| Main Segment |
Sub Segments |
Definition |
| Telecom |
Wireless |
cards issued by
telecom operators for accessing services through
wireless mobile networks (voice, data services…) |
| Public Phone |
cards issued by
telecom operators to be used as prepaid tokens in
public phones |
Financial
Services
Retail-Loyalty |
Banking |
cards issued by
banks for various services (debit, credit, prepaid
schemes…) |
| Retailers / payment |
cards issued by
retailers under their own brand, bearing a domestic
or
international payment brand |
| Private Label
Card Operators |
payment cards
issued by a service provider on behalf of a retailer,
under its own brand or on the retailer’s brand. |
| Retailers –
Non-payments |
cards issued by
retailers for stand alone loyalty service |
| Oil |
loyalty cards
issued by petrol distributors. |
Government /
healthcare |
National / Local
administration |
cards issued by
governmental bodies for citizens identification
and
online services |
| Transport |
Transport |
cards issued by
operators, for transport, toll or car park services. |
| Pay TV |
PayTV networks
|
cards issued by
pay-TV operators for decrypting TV signals and
enabling services |
| IT Security |
IT Security |
cards issued by
private companies and organisations for securing
physical and logical access to their infrastructure |
| Others |
Others |
all other segments
|