Top 150 Merchant Acquirers Worldwide—2025

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Top 150 Merchant Acquirers Worldwide—2025

General purpose credit, debit and prepaid card payment transactions processed by the 150 largest owners of merchant acquiring contracts worldwide increased to 579.93 billion in 2025, up 5.4% from 2024. That transaction figure is a combination of global brand and domestic-only general purpose card brands. For the ranking, tables and charts, log in and download Issue 1316. Fiserv’s market share among the top 150 rose to 11.21% from 8.25% in 2024. The market share for Sberbank dipped to 9.42% from 9.46%, and Glob...

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Nilson Report

1316

October 2026

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The 150 Largest Merchant Acquirers Worldwide—2025

Top 150 Merchant Acquirers Worldwide (Purchase Transactions (Bil.) and Market Shares in 2025 by Region)

Largest 150 Merchant Acquirers Worldwide (Ranked by Global and Domestic Card Brand Purchase Transactions in 2025)

Latin America’s 50 Largest Credit and Debit Card Issuers (Purchase Volume Among the Top 50 in 2025 by Brand)

Top General Purpose Card Issuers in Latin America—2025 (Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Diners Club, Discover and Domestic-Only Cards)

Top General Purpose Card Issuers in Latin America—2025 (Top 50 Credit Card Issuers)

Top General Purpose Card Issuers in Latin America—2025 (Top 50 Debit Card Issuers)

Middle East and Africa Global Brand Network Cards—2025 (Global Brand Network Cards-Purchase Transactions (Bil.) 2005 through 2025)

Middle East and Africa Global Brand Network Cards—2025 (Spending, Transactions and Cards by Global Brand)

Investments & Acquisitions (September 2026)