Issue 1148 | Feb 2019
Top 50 U.S. Visa and Mastercard Credit Card Issuers
Western Union Payment Option for Amazon.com
Mastercard and Wanglian in China
Amex and Bill.com Offer Vendor Pay
Credorax Adds Core Banking Platform
Payfone Token Protection for Digital Transactions
Investments in Merchant Acquiring/Processing - 2018
Top Issuers of U.S. General Purpose Credit Cards 2018
Market Shares of Purchase Volume for Top Credit Card Issuers 2008-2018
Shares of Outstandings for U.S. Credit Card Issuers 2018
Top U.S. Credit Card Issuers: Outstandings, Volume, Transactions, Cards
50 Largest Visa & Mastercard Issuers in the U.S. – Ranked by Outstandings
Investments in Merchant Acquiring/Processing in 2018
Top U.S. Credit Card Issuers: Outstandings 2018
Outstanding credit card receivables tied to Visa, Mastercard, American Express, and Discover cards reached $973.38 billion at December 31, 2018, up 5.4% over 2017. The five largest issuers ranked by outstandings are shown here.
1. Chase
$156.63 (bil.)
2. American Express
$111.37 (bil.)
3. Citibank
$110.69 (bil.)
4. Bank of America
$109.46 (bil.)
5. Capital One
$100.21 (bil.)
Full access to the Top U.S. Credit Card Issuers: Outstandings, Volume, Transactions, Cards 2018 results is available when you subscribe to The Nilson Report.
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