Prepaid Cards in the U.S. — 2019

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Prepaid Cards in the U.S. — 2019

The 25 largest Visa, Mastercard, and Discover brand prepaid card issuers in the U.S. combined to generate $198.97 billion in purchase volume for goods and services in 2019, up 1.5% compared to spending tied to cards issued by the 25 largest in 2018. Purchase volume was initiated by 5.74 billion purchase transactions, up 2.3% over 2018. The purchase volume per card averaged $484 and the per transaction average was $35. Cash withdrawals at ATMs or obtained over the counter are not included in purchase volume anywhere in the table below. Prepaid cards in circulation from the 25 largest issuers...

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Nilson Report

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September 2020

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