Europe’s Global Network Cards
Purchase volume for goods and services tied to Visa, Mastercard, American Express and Diners Club brand credit, debit and prepaid cards issued in Europe reached $4.927 trillion in 2023. This was an increase of 17.2% over 2022 on a local currency basis. Mastercard purchase volume increased 23.7% to $2.227 trillion. Visa purchase volume was up […]
Top US Issuers in Mastercard Send and Visa Direct
From our annual ranking of the 100 largest US debit card issuers, 42 financial institutions reported transactions involving Mastercard Send and Visa Direct for 2023. Transactions from the issuers shown here totaled 2.71 billion last year.
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TerraPay Building Global Digital Wallet Coalition
The Wallet Interoperability Council has launched with five digital wallet operator members: M-Pesa, Airtel Money, Sama Money, Nequi and bKash. Digital wallets from these companies are held by consumers and businesses in Bangladesh, Colombia, Kenya, Senegal, Tanzania and Uganda.
CFPB Investigates Zelle
Zelle, the largest peer-to-peer (P2P) payment platform in the US, is owned by Early Warning Services (EWS), which is owned by many of the country’s top commercial banks.
Top 25 US Prepaid Issuers
Purchase volume generated by cards issued by the top 25 was $182.08 billion in 2023, a decline of 3.2% from 2022.
US Card Networks at Midyear 2024
Visa and Mastercard debit cards accounted for 60.15% of all debit and credit card purchase transactions. This was down from 60.23% in the first six months of 2023.
Store Cards in the US — 2023
Outstanding receivables on store cards grew 1.2% in 2023 to $130.37 billion. General purpose cards outstandings grew 11.7% to $1.248 trillion.
Asia–Pacific Global Network Cards
Total volume—which is a combination of purchase volume and cash volume—reached $19.998 trillion, up 1.4%. Purchase volume accounted for 95.31% of total volume in 2023 versus 95.26% in 2022.
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