General purpose payment card purchase volume worldwide is projected to reach $48.670 trillion by 2024. These card-present and card-not-present payments for goods and services are generated by credit, debit, and prepaid cards with American Express, Diners Club, Discover, JCB, MasterCard, Mir, RuPay, UnionPay, and Visa general purpose card brands as well as PIN-based EFT system cards in the U.S. and Canada. General purpose credit, debit, and prepaid cards issued in the Asia-Pacific region are expected to generate 57.05% of worldwide spending at merchants in 2024, up from a 48.67% share of glo...