Ranked by type (credit, debit) and purchase volume by country of card issuance for calendar year 2016, the 10 largest issuers of general purpose payment cards—American Express, Diners Club, Discover, JCB, Mastercard, UnionPay, Visa, and domestic-only brands—are shown above. The top 10 credit card ranking included 5 issuers from the U.S. that collectively accounted for $2.114 trillion and 5 issuers from China that collectively accounted for $1.587 trillion. The top 150 largest credit card issuers are shown on page 10. Included are issuers from Japan, South Korea, Canada, the U.K., France...