Quantum Readiness in the Payment Card Market
Price: Starting at USD 1,950
Publish Date: 02 Dec 2025
Code: PT-3793
Research Type: Presentation
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Actionable Benefits
- Understand where the quantum vulnerabilities are within the payment ecosystem.
- Identify the positioning of the payment card market relative to the quantum migration across other segments.
- Optimize internal strategies for the quantum transition and external marketing approaches within payment cards and the broader payments ecosystem.
Research Highlights
- Market developments that pertain to the quantum readiness of payment smart cards.
- Migration timelines for different smart cards to PQC across the next decade.
- Overview of the major players within the smart card and wider payments ecosystem.
Critical Questions Answered
- How are offline versus online transactions affected by the prospect of a Cryptographically Relevant Quantum Computer (CRQC)?
- What are the primary obstacles impeding uptake of Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) within payment cards?
- How are the interests of key players across the payment card ecosystem impacted by these challenges?
Who Should Read This?
- Smart card issuers, Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) vendors, and PQC service providers who want to understand developments and evolving market trends regarding the quantum readiness of payment cards.
- Chip vendors and semiconductor manufacturers seeking to maximize their profits within this segment throughout the migratory process.
- C-level executives and security strategists from merchants (including e-commerce retailers, subscription service providers, and brick-and-mortar retailers) and financial institutions who wish to upgrade their security processes and understand the benefits and challenges associated with migrating to PQC.
- Innovation leaders in the payments space and financial sector who need to understand how to adapt their business models and commercial strategy to accommodate new and emerging security priorities.
Companies Mentioned
Table of Contents
Key Findings
Key Forecasts
Migration Timelines of Smart Cards to PQC
Key Companies and Ecosystems
Offline Versus Online Transactions
Recommendations
Companies Mentioned
- American Express
- Entrust
- Giesecke+Devrient
- IDEMIA
- Mastercard
- NXP Semiconductors
- STMicroelectronics
- Thales
- Visa Inc.
- Competitive & Market Intelligence
- Executive & C-Suite
- Marketing
- Product Strategy
- Startup Leader & Founder
- Users & Implementers
Job Role
- Telco & Communications
- Hyperscalers
- Industrial & Manufacturing
- Semiconductor
- Supply Chain
- Industry & Trade Organizations
Industry
Services
Spotlights
5G, Cloud & Networks
- 5G Devices, Smartphones & Wearables
- 5G, 6G & Open RAN
- Cellular Standards & Intellectual Property Rights
- Cloud
- Enterprise Connectivity
- Space Technologies & Innovation
- Telco AI
AI & Robotics
Automotive
Bluetooth, Wi-Fi & Short Range Wireless
Cyber & Digital Security
- Citizen Digital Identity
- Digital Payment Technologies
- eSIM & SIM Solutions
- Quantum Safe Technologies
- Trusted Device Solutions