Issue 1221 | Jun 2022
Europe’s Global Network Cards—Market Shares in 2021
Europe Global Network Cards—2021 with change vs. 2020
Market Shares of Purchase Transactions 2001-2021
Commercial Bank Credit Cards in Canada—Visa and Mastercard
Commercial Bank Credit Cards in Canada—Cards by Product
Investments & Acquisitions—May 2022
Europe’s Global Network Cards—2021 with change vs. 2020
Credit, debit and prepaid cards issued in Europe with Visa, Mastercard, American Express and Diners Club brands generated $4.217 trillion in purchase volume in 2021. On a local currency basis this was an increase of 22.1% over 2020.
Visa
$2.441 trillion, +16.2%
Mastercard
$1.684 trillion, +32.0%
American Express
$0.086 trillion, +18.2%
Diners Club
$0.005 trillion, +11.4%
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