Business Credit Card Services | Market, Trends, Growth | Suppliers Analysis

Strategic Sourcing Guide to Business Credit Card Services Procurement

Overview

Business practices within Business Credit Card Services market are heavily influenced by changing trends across the category as well as within the broader Financial market. Suppliers are increasingly offering a 'bundle' of services which is marketed as a cost saving option. The bundled offering often includes services that are not required by the buyer or are charged at a much higher rate than an A la carte option with another supplier.

Many suppliers are investing in automation technologies such as AI, robotics, machine learning and big data to optimize their business operations and offer new services to their customers. However, a part of this investment is also passed to buyers in the form of high prices being charged for value added services.

New locations and vendors are emerging as cost effective suppliers of Business Credit Card Services, offering an opportunity to widen the supplier base and gain further negotiation leverage with incumbent suppliers.

As a result, category managers need to closely monitor the Business Credit Card Services procurement trends and identify changes required in their procurement environment for the category.

Business Credit Card Services Procurement Best Practices

Business Credit Card Services procurement best practices are moving towards a level of sophistication which is typically seen in traditional procurement categories. Category managers now have an attractive opportunity to adapt the best practices seen within this category as well as those being leveraged in other non-related categories. This report summarizes the best practices picked from across multiple categories that could work well for category managers involved with Business Credit Card Services procurement strategy.

For example, Adequate RFP response time should be built in for prospective suppliers to enable them understand the scope and performance requirements.

Investing in benchmarking studies help category managers improve their knowledge on market pricing or billing rates of suppliers by job role and function. This also allows them to save costs as well as negotiate better with service providers.

Cost saving opportunities may reduce exponentially in relation to the time left for current contract to expire or required timeline to start the engagement. Therefore sufficient interval should exist between initation of new procurement and expected start date of the new contract for Business Credit Card Services.

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Risks in Business Credit Card Services procurement

Business Credit Card Services procurement managers also need to proactively identify and mitigate potential risks that can arise in the supply chain or contracts for Business Credit Card Services procurement. Some examples include:

Suppliers may face a situation where they are unable to honor a contract in its entirety due to shortage of resources, finances or capabilities. While contractual terms safeguard buyers from the non-performance, their operations could still face massive disruptions due to suppliers' non-performance
When requirements of the buyers are not absolutely clear or usage patterns are not stable or predictable, suppliers often build in \"cost buffers\" for unforeseen risks due to a lack of complete understanding on buyer's requirements. This increases the risk of overspending on Business Credit Card Services
Service providers rely on complex information systems to deliver their services, some of which might be outsourced. These systems are susceptible to virus attacks and security breaches. In the case of a loss of proprietary information or confidential information of the client's firm, service providers can become liable to pay hefty penalties

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Who should read this report

The report is intended to serve as a one-stop reference guide for Business Credit Card Services procurement strategy and offers a perfect blend of category basics with deep-dive category data and insights. Therefore, it is ideal for category beginners looking for “Business Credit Card Services: Procurement Report 101” as well as for category experts actively tracking the global Business Credit Card Services procurement market.

You may have just initiated your research to design a winning Business Credit Card Services procurement strategy, or you may be a category expert looking for strategic insights and updated data.Either ways, the report has your requirements covered.

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Key questions on Business Credit Card Services procurement answered by this report

Procurement decisions can prove to be costly in the absence of careful deliberation and evaluation of every available option. In fact, more than 90% of the decision makers we work with acknowledge that timely availability of up-to-date category intelligence can help them make better purchasing decisions. More than 80% of them believe that in-house category intelligence needs to be updated periodically to achieve full benefits. If you have read so far, we are quite sure you agree!!

The Business Credit Card Services procurement report helps take more informed decisions by placing all the critical information and advice at the fingertips of a decision maker. It also specifically answers some of the key questions that we have been routinely asked during our industry outreach initiatives:

What is the spend potential in the Business Credit Card Services market?
What is the correct price to pay for Business Credit Card Services? What are the key trends and factors that influence current and future pricing?
Which selection criteria are the most important for Business Credit Card Services Suppliers Market?
Who are the top Business Credit Card Services suppliers? What are their cost structures?
Which negotiation levers can reduce Business Credit Card Services procurement cost ?
What are supplier margins in Business Credit Card Services market?
What are the best practices for Business Credit Card Services procurement and what are the potential risks?

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Business Credit Card Services Category Insights: What is inside

The Business Credit Card Services market report offers a complete picture of the supply market and analyzes the category from the perspective of both buyers and suppliers. Analysis of the category trends, procurement best practices, negotiation levers and overall category management strategy advisory are interspersed with in-depth data and commentary on spend outlook, pricing ecosystem and supplier landscape drilled down to a region-level coverage.

Data

A key highlight of this report is the in-depth outlook created on Business Credit Card Services procurement spend and pricing trends. The report further delves deep into the aspects of cost structure, total cost of ownership and supplier margins for Business Credit Card Services. A dedicated section to supplier profiles and evaluation helps decision makers cast a wider procurement net and identify gaps in existing relationships.

Insights

Along with specific category and supplier intelligence, the publication also includes curated insights on Business Credit Card Services market trends, price influencers and inherent risks. These insights help the decision makers prepare for market shaping trends in advance and create alternative strategies for changes in the market conditions.

Advisory

Additionally, the report also advises on the best practices and strategies to manage the Business Credit Card Services category efficiently. Negotiation levers and opportunities are explained in detail along with quantification of their potential. Benchmark KPIs for supplier and buyer performance management are also aggregated to better organize the category objectives. Other themes of advisory include ideal procurement organization structure, enablers to achieve KPIs or category objectives and ideal SLAs to have with suppliers.

Category Ecosystem

Buyer and supplier ecosystem
Competitiveness index
Buyer and supplier power
Threat of new entrants and substitutes

Global and Regional Sourcing Insights

Category spend
Spend growth
Dynamics
Opportunities

Pricing and Cost Analysis

Pricing outlook and data
Drivers of pricing
Cost structure and inputs cost
Total cost of ownership
Pricing models and margins

Cost Saving Opportunities & Negotiation Strategies

Buyer and supplier side levers
Quantified cost saving opportunities
Negotiation strategies and quantified outcome

Procurement Best Practices, Strategy and Enablers

Procurement excellence
Sustainability and innovation
KPIs and category enablers
Risk management and outsourcing

Vendor Analysis

RFx essentials and selection criteria
SLAs
Supplier evaluation metrics
Detailed supplier profiles

Our research is complex, but our reports are easy to digest. Quantitative analysis and exhaustive commentary is placed in an easy to read format that gives you an in-depth knowledge on the category without spending hours to figure out “what does it mean for my company?”

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Category Research Framework

SpendEdge presents a detailed picture of Business Credit Card Services procurement solutions by way of study, synthesis, and summation of data from multiple sources. The analysts have presented the various facets of the market with a particular focus on identifying the key category influencers. The data thus presented is comprehensive, reliable, and the result of extensive research, both primary and secondary.