Payment Card Manufacturer Shipments — 2023
Payment cards shipped by the manufacturers listed here totaled 4.52 billion in 2023. Included in the 2023 shipment figures were 4.00 billion chip cards and 476.4 million magnetic-stripe-only cards.
Region: Latin America
The Largest Merchant Acquirers Worldwide — 2023
Among the 150 largest acquirers, 71 processed over 1 billion transactions.
Latin America’s 50 Largest Merchant Acquirers — 2023
The LA&C region’s 10 largest Mastercard and Visa acquirers—Cielo, Rede, Getnet, PagSeguro, BBVA, Transbank, StoneCo, Payway, Banorte and Fiserv—each handled more than 1.00 billion transactions.
ACI and RS2 JV in Brazil
Since 2008, ACI Worldwide has been providing the authorization switch software for card transactions at POS terminals and ATMs in Brazil. RS2 has offered software to manage card issuing and acquiring in Brazil since 2013.
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.
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.
Bolt Adds Checkout.com as Latest Processor Partner
Last month, the company became the exclusive accelerated checkout provider to full stack payment platform provider Checkout.com, which operates on six continents.
Matera’s Ledger Supports FedNow and RTP Transactions
Matera’s Digital Twin ledger software can replicate any type of balance handled by a core banking system, including DDA (demand deposit account), credit cards and even loyalty points.
