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.

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.

Accertify Separates from American Express

Last year, Accertify handled 7.60 billion events on its platform. The vast majority were card payments, but fraud protection also covers money transfers and redemption of loyalty points.

Top Merchant Acquirers in Europe

The 12 domestic-only general purpose debit and credit card brands handled by the acquirers identified here accounted for 66.70 billion purchase transactions, up 31.4%.

Crédit Agricole and Worldline Merchant JV

France is the largest payment card market in the European Economic Area with purchase volume exceeding $770 billion annually. However, card acceptance and merchant acquiring in France is poised for disruption.

Global Network Card Results Worldwide — 2023

p6 Visa, UnionPay, Mastercard, American Express, JCB and Discover/Diners Club credit, debit and prepaid cards generated 687.19 billion purchase transactions worldwide for goods and services in 2023, up 9.9% over 2022. Included in those purchase transactions on the global card networks were consumer, small business and commercial card products. When debit card figures are mentioned […]

PPro Provides Access to Local Payment Methods

For nonlocal sellers in Latin America, PPro facilitates financial settlement and handles all local tax and other regulatory requirements using a single platform accessible via a single API, and typically requiring only a single contract.

Mastercard’s Scam Protect

Scam Protect’s machine learning and AI are used to identify the signals of a victim who is being defrauded using device intelligence and behavioral biometrics. Those signals could include hesitation while typing on a website or in an app— sometimes because the victim is being coached over the phone by a criminal.