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February 2025 | Current Issue

The Nilson Report, in its 54th year of publication, is the most respected source of news and analysis of the global card and mobile payment industry. Published bi-monthly.

16th Annual Research Publication

The World’s Top Card Issuers and Merchant Acquirers research publication is now in its 16th edition, and includes over 1,390 financial institutions in more than 120 countries.

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Payment Cards in Circulation

General purpose and private label credit, debit and prepaid cards in circulation worldwide are projected to reach 31.13 billion by December 31, 2029.
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Acquirers and ISOs Can Provide Rewards to Merchants

Tuzo’s rewards platform assigns points based on the purchase volume of every credit card payment merchants accept. Points can be redeemed for travel, prepaid cards, electronic devices, vacation destinations and luxury goods.

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STATS

Payment Card Fraud

$ 0

billion was lost to fraud
worldwide in 2022

0 %

of those losses
occurred in the U.S.

$ 0

billion in worldwide losses are
projected over the next ten years

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, University of California, Irvine

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, NYCA Partners

I have been reading the Nilson Report for several decades now, and consider it indispensable for anyone in the payments industry. I also admire its utterly unique approach to journalism: clear, concise, accurate information and insights that are free of advertising and tendentious sourcing. We could use more of this!

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, FISERV

The Nilson Report is an indispensable guide to the movers and shakers in the cards and payments industry. Providing a comprehensive overview of payment trends and useful data both in the US and globally, Nilson enables Fiserv to keep our finger firmly on the pulse of the challenges and opportunities facing issuers, acquirers, financial institutions, fintechs, analysts, academia and others.

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, General Manager, Fraud Protection
, MICROSOFT

The payment industry is going through a digital transformation and innovating in many ways. In these times, it is critical to have great data and insights. That is why we at Microsoft are so thankful to have the Nilson Report and cannot wait for the next edition.

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Industry News

January 20, 2025

Wix and Worldline Partner to Expand Commerce & Payments Solutions Online for Businesses in Europe and Asia Pacific

Wix, an ecommerce platform, will partner with Worldline, Europe’s sixth largest merchant acquirer and the seventh largest worldwide. Small and midsized customers of Wix in Europe and Asia Pacific gain access to Worldline’s local payment and banking services. Existing Worldline customers in these regions gain access Wix’s resources for building and managing their online stores including product catalog management, order fulfillment, inventory and invoice management, marketing tools and bookings management.

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January 28, 2025

Bankrate.com

How to handle repeated credit card fraud

"Payment card fraud losses worldwide reached $33.83 billion in 2023, according to The Nilson Report’s Annual Fraud Statistics issue — up 1.1 percent from 2022."