US Debit Card Issuers Ranked 51st through 100th Largest

Debit and prepaid consumer and commercial card products issued by financial institutions that ranked 51st to 100th largest among all issuers generated $164.62 billion in purchase volume in 2023, down 2.1% from 2022. That purchase volume combines Mastercard and Visa networks with EFT system networks, including Accel, Nyce, Pulse, Star and others. Mastercard and Visa […]

Top 25 US Issuers of Mastercard and Visa Consumer Cards

The largest US issuers of Mastercard and Visa consumer credit and consumer debit/prepaid card products are ranked below based on purchase volume for goods and services in 2023. The Consumer Purchase Volume columns exclude purchase volume tied to small business, corporate, purchasing and fleet commercial credit, debit and prepaid cards. The All Purchase Volume columns […]

Europe’s Top Card Issuers 2023—Part 1

Issuers from 30 countries are ranked among the top 50. As of December 31, 2023, this group had collectively issued 919.5 million payment cards. In 2023, those cards generated $3.553 trillion in purchase volume (spending for goods and services).

Apple Compelled to Give Access to iPhones in Europe

Mobile payments will operate using host card emulation (HCE) software embedded on the iPhones. This means that payment credentials will not be held on the iPhone’s secure element hardware, which is the case for Apple Pay transactions.

Evolve B&T Data Breach

Among more than 150 clients and partners of Evolve are Affirm, Airwallex, Bond (a unit of FIS), i2c, Lithic, Marqeta, Melio, Mercury, Paystand, Stripe, TabaPay and Wise. Evolve is a principal member of Visa and Mastercard.

ACI and RS2 JV in Brazil

Since 2008, ACI Worldwide has been providing the authorization switch software for card transactions at POS terminals and ATMs in Brazil. RS2 has offered software to manage card issuing and acquiring in Brazil since 2013.

Swiipr Prepaid Cards for Airlines

More than 500 million passengers a year experience air travel disruptions including delays, diverted flights and last-minute cancellations.

Openway Implements CBDC Bank Cards

Payment software specialist Openway, which has operated in Kazakhstan for more than 20 years, recently partnered with three card issuing clients, as well as with Visa and Mastercard.

Late Fee Litigation Update

A three-judge panel of the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans ruled on June 18, 2024, that ongoing litigation tied to the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) $8 cap on credit card late fees must occur in federal court in Texas. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the American Bankers Association succeeded […]