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Issue 1080

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Newsletter
February 2016
Featured Chart

Market Shares of Purchase Volume on General Purpose Brands in the U.S.

Visa, MasterCard, American Express, and Discover credit, debit, and prepaid card spending at merchants in 2015 are shown. Market shares are provided by brand and product.

Featured Companies

ARTICLES IN THIS ISSUE

CHARTS IN THIS ISSUE

Market Shares of Purchase Volume on General Purpose Brands in the U.S.

Investments & Acquisitions January 2016

Mergers & Acquisitions Among Merchant Acquirers 2015

U.S. Credit Card Outstandings

Purchase Volume on U.S. General Purpose Cards 2015

U.S. General Purpose Cards 2015 vs. 2014

Change in Purchase Volume 2015 vs. 2014

Visa vs. MasterCard Purchase Volume

U.S. General Purpose Credit Cards

U.S. Visa and MasterCard Debit & Prepaid Cards

U.S. Visa and MasterCard Credit, Debit, & Prepaid

FEATURED STATISTICS

U.S. Credit Card Outstandings

Outstanding credit card receivables as of December 31, 2015 are shown for Visa, MasterCard, American Express, and Discover. Market shares of $800.87 billion in outstandings are also provided.

Visa
$362.77 billion
MasterCard
$272.40 billion
American Express
$107.76 billion
Discover Credit: $95.87 billion
$57.94 billion
Total
$800.87 billion

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