Global Brand Card Transactions Projected Worldwide

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Global Brand Card Transactions Projected Worldwide — 2030

UnionPay, Visa, Mastercard, American Express, JCB, Discover and Diners Club cards are projected to generate 1.146 trillion purchase transactions in 2030, an increase of 35.7% over 2025. This includes consumer and commercial credit, debit and prepaid cards. For the complete projection, log in and download Issue 1299. These global brand cards are projected to generate 301.48 billion more purchase transactions in 2030 than they did in 2025. Those transactions include card-not-present and card-present types. Asia–Pacific is the top regi...

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Nilson Report

1299

January 2026

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Global Brand Purchase Transactions Projected Worldwide 2015 Through 2030

Purchase Transactions 2015–2030

Market Shares of Purchase Transactions by Region 2015 vs. 2025

Percentage Growth by Region 2015 through 2025

M&A in Merchant Processing and Acquiring—2025

Largest M&A Deals in Merchant Processing, Acquiring in 2025

US General Purpose Cards (Jan. 1-Sept. 30, 2025, and Change vs. Jan. 1-Sept. 30, 2024)

Publicly Traded Payment Processors — Market Capitalization Change

Processors by Market Cap at Year-End 2025

Investments & Acquisitions (December 2025)