U.S. Debit Cards Projected — 2016

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U.S. Debit Cards Projected — 2016

2016Mastercard and Visa were the leaders in purchase volume growth among debit card types in 2016. Both brands increased 6.52% versus 2015. Visa’s market share increased to 51.25% in 2016 from 50.87% in 2015 among general purpose and private label debit cards, while Mastercard’s share increased to 21.65% from 21.49%. Visa and Mastercard debit figures include prepaid cards that carry their brands. Purchase volume on EFT network cards, led by Star, Pulse, Nyce, and Accel, increased 3.0% last year over 2015. Their market share declined to 17.69% from 18.16%. The EFT network figures shown h...

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Nilson Report

1119

November 2017

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Payment Cards in the U.S.

U.S. Credit and Debit Card Purchase Volume Projected

U.S. Credit and Debit Card Purchase Transactions Projected

U.S. Credit Card Purchase Volume Market Shares

Outstandings on U.S. Credit Cards

U.S. Debit Card Purchase Volume Market Shares

U.S. Credit and Debit Cardholders

U.S. Credit and Debit Number of Cards

U.S. Credit and Debit Number of Accounts

U.S. Credit and Debit Total Volume

U.S. Credit and Debit Total Transactions