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World’s Top Card Issuers and
Merchant Acquirers
Issue 1234 | Jan 2023
Commercial payments account for 45% of total billed business at American Express, and more than 70% of...
Payment Cards Projected Worldwide through 2027
Investments in Merchant Acquiring, Processing—2022
Discover Financial Services Results—2022
Toshiba Adds PopPay Facial Biometrics to POS Devices
Mastercard and Visa Worldwide for First Nine Months of 2022
Amex Acquires Nipendo for B2B Accounts Receivable Payments
Investments & Acquisitions in 2022
Credit, debit and prepaid cards in circulation worldwide with Mastercard and Visa brands generated $13.486 trillion in purchase volume in the first nine months of 2022. Cards issued outside the US accounted for 55% of that total.