Credit, debit and prepaid cards in circulation worldwide carrying Visa and Mastercard brands generated $12.229 trillion in purchase volume for the first nine months of 2021, up 21.1% versus the first nine months of 2020. Purchase volume on cards issued outside the U.S. accounted for 55.87% of the Visa and Mastercard worldwide total, a decline from 57.38% in 2020. Credit card purchase volume on Visa and Mastercard cards worldwide through the first nine months of 2021 grew by 16.4% to $6.168 trillion, with 59.56% from cards issued outside the U.S. This was down significantly from 62.09% in th...