M&A in Merchant Processing and Acquiring—2023
There were 25 deals in the US, 23 in Europe, 12 in Asia-Pacific, 7 in the Middle East and Africa, 6 in Latin America and 2 in Canada.
Region: Canada
Market Cap Performances by Payment Processors in 2023
Only 9 of the 41 processors posted gains in market capitalization, including 4 of the top 10—Fiserv, Global Payments, Shift4 and Stone.
The Threat from Quantum Computing
Quantum computer models leverage the principles of quantum mechanics—the physics concerned with the behavior of subatomic particles.
Global Brand Card Transactions Projected Worldwide
There will be 323.02 billion more transactions worldwide in 2028 than in 2023.
Fleetcor Processes Payments on Proprietary Networks
The company plans to gain more transactions by going deeper within its existing businesses and geographies to find new opportunities, including expanding services to consumers.
Top 150 Credit Card Issuers by Purchase Volume
The 10 largest issuers accounted for 44.8% of purchase volume among the 150 largest.
Vesta Fraud Fighting Platform
When a merchant uses Vesta’s cloud-based Payment Guarantee service and experiences a chargeback, Vesta covers 100% of the transaction amount as well as any associated fees.
Nuvei Adds Card Issuing
In over half of the markets in which it operates, including the European Economic Area (EEA), Nuvei owns bank licenses and can make direct financial settlement with merchants.
Worldwide Card Acceptance Locations for Global Brands
Most micro merchants are counted along with other small merchants that are aggregated together by payment facilitators (payfacs) that serve these customers, accounting for an estimated 30 million acceptance locations worldwide.
Card Fraud Losses Worldwide
Gross card fraud is expressed in basis points (cents) per $100 in total volume. In 2022, it was 6.81¢ per $100 in total volume worldwide. The prior year, the figure was 6.61¢ per $100.
