Visa, Mastercard, American Express, and Diners Club credit, debit, and prepaid cards issued in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) generated $1.086 trillion in 2018 in combined purchases of goods and services and cash advances and cash withdrawals. This was an increase of 12.4% from 2017. Cash volume of $655.18 billion accounted for 60.34% of total volume, which was down from 61.37% in 2017. Purchase volume for goods and services of $430.62 billion accounted for the remaining 39.66%, which was up from 38.63% in 2017. Purchase volume on Visa cards grew 17.1% to $249.43 billion. Purchase volume ...