Issue 1231 | Nov 2022
Largest Credit Card Portfolios Worldwide 2021—Ranked by Outstandings
Market Shares for the Top Issuing Countries Ranked by Outstandings
Outstandings Worldwide Ranked by Region—2011 through 2021
Top 150 Credit Card Portfolios Worldwide
Card Manufacturers 2021—Part 2
Global Brand General Purpose Cards—Midyear 2022 vs. Midyear 2021
POS Device Manufacturers—Other Devices Shipped in 2021
Investments & Acquisitions—October 2022
Global Brand General Purpose Cards—Midyear 2022 vs. Midyear 2021
From January 1 to June 30, 2022, Visa, UnionPay, Mastercard, American Express, Diners Club/Discover and JCB credit, debit and prepaid cards collectively generated 286.20 billion transactions to purchase goods and services.
Visa
125.30 billion purchase transactions
UnionPay
89.94 billion purchase transactions
Mastercard
76.97 billion purchase transactions
Full access to the Global Brand General Purpose Cards Midyear 2022 with change vs. Midyear 2021 results is available when you subscribe to the Nilson Report.
POSTED NOV 30, 2022 | PRINT
Amex’s Soft Credit Inquiry

Every time a card issuer examines a consumer’s prior history with credit products at Equifax, Experian and TransUnion, in a process known as a hard inquiry, the consumer’s credit score is subject to being temporarily lowered up to five points by the bureaus. In addition, the hard inquiry is a data point available to all...
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