Credit, debit and prepaid general purpose and private label payment cards in circulation worldwide are projected to reach 31.44 billion by December 31, 2026. General purpose cards can be used at a variety of merchants. They can have global brands or domestic-market-only brands. UnionPay, Visa, Mastercard, Maestro, JCB, American Express and Discover/Diners Club are the global brands. They are collectively expected to reach 19.74 billion cards by the end of 2026. There are 89 domestic-market-only brands worldwide. Among the largest are RuPay (India); Star, Pulse, Nyce and Accel (U.S.); ...