Issue 1143 | Nov 2018
Top 150 Card Issuers Worldwide Ranked by Outstandings
Total Chip Card Shipments 2017
Chip Card Shipments by Category and Type of Card 2017
Top Debit Card Issuers by Purchase Volume & Country 2017
150 Largest Credit Card Portfolios Worldwide 2017
Total Chip Card Shipments 2017
The 50 largest manufacturers of payment cards with microchips are listed in the table on page 8. The five largest are listed here based on units shipped in 2017.
1. Gemalto
899.0 million units shipped
2. Idemia
725.0 million units shipped
3. G+D Mobile Security
510.2 million units shipped
4. Goldpac Group
197.5 million units shipped
5. Eastcompeace Technology
129.6 million units shipped
Full access to the Total Chip Card Shipments results is available when you subscribe to The Nilson Report.
POSTED NOV 30, 2018 | PRINT
Biometric Card Test in Italy

Intesa Sanpaolo, Italy’s largest credit card issuer and the 12th largest in Europe, will test biometric fingerprint cards with 150 bank employees. The dual-interface EMV-compliant cards, which are manufactured by Gemalto, carry the Mastercard brand. The test is scheduled to last four months.
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