Included in the 19.50 billion payment cards in circulation worldwide in 2016 were Visa, UnionPay, Mastercard, Maestro, JCB, Discover/Diners Club, and American Express global general purpose cards along with over 60 domestic general purpose brands in more than 45 countries led by RuPay, Elo, BC Card, Interac, eftpos, CB (Cartes Bancaires), girocard, Mir, CuentaRut, and Verve. The 19.50 billion also included private label credit, debit, and prepaid cards for stores, fuel, airlines, medical, and more. Global brand general purpose cards accounted for 60.59% of the total. UnionPay cards alone ac...