Issue 1187 | Dec 2020
Companies featured in this issue include:
Card Fraud Worldwide—in Cents per $100 of Total Volume
Fraud by Type of Card in 2019
Card Fraud Projected Worldwide
Card Fraud Inside vs. Outside the U.S.
Global General Purpose Cards—Midyear 2020 vs. Midyear2019
Largest Debit Card Issuers Worldwide
Payment Card Manufacturers 2019
Top Manufacturer of Payment Cards—Ranked by Shipments in 2019
Top Manufacturer of Payment Cards—Visa and Mastercard
Top Manufacturer of Payment Cards—UnionPay
Top Manufacturer of Payment Cards—Other Payment
Top Manufacturer of Payment Cards—Other High Security
Global General Purpose Cards—Midyear 2020 vs. Midyear 2019
Global brand credit and debit cards—Visa, UnionPay, Mastercard, American Express, JCB and Discover/Diners—purchase volume and transactions are shown on page 8. Figures for debit cards are shown below.
1. UnionPay Debit & Prepaid
$3.528 trillion purchase volume, +0.4%
2. Visa Debit & Prepaid
$2.022 trillion purchase volume, +6.0%
3. Mastercard Debit & Prepaid
$0.899 trillion purchase volume, +11.2%
Full access to the Global General Purpose Cards—Midyear 2020 vs. Midyear 2019 results is available when you subscribe to the Nilson Report.
POSTED DEC 1, 2020 | PRINT
Purewrist Wearables for Contactless Payments
Purewrist has launched a general purpose wearable payment product for users who cannot afford a $150 to $300 device such as an Apple Watch. The device can also be used in closed-loop systems such as stadiums and events. Purewrist sells the bracelet directly to consumers (B2C) as well as on a B2B basis.
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