Cards Yearbook or is available for download as an individual profile at a cost of £40.

Although the Serbia example illustrates the contents of a typical country profile, other profiles vary according to available sources and data:

• Market overview
• Key statistics
• Banking sector
• Significant events in Serbian banking
• Market infrastructure
  Domestic payment system
  Domestic interchange
  Card processors
  ATM and POS networks
• Mobile payments
• Market size and dynamics
  Payment card issuance
  Payment card use
• Card issuers
• Consumer finance
• Exchange rates