Mastercard’s Wallet Pay to Connect Domestic Wallets
There are between 4.0 and 4.5 million digital wallets (NFC, QR code, online) worldwide, including those that facilitate global brand card payments such as Apple Pay and Samsung Pay.
Area of Interest: Payment Card Issuing
US General Purpose Credit Card Issuers at Midyear 2026
JPMorganChase, Amex, Capital One, Citi and Bank of America, the five largest issuers, accounted for 71.17% of the US industry total for purchase volume for the first six months of 2026.
US Visa/Mastercard Credit Card Issuers–Midyear 2026
Based on outstandings on June 30, 2026, new issuers among the top 100 included MUFG Bank Ltd., Space Coast Credit Union, CommunityAmerica Federal Credit Union, Langley Federal Credit Union and Gesa Credit Union.
Citi Buys Kard, Launches Commerce Media Platform
Working with cardholders and merchants enabled Kard Financial to develop the rewards personalization algorithm Citi will use for its commerce media network. Citi will enhance the algorithm with data gathered from its Mastercard, Visa and American Express co-branded and private label customers.
WasabiCard Card Issuing with Stablecoin Financing
WasabiCard provides clients with proprietary branding and card designs, configurable funding, spending limits and transaction controls.
Top 20 US Visa, Mastercard and Discover Prepaid Issuers—2025
Purchase volume from the 20 largest US issuers of Mastercard, Visa and Discover brand prepaid cards totaled $194.40 billion in 2025.
Pex Commercial Cards for SMBs
Prepaid and credit purchase volume tied to cards processed by Pex has topped $11.70 billion since its inception. The Bancorp Bank is the BIN sponsor for Pex prepaid cards and credit cards. Fifth Third Bank is another BIN sponsor for prepaid cards.
Europe Global Network Cards—2025
Global brand cards in circulation in Europe reached 1.85 billion as of December 31, 2025, up 7.3%.
US Card Networks at Midyear 2026
Visa, Mastercard, American Express and Discover credit, debit and prepaid card purchase transactions for goods and services totaled 86.94 billion for the period January 1 through June 30, 2026, up 6.7% from 81.51 billion purchase transactions for the first six months of 2025. For all charts and tables, log in and download Issue 1313. Credit […]
Visa to Buy BioCatch
For Visa, BioCatch is part of a strategy to catch fraud prior to a payment attempt. Over the last five years, Visa has invested over $13 billion in technology and infrastructure to maintain the safety and integrity of its payment ecosystem.