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Issue 1060

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Nilson Report

1060

April 2015

Featured Chart

Purchase Transactions Worldwide

Purchases of goods and services at merchants in calendar year 2014 are measured. Market shares for the six global card networks are shown.

Featured Companies

The following companies are featured in this issue of the Nilson Report. News about companies appears in feature articles, as well as in the First Look and Management Changes sections of the newsletter. To submit general information about your company, or to share news with us, please contact us.

ARTICLES IN THIS ISSUE

CHARTS IN THIS ISSUE

Purchase Transactions Worldwide – 2014 Market Shares and Growth

Global Cards in Circulation – Credit and Debit 2014

Global General Purpose Cards 2014 vs. 2013

Purchase Volume by Card Type

Purchase Transactions on Global Cards 2014

Global Debit & Prepaid Cards

Global Credit Cards

FEATURED STATISTICS

Global Cards in Circulation Credit and Debit 2014

Cards in circulation for the six global payment networks totaled 9.49 billion at year-end 2014. Market shares of that global total are shown.

UnionPay
52.00%
Visa
30.14%
MasterCard
15.14%
American Express
1.18%

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