General purpose payment cards with global brands are projected to generate 853.90 billion purchase transactions in 2028. The increase of 131.5% versus 2018 amounts to a 13.2% compound annual growth rate (CAGR). Transactions include card-present and card-not-present types from consumer and commercial credit, debit, and prepaid cards. Visa, Mastercard, UnionPay, American Express, Discover, JCB, and Diners Club are the global brand cards. Not included in that 853.90 billion figure are transactions generated by more than 80 local-market-only brands that function within single countries. They in...