Card Manufacturers in 2023— Part 2
Manufacturers of barcode and scratch card products that don’t have chips or magstripes were led by Inkript Cards with 979.2 million, Trasna (formerly Workz Media) with 864.7 million and KL Hi-Tech Secure Print with 180.0 million.
150 Largest Credit Card Portfolios Worldwide — 2023
Credit card issuers from the US held a 44.9% market share among the top 150. Issuers from China followed with 33.0%.
Middle East and Africa Global Brand Network Cards — 2023
Global network cards in circulation in MEA as of December 31, 2023, reached 544.5 million, up 7.4% from year-end 2022.
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.
The Largest Merchant Acquirers Worldwide — 2023
Among the 150 largest acquirers, 71 processed over 1 billion transactions.
TerraPay Building Global Digital Wallet Coalition
The Wallet Interoperability Council has launched with five digital wallet operator members: M-Pesa, Airtel Money, Sama Money, Nequi and bKash. Digital wallets from these companies are held by consumers and businesses in Bangladesh, Colombia, Kenya, Senegal, Tanzania and Uganda.
Middle East and Africa’s 50 Largest Card Issuers — 2023
Global and domestic brand purchase volume generated by cards tied to the 50 largest issuers reached $504.81 billion in 2023.
Swiipr Prepaid Cards for Airlines
More than 500 million passengers a year experience air travel disruptions including delays, diverted flights and last-minute cancellations.
Middle East and Africa’s Largest Merchant Acquirers — 2023
While Iran is the largest card market in the Middle East and Africa, neither Visa nor Mastercard cards are issued or acquired in that country.
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 […]