Market Sectors

Headcount operates in the following market sectors.


  • Card issuing – debit cards / credit cards / corporate cards / prepaid cards / loyalty cards / consumer finance / contactless payments (NFC / Near Field Communication) / RFID technologies
  • Card acquiring – single / multi-currency acquiring & cross border acquiring
  • Payment processing and transaction processing – retail financial services / third party
  • Payment security – risk / fraud management /CNP/ encryption solutions / Chip and PIN / PCI DSS compliance / AML (Anti-Money Laundering) / KYC (Know Your Customer)
  • PSP (payment service providers) / electronic payment
  • Mobile payment
  • Money transfer / money remittance
  • Consulting – business strategy / technical
  • Vendors – software and hardware applications and devices
  • Card schemes & card associations
  • Smart card / EMV technology (Europay, MasterCard, Visa)
  • Financial institutions and card based financial services
  • Retail banking and retail financial services
  • Exchanges, central banks and payment clearing organisations
  • Card management system providers