Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Maestro, Diners Club and general purpose domestic-market-only consumer, small business and commercial credit, debit and prepaid cards tied to the 50 largest issuers in Europe are ranked on pages 6 and 7. As of December 31, 2020, the top 50, which operated from 30 countries, combined issued 862.0 million payment cards that generated $2.947 trillion in purchase volume (spending for goods and services). Mastercard and Visa credit, debit and prepaid cards reached 723.7 million and accounted for 83.9% of all cards issued by the top 50. They generated $2.670 tr...