General purpose consumer and commercial credit, debit, and prepaid cards issued in the United States generated $7.316 trillion in purchase volume at merchants in 2019, up 8.4% from 2018. That number includes Visa, Mastercard, Discover, and American Express brands combined with general purpose debit cards (Star, Pulse, Nyce, Interlink, Accel, and others) from EFT networks. Credit cards accounted for $3.966 trillion, up 7.8% over 2018. Debit and prepaid cards accounted for $3.350 trillion, up 9.0%. Cards that are co-branded with Mastercard, Visa, American Express, or Discover brands are...