Middle East and Africa’s 35 Largest Merchant Acquirers—2025

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Middle East and Africa’s 35 Largest Merchant Acquirers—2025

The 35 largest merchant acquirers in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) region based on the number of Visa and Mastercard card transactions processed for purchases of goods and services in 2025 are ranked on page 11. For the complete ranking, charts and data tables, log in and download Issue 1312.

Visa and Mastercard purchase transactions acquired by that group increased 19.2% to 10.99 billion in 2025. Those purchases were initiated at 1,679,841 active merchant outlets. The purchase volume (spending fo...

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Nilson Report

1312

July 2026

Articles in this Issue

Charts, Tables and Graphs in this Issue

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Global Brand Network Cards in the Asia–Pacific Region 2025

Asia—Pacific Region Spending, Transactions and Cards by Global Brand

Asia—Pacific Region Market Shares of Purchase Transactions 2025

Cards in Circulation, Asia—Pacific Region, 2025

Market Shares of Visa and Mastercard Transactions (Bil.) for the Top 35 Acquirers 2025

Merchant Acquirers in the Middle East and Africa (Ranked by Visa and Mastercard Transactions in 2025)

First Quarter US Card Network Results

Investments & Acquisitions in Issuance and Processing (January through June 2026)

Payment Companies Traded on Stock Markets