US Debit Card Issuers Ranked 51st through 100th Largest — 2022

The second 50 largest issuers of debit and prepaid consumer and commercial card products (those that ranked 51st to 100th) generated $163.65 billion in purchase volume in 2022, up 2.0% from 2021. That purchase volume is a combination of Visa and Mastercard networks and PIN-based networks led by Star, Pulse, Nyce and Accel. Visa and […]

Digital Currency Update

Mastercard introduced Multi-Token Network, a service intended to scale and secure digital transactions. It will incorporate previously announced products like Mastercard Crypto Credential. The company says a beta version of Multi-Token Network will be available in the UK this summer.   The Bank for International Settlements collaborated with the Bank of England to build a […]

Visa to Acquire Pismo

Brazil-based banking and payment software provider Pismo will be acquired by Visa for $1 billion in cash. The transaction is expected to close by the end of 2023.
Pismo received $118 million in two rounds of funding (2016 and 2021) from investors including Accel Partners, Amazon and Softbank.

Fingerprint’s Device ID

The company uses a range of device data to allow customer identification, even when privacy settings are in place.