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Issue 1085

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Nilson Report

1085

April 2016

Featured Chart

Purchase Transactions on Global Cards in 2015

Visa, MasterCard, UnionPay, American Express, JCB, and Diners Club/Discover are the global card brands. Payments made to merchants worldwide totaled 227.08 billion in 2015.

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 on Global Cards in 2015

Global Cards in Circulation Credit & Debit 2015

Global General Purpose Cards 2015 vs. 2014

Purchase Transactions on Global Cards 2015

Purchases by Card Type 2014 vs. 2015

Global Debit & Prepaid Cards

Global Credit Cards

Top Merchant Acquirers Worldwide

FEATURED STATISTICS

Global Cards in Circulation Credit & Debit 2015

UnionPay, Visa, MasterCard, American Express, JCB, and Diners Club/Discover cards in circulation totaled 10.25 billion at year-end 2015.

UnionPay
53.1% market share
Visa
29.0% market share
MasterCard
15.3% market share

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