Card Manufacturer Shipments—Payment Cards 2018

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Card Manufacturer Shipments—Payment Cards 2018

There were 6.30 billion credit, debit, and prepaid payment cards shipped worldwide in 2018 last year, a decrease of 2.9% from 2017. Those cards included: Visa, Mastercard, UnionPay, American Express, Diners Club, Discover, JCB, and Maestro global general purpose credit, debit, and prepaid cards; ATM and local-market-only general purpose credit, debit, and prepaid cards; and retail, oil/fleet, medical, airline, and private label credit and debit cards. Magstripe-only and chip cards are included here. The six largest manufacturers shipped a combined 3.21 billion payment cards last year, down ...

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Nilson Report

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October 2019

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Payment Cards in the U.S.

Investments & Acquisitions—September 2019

Top Manufacturers of Payment Cards Ranked by Shipments 2018 vs. 2017

Total Payment Card Shipments by Manufacturer 2018

Payment Card Shipments by Type of Card 2018

U.S. Credit and Debit Cards Purchase Volume

U.S. Credit and Debit Cards Purchase Transactions

Credit Card Purchase Volume Market Shares in 2018 and 2023

U.S. Credit Card Outstandings

U.S. Debit Card Purchase Volume Market Shares in 2018 and 2023

U.S. Credit and Debit Cards Total Volume

U.S. Credit and Debit Cards Total Transactions

U.S. Credit and Debit Total Cards

U.S. Credit and Debit Cards Total Cardholders

U.S. Credit and Debit Cards Total Accounts