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Global Brand Card Transactions Projected Worldwide

UnionPay, Visa, Mastercard, American Express, JCB, Discover and Diners Club cards are projected to generate 1.109 trillion purchase transactions in 2029, an increase of 42.9% over 2024. This includes consumer and commercial credit, debit and prepaid cards. These global brand cards are projected to generate 332.64 billion more purchase transactions in 2029 than they did in 2024. Those transactions include card-not-present and card-present types. Asia–Pacific is the top region for global network cards. Purchase transactions are projected to reach 520.14 billion in 2029, up 46.8% from 20...

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Global Brand Card Purchase Transactions Projected Worldwide
Payment Card Transaction Growth — 2014 vs. 2024
Market Shares of Payment Card Transactions by Region — 2014 vs. 2024
Transactions Projected Worldwide 2014 — 2029
Regional Rankings for M&A in Merchant Processing and Acquiring — 2024
US General Purpose Card Brands through 3Q 2024
Changes in Market Capitalization for Publicly Traded Payment Processors
Processors by Market Cap at Year-End 2024
Processors Ranked 21–35 at Year-End 2024