Credit, debit, and prepaid cards with Visa, UnionPay, Mastercard, JCB, Diners Club/Discover, and American Express brands initiated 202.37 billion purchase transactions for goods and services worldwide from January 1 to June 30, 2019, an increase of 17.7% over the same period in 2018. Purchase transactions by debit and prepaid cards accounted for 55.76%, up from 53.56%. Purchase volume for the first six months of 2019 amounted to $14.475 trillion, up 10.1% over the same period in 2018. Credit card purchase volume was up 13.0%. Debit/prepaid purchase volume was up 6.7%. Credit cards held a 55...