Visa, Mastercard, Discover and American Express consumer, small business and commercial credit, debit and prepaid cards issued in the U.S., in addition to payments settled through Visa Direct and Mastercard Send, generated $1.859 trillion in payment volume in the first quarter of 2021 (January 1 through March 31), up 14.1% from the same period in 2020. Purchase volume on credit cards of $944.06 billion grew 0.8%. Credit card cash volume generated by balance transfers as well as at ATMs, over the counter at bank branches and from paper checks was $16.84 billion, a decline of 42.0%. Discov...