The manufacturers listed in Issue 1295 shipped 4.10 billion payment cards in 2024, including 3.62 billion chip cards and 472.2 million magnetic-stripe-only cards. For the complete ranking, log in and download Issue 1295. These companies also shipped 12.5 million cards that used barcodes, scratch-off panels or other means to initiate transactions but did not carry […]
The 150 largest portfolios of outstanding receivables tied to Visa, UnionPay, Mastercard, American Express, JCB, Discover, Diners Club and domestic-market-only credit cards as of December 31, 2024, are ranked on page 6. Issuers from the US held a 46.8% market share among owners of the 150 largest portfolios. China-based issuers were second largest with a 32.2% share.
Among the 150 largest acquirers of general purpose credit, debit and prepaid card payments, 75 processed over 1 billion card transactions.
The 37 largest merchant acquirers listed in Issue 1293 processed $4.230 trillion in payment card purchase volume in 2024 from 43.1 million merchant outlets in the Asia–Pacific (APAC) region. That spending for goods and services was tied to 58.17 billion transactions from cards that carried 6 global brands and 10 domestic-only brands.
Devices that provide audio messages at the point of sale are deployed widely in China at small and midsized merchants that offer QR code-based payments. They are gaining popularity in other markets, including India.
Pax Technology’s A77 Android-based MiniPOS terminal shown here is the first POS terminal worldwide to receive PCI PTS 7 certification.
Under a voluntary plan, Visa will not leverage its position in the market to insist that acquirers use its authorization service to connect with issuers for credit card transactions.
When measuring annual purchase volume per card, Diners Club led with $9,058, followed by American Express with $7,331, Mastercard with $1,997, JCB with $1,912, Visa with $1,671 and UnionPay with $1,319.
For the complete ranking of Global Brand Card Network Results Worldwide in 2024, please log in and download Issue 1288.
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