U.S. Mastercard/Visa Credit Card Issuers–Midyear 2021

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U.S. Mastercard/Visa Credit Card Issuers–Midyear 2021

The 100 largest U.S. issuers of Mastercard and Visa credit cards generated $1.523 trillion in total volume and $1.492 trillion in purchase volume from January 1 through June 30, 2021. Total volume was up 20.7% from $1.262 trillion for the period January 1 through June 30, 2020. Purchase volume was up 21.9% from $1.225 trillion. Purchase volume for the top 5 issuers during the first six months totaled $1.119 trillion, up 22.2%. This was an increase of $203.11 billion from $916.37 billion for the first six months of 2020. Issuers ranked 6–10 collectively accounted for $171.13 billion in pur...

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Nilson Report

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September 2021

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