Visa and Mastercard—U.S. 2019

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Visa and Mastercard—U.S. 2019

Purchase volume tied to consumer and commercial credit, debit, and prepaid Visa and Mastercard cards issued in the U.S. reached $5.732 trillion in 2019, an increase of 9.0% over 2018. For Visa, purchase volume was up 8.2% to $4.031 trillion. Mastercard had a purchase volume increase of 10.7% to $1.701 trillion. Purchase volume market share for Visa was 70.33%, down from 70.79% in 2018. Mastercard’s market share grew to 29.67% in 2019. Credit card purchase volume for Visa was up 6.8% to $2.089 trillion. That brand’s debit and prepaid card purchase volume, which includes PIN-based Interli...

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Nilson Report

1169

February 2020

Headlines in this Issue

Charts in this Issue

U.S. General Purpose Brands Purchase Volume

Investments & Acquisitions—January 2020

Card Processors Market Capitalization

General Purpose Cards Issued in the U.S. 2019 vs. 2018

Shares of Purchase Volume on U.S. General Purpose Cards 2019

Credit Card Outstandings—U.S. 2019 vs. 2018

General Purpose Credit Cards Issued in the U.S.

Purchase Transactions on Mastercard & Visa Credit & Debit Cards

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Visa and Mastercard—U.S. Credit, Debit, & Prepaid Cards