Canada—Networks and Issuers
The general purpose brand cards issued in Canada generated 16.83 billion transactions last year for purchases of goods and services, up 9.1% from 2022.
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Largest US Issuers of General Purpose Credit Cards
The eight largest issuers of Visa, Mastercard, American Express and Discover cards in the US generated $4.642 trillion in purchase volume in 2023, which was 79.76% of the industry total.
Global Network Card Brands in the United States 2023
Visa, Mastercard, American Express and Discover purchase volume reached $10.168 trillion in 2023, an increase of 6.4% over 2022.
Payment Cards in Circulation Projected through 2028
General purpose and private label credit, debit and prepaid cards in circulation worldwide are projected to reach 29.99 billion by December 31, 2028.
Nilson Report Purchase Transactions by Region
Card Fraud Worldwide
Global brand, domestic-market-only, private label and ATM card fraud reached $33.45 billion in 2022 from $49.149 trillion in total (purchase and cash) volume.
Top Debit Card Issuers Worldwide
The 8 largest issuers accounted for 52.9% of purchase volume among the top 150. Spending for goods and services initiated by the 8 largest issuers of debit cards combined reached $5.935 trillion in 2022.
US Credit, Debit and Prepaid Data Projected through 2027
Consumer and commercial credit, debit and prepaid general purpose and private label cards generated $10.967 trillion in purchase volume for goods and services in 2022, up 12.2% from 2021. Purchase volume is projected to total $15.035 trillion in 2027.
Largest Credit Card Portfolios Worldwide — 2022
Largest Merchant Acquiring Portfolios Worldwide
The eight acquirers listed below processed 225.87 billion transactions in 2022. This represented 48.4% of transactions generated by the top 150 worldwide.
