Card Fraud Losses Worldwide — 2024

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Card Fraud Losses Worldwide — 2024

Global network, domestic-market-only and private label credit, debit and prepaid cards worldwide generated combined purchase volume (spending for goods and services) and cash volume (withdrawals against funds on deposit and advances against lines of credit) of $51.920 trillion worldwide in 2024. This was up 1.0% from $51.428 trillion in total volume in 2023. For the complete data set, log in and download Issue 1298. Gross losses to fraud worldwide incurred by acquirers of card payments from merchants, acquirers of card t...

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Nilson Report

1298

December 2025

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Payment Card Fraud Worldwide (2010 through 2030)

Global Fraud Losses—US vs Outside the US

Fraud Losses by Type of Card (in Billions in 2024 with Change vs. 2023)

Card Fraud Losses Projected

Global Card Acceptance Locations (2019 through September 30, 2025)

Merchant Acceptance Locations

Commercial Card Products (US Visa & Mastercard Purchase Volume 2024)

Purchase Volume on US Commercial & Consumer Cards 2024

Market Share of Consumer Cards of Total Purchase Volume 2024

Largest Credit Card Issuers Worldwide (Ranked by Purchase Volume in 2024)

Global Brand General Purpose Cards (Midyear 2025 with Change vs. Midyear 2024)

Investments & Acquisitions (November 2025)