US Credit, Debit and Prepaid Data Projected

Purchase volume generated by general purpose and private label credit, debit and prepaid cards issued in the US—consumer and commercial products combined—was $11.580 trillion in 2023, up 5.8% from 2022. Credit card purchase volume was $6.105 trillion, up 6.0% from 2022. Debit and prepaid card purchase volume was $5.475 trillion, up 5.5% from 2022. Credit […]

CPI Offers New Infineon Chip

A dual-interface chip that enables a greater degree of design options for credit and debit cards is now available from CPI, the largest US-based payment card manufacturer.

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.

Alibaba Card for US SMBs

A partnership formed with Cardless will allow Alibaba.com to offer small businesses in the US a Mastercard World Elite Business card that provides cash-back rewards for card spending or 60-day interest-free payment terms on purchases up to $40,000.

Walmart Tests Instant Payments with Fiserv

A proof of concept for instant payments settled in real time through links to the Federal Reserve’s FedNow Service and RTP from The Clearing House network has just been completed.