Top 150 Debit Card Issuers Worldwide
Spending for goods and services—purchase volume—initiated by the 150 largest issuers of debit cards combined reached $11.164 trillion in 2021, an increase of 12.9% over 2020.
Region: Europe
Top 150 Credit Card Issuers Ranked by Purchase Volume
Spending for goods and services—purchase volume—initiated by credit cards issued by the 150 largest portfolios worldwide reached $12.695 trillion in 2021. This was up 9.4% from $11.605 trillion in 2020.
Acquired.com in the Nilson Report
DIVIDEBUY, a UK-based POS credit provider, leverage Acquired.com’s acquiring gateway and automated tools to reduce the number of transactions declined at DivideBuy’s merchants.
Card Manufacturers—Part 2
Shipments of payment cards in 2021 by manufacturer were published in issue 1229. The table on the next page shows shipments by manufacturer of SIM cards, transportation/ticketing cards, private label prepaid cards, phone cards and nonpayment cards such as those for identification, access control, membership/loyalty, promotions, healthcare, driver’s licenses, etc.
Global Brand Cards Midyear 2022
From January 1 to June 30, 2022, Visa, UnionPay, Mastercard, JCB, Diners Club/Discover and American Express brand credit, debit and prepaid cards collectively generated 286.20 billion purchase transactions for goods and services worldwide. This was up 10.2% from the same period in 2021.
Nium and UATP are Virtual Card Partners
Nium is a global payment-as-a-service platform provider serving small and midsized companies that also offers API-based banking services. The company can make financial settlement on remittances and other payouts in 190 markets in local currency using its own bank accounts. Nium handled more than $8 billion in payments in 2021.
POS Device Manufacturers
PIN pads, dongle-type card readers, other types of card readers, electronic cash registers (ECR) and devices that scan QR codes but do not accept cards were not covered in issue 1228, which featured shipments of POS terminals.
Top 150 Credit Card Portfolios Worldwide
The 150 largest owners of Visa, UnionPay, Mastercard, American Express, JCB, Discover, Diners Club and domestic-market-only portfolios of outstanding credit card receivables as of December 31, 2021, are ranked on page 6.
Digital Currency Update
BlockFi, a crypto exchange, filed for bankruptcy protection. The company has offered a Visa brand credit card product since July 2021.
Thames Adds Metal Cards
UK-based card manufacturer Thames Technology has added the capability to produce metal cards using a $4.2-million (£3.5-million) investment from parent company Paragon ID. That company invested $2.3 million (£1.9 million) to buy a digital card printing press for Thames last year. Paragon ID purchased Thames Technology in 2019.
