Mastercard’s Wallet Pay to Connect Domestic Wallets
There are between 4.0 and 4.5 million digital wallets (NFC, QR code, online) worldwide, including those that facilitate global brand card payments such as Apple Pay and Samsung Pay.
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US General Purpose Credit Card Issuers at Midyear 2026
JPMorganChase, Amex, Capital One, Citi and Bank of America, the five largest issuers, accounted for 71.17% of the US industry total for purchase volume for the first six months of 2026.
Abry and Edenred Pay North America are B2B Partners
Abry has invested an initial $75 million in cash in the Edenred Pay B2B payment automation platform. Further investments from Abry and Edenred are expected to help the already profitable Edenred Pay accelerate growth and better compete against companies that include AvidXchange, Tipalti, Paystand, Bill, Ramp and Brex.
US Visa/Mastercard Credit Card Issuers–Midyear 2026
Based on outstandings on June 30, 2026, new issuers among the top 100 included MUFG Bank Ltd., Space Coast Credit Union, CommunityAmerica Federal Credit Union, Langley Federal Credit Union and Gesa Credit Union.
The 38 Largest Merchant Acquirers in Asia–Pacific
The global brands are UnionPay, Visa, Mastercard, JCB, American Express and Diners Club/Discover. The domestic-only brand cards accepted for payment by the 38 acquirers presented here are Eftpos/epal in Australia; RuPay in India; J-Debit in Japan; MyDebit in Malaysia; BancNet in the Philippines; BC Card, KB Kookmin Card and Samsung Card in South Korea; Napas in Vietnam; and Taiwan Pay in Taiwan.
Citi Buys Kard, Launches Commerce Media Platform
Working with cardholders and merchants enabled Kard Financial to develop the rewards personalization algorithm Citi will use for its commerce media network. Citi will enhance the algorithm with data gathered from its Mastercard, Visa and American Express co-branded and private label customers.
Merchant of Record Support from ESW
Over the last few years, ESW has enjoyed 20% to 30% year-over-year growth in enterprise customers, helped by the international expansion goals of sellers of physical goods.
WasabiCard Card Issuing with Stablecoin Financing
WasabiCard provides clients with proprietary branding and card designs, configurable funding, spending limits and transaction controls.
Top 20 US Visa, Mastercard and Discover Prepaid Issuers—2025
Purchase volume from the 20 largest US issuers of Mastercard, Visa and Discover brand prepaid cards totaled $194.40 billion in 2025.
Latin America’s 49 Largest Merchant Acquirers—2025
The LAC region’s 10 largest Visa and Mastercard acquirers— Cielo, Rede, PagSeguro, BBVA, Getnet (Brazil), Transbank, StoneCo, Banorte, Payway, and Getnet (Mexico)—each handled more than 1.00 billion transactions.