carrier billing in the nordics: 2016 market report by fortumo

Carrier billing in the Nordics: 2016 market report by Fortumo

The Nordic region is one of the wealthiest in the world, with all countries belonging to the top 20 countries globally in national income per capita. With a well-developed telecommunications infrastructure, high-speed mobile internet is accessible to almost everyone and has also resulted in very high smartphone ownership rates. This makes the region attractive for any digital merchant as user’s access to digital content and disposable income are high.

While a relatively large amount of people have access to card-based payments thanks to owning a credit card, carrier billing is still among the most popular payment methods for digital content. This is either due to inconvenience in the checkout process where card-based payments require the user to enter substantial amounts of personal data about themselves; or due to the fear of fraud - that the same information shared with merchants might become compromised. Due to this, carrier billing is a suitable alternative payment method to enable purchasing for people who either can not or do not want to make card payments online.

This market report gives an overview of the carrier billing landscape in 4 Nordic countries: Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden.

Introduction


Carrier billing data presented in the report has been taken from Fortumo’s cross-platform mobile payments product, available to users for payments on desktop and the mobile web.

Mattias LiivakHead of Marketing & PRFortumo

If you have any questions about the data in this report, please reach out to us at [email protected].

Andrea BoettiVP of Global Business Development & SalesFortumo


https://fortumo.com/products/web-payments/

SwedenMarket profile

GNI per capita:Median age:

41

85%

10

Smartphonepenetration (of all

mobile phones):

Population:

$62,00015

Debit cardpenetration:

98%

Mobile phones:

1 Swedish Krona (SEK) = $0.11

91%

Mobile broadband

access:

23%

Prepaid SIMmarket share:

Credit cardpenetration:

45%

(exchange rate as of November 2nd, 2016)

million years Gross National Income (IMF 2014 estimate)

million

Currency:


Carriers supported by Fortumo: 45%

26%

17%

11%

1%

CARRIERMARKETSHARES

82%

TABLET

DESKTOP

MOBILE

14%

4%

TRAFFICSOURCES

LOCALIZATION:

Recommended, 72% of users have browser language set to Swedish.

Carrier billing landscape May 2016 - October 2016

SwedenCarrier billing in the Nordics: 2016 market report by Fortumo

Average transaction size: $4.6 (+37%)

Monthly ARPPU: $11 (YoY change: +75%)

0 2 4 6 8 10 12

Market share of carrier billing in digital gaming (SuperdataResearch): 11.2% (3rd most popular payment method)

Important note: Consumers in Sweden need to set up an account with WyWalletbefore they are able to make carrier billing transactions.

http://wywallet.se/

Subscriptions May 2016 - October 2016

SwedenCarrier billing in the Nordics: 2016 market report by Fortumo

Subscriptions availability:

Weekly and monthly subscriptions with �exible pricing.

(positive % denotes growth in subscribers):

SUBSCRIPTION DURATION POPULARITY

SUBSCRIPTION DURATION REVENUE

SUBSCRIPTIONS CHURN

WEEKLY MONTHLY

+6.2%+1.6%

WEEKLY: 71% MONTHLY: 29%

WEEKLY: 64% MONTHLY: 36%

DenmarkMarket profile


42

80%

6


mobile phones):

Population:

$61,0009


96%

Mobile phones:

1 Danish Krone (DKK) = $0.15

84%

Mobile broadband

access:

14%



37%



million

Currency:



Monthly ARPPU: $9.3 (YoY change: +45%)

0 2 4 6 8 10 12

Carriers supported by Fortumo:

45%

30%

19%

6%

CARRIERMARKETSHARES

57%

TABLET

DESKTOP

MOBILE

36%

7%

TRAFFICSOURCES

LOCALIZATION:

Recommended, 76% of users have browser language set to Danish.


DenmarkCarrier billing in the Nordics: 2016 market report by Fortumo


Important note: Danish consumers have a right to request a refund 15 days after making a purchase using carrier billing.

Subscriptions May 2016 - October 2016

DenmarkCarrier billing in the Nordics: 2016 market report by Fortumo

Subscriptions availability:

Daily, weekly and monthly subscriptions with �exible pricing (up to 200 DKK)

(positive % denotes growth in subscribers):SUBSCRIPTIONS CHURN

WEEKLY

+2.9%

FinlandMarket profile


42

56%

6


mobile phones):

Population:

$48,00010


97%

Mobile phones:

1 Euro (EUR) = $1.11

78%

Mobile broadband

access:

8%



63%



million

Currency:




0 2 4 6 8 10 12

Carriers supported by Fortumo:

42%

37%

21%

CARRIERMARKETSHARES

57%

TABLET

DESKTOP

MOBILE

31%

12%

TRAFFICSOURCES

LOCALIZATION:

Recommended, 75% of users have browser language set to Finnish.


FinlandCarrier billing in the Nordics: 2016 market report by Fortumo

Market share of carrier billing in digital gaming (SuperdataResearch): 16.4% (4th most popular payment method)

NorwayMarket profile


39

83%

5


mobile phones):

Population:

$104,0006


99%

Mobile phones:

1 Norwegian Krone (NOK) = $0.12

74%

Mobile broadband

access:

15%



67%



million

Currency:




0 2 4 6 8 10 12

Carriers supported by Fortumo: 51%

37%

9%

2%

1%

CARRIERMARKETSHARES

53%

TABLET

DESKTOP

MOBILE

39%

8%

TRAFFICSOURCES

LOCALIZATION:

Recommended, 54% of users have browser language set to Norwegian.


NorwayCarrier billing in the Nordics: 2016 market report by Fortumo


Important note: Carrier billing in Norway is processed through the mobile operator owned payments solution Strex.

https://strex.no/

Additional reading

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Fortumo is a mobile payments company that enables direct carrier billing with more than 350 mobile operators in 90+ countries. Fortumo's payment products work across a wide range of platforms including desktop devices, smartphones, feature phones, tablets and smart TV-s. These products give consumers a simple, 1-click payment method to charge online purchases to their phone bill. For app stores, digital media companies and game developers, Fortumo provides one integration with 350 mobile operators as well as a single point of contact for settlements, reporting, support and infrastructure upgrades. Founded in 2007, Fortumo has offices in Estonia, San Francisco, Beijing, Delhi, Singapore & Hanoi and is backed by Intel Capital and Greycroft Partners.

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