Issue 1169 | Feb 2020
U.S. General Purpose Brands Purchase Volume
Investments & Acquisitions—January 2020
Card Processors Market Capitalization
General Purpose Cards Issued in the U.S. 2019 vs. 2018
Shares of Purchase Volume on U.S. General Purpose Cards 2019
Credit Card Outstandings—U.S. 2019 vs. 2018
General Purpose Credit Cards Issued in the U.S.
Purchase Transactions on Mastercard & Visa Credit & Debit Cards
Cards in Circulation Visa vs. Mastercard
Visa and Mastercard—U.S. Debit & Prepaid Cards
Visa and Mastercard—U.S. Credit, Debit, & Prepaid Cards
Credit Card Outstandings—U.S. 2019 vs. 2018
Credit card outstandings tied to consumer and commercial cards issued in the U.S. reached $1.018 trillion at year-end 2019, up 4.6% from the prior year.
1. Visa, $492.05 billion
+4.4% from prior year
2. Mastercard, $325.18 billion
+5.1% from prior year
3. American Express, $124.03 billion
+3.5% from prior year
4. Discover, $77.18 billion
+5.9% from prior year
Full access to the Credit Card Outstandings—U.S. 2019 vs. 2018 is available when you subscribe to The Nilson Report.
POSTED FEB 17, 2020 | PRINT
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