Middle East and Africa Region’s 50 Largest Card Issuers

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Middle East and Africa Region’s 50 Largest Card Issuers — 2025

The 50 largest issuers of global brand and domestic-market-only brand general purpose credit, debit and prepaid cards in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) region are ranked on pages 12 and 13 based on purchase volume in 2025. As a group, the top 50, which are based in 19 countries, issued 229.1 million consumer and commercial cards. For the complete ranking and all charts, log in and download Issue 1313. The global brand cards issued in the MEA region are Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Diners Club, UnionPay ...

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Nilson Report

1313

August 2026

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Results for US Card Networks at Midyear 2026

US General Purpose Cards (Jan. 1-June 30, 2026, with change vs. Jan. 1-June 30, 2025)

US Card Networks January 1 through June 30, 2026 (Purchase Transactions & Change in Purchase Transactions)

Top 10 Visa and Mastercard Issuers (Ranked by Purchase Volume)

Top Card Issuers in the Middle East and Africa—2025 (Mastercard, Visa, American Express, Diners Club, UnionPay, JCB and Domestic-Only Cards)

Top Card Issuers in the Middle East and Africa—2025 (Top 50 Credit Card Issuers)

Top Card Issuers in the Middle East and Africa—2025 (Top 50 Debit Card Issuers)

Investments & Acquisitions, July 2026