Persistence Market Research presents a revised forecast for the global managed file transfer (MFT) software & service market in a recent report titled “Managed File Transfer (MFT) Software & Service Market: Global Industry Analysis and Forecast (2017 – 2025)” the global Managed File Transfer (MFT) Software & Service market was valued at USD 1,032.8 Mn in 2016, and is expected to register a CAGR of 7.2 percent from 2017 to 2025. Increasing demand from the banking sector and increased spending on R&D are major factors driving revenue growth of the global Managed File Transfer (MFT) Software & Service market.
According to the report “Managed File Transfer (MFT) Software & Service market: Global Industry Analysis and Opportunity Assessment 2015 – 2025” published in 2015 by FMI, revenue generated by the global Managed File Transfer (MFT) Software & Service market was estimated to reach USD 1,157.2 Mn by 2015, witnessing an increase from USD 1,092.1 Mn in 2014. The CAGR of the global Managed File Transfer (MFT) Software & Service market during the period 2015 – 2025 was 6.0 percent.
Managed file transfer is a type of software that allows transfer of files inside the organisation or between multiple organisations. This method is a fast, secure, reliable and transparent way of exchanging files with additional features such as tracking and monitoring. As a result, one can discover loss of data from a specific point and also receive acknowledgement after successful completion of the file transfer process. With the advent of digitalisation, companies are becoming heavily dependent on successful transmission of digital files bearing critical information. Hence, this transmission should be secure, reliable and quick to run the business process smoothly in real time. Demand for efficient and effective file transfer has been increasing in the past few years. A similar trend is anticipated to continue during the next five to six years.
Global Managed File Transfer (MFT) Software & Service market is categorised on the basis of software, services, industry and region. On the basis of software, the market is segmented as System- Centric File Transfer, People- Centric File Transfer and Extreme-File Transfer. System- Centric File Transfer segment is anticipated to register a CAGR of 8.1 percent during the forecast period. The software segment is segmented into Implementation & Integration, Consulting and Maintenance. Consulting sub segment is anticipated to register a CAGR of 9.2 percent during the forecast period.
On the basis of industry, the market is segmented as BFSI, Media & Entertainment, Retail, Manufacturing, Telecommunication and Others. BFSI segment accounted for the highest market share of 37.0 percent in 2016. The telecommunication segment accounted for a market share of 10.0 percent in 2016. The telecommunication segment is expected to register a healthy CAGR of 9.5 percent during the forecast period.
