Credit, debit and prepaid commercial, small business and consumer cards issued in Canada with Visa, Mastercard, Interac and American Express brands generated 16.83 billion purchase transactions in 2023, up 9.1% from 2022. Canada’s national debit card brand, Interac, maintained its position as the top brand measured by purchase transaction market share in 2023 despite a decline of 144 basis points (bps) to 39.40%. Second-place Visa held a 35.22% share, an increase of 44 bps. Mastercard’s share was up 78 bps to 23.67% and American Express’s share grew 22 basis points to 1.70%. Genera...