Issue 1175 | May 2020
Top Acquirers in Europe—Purchase Transactions 2019 vs. 2018
Investments & Acquisitions—April 2020
U.S. General Purpose Cards 1Q 2020 vs. 1Q 2019
Top Acquirers in Europe—Ranked by Transactions and Purchase Volume
Largest Merchant Acquirers in Europe—Ranked by Mastercard/Visa Transactions
Top 25 Acquirers of Web Transactions in Europe
U.S. General Purpose Cards 1Q 2020 vs. 1Q 2019
Purchase volume (spending for goods and services) for Visa, Mastercard, American Express, and Discover cards issued in the U.S. for the first quarter of 2020 are shown here.
1. Visa Credit
$492.09 billion purchase volume, +3.9%
2. Mastercard Credit
$216.89 billion purchase volume, +6.6%
3. American Express Credit
$188.75 billion purchase volume, –2.7%
4. Discover Credit
$33.99 billion purchase volume, +3.3%
Full access to the U.S. General Purpose Cards 1Q 2020 vs. 1Q 2019 results is available when you subscribe to The Nilson Report.
POSTED MAY 19, 2020 | PRINT
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