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Issue 1130

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April 2018
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Purchase Transactions on Global Cards in 2017

The global brand general purpose cards-Visa, UnionPay, Mastercard, JCB, Diners Club/Discover, and American Express-generated 295.65 billion purchase transactions for goods and services in 2017, up 18.0%.

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Purchase Transactions on Global Cards in 2017

Global General Purpose Cards 2017 vs. 2016

Purchase Transactions on Global Cards 2017

Purchases by Card Type 2017 vs. 2016

Global Debit & Prepaid Cards

Global Credit Cards

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Global General Purpose Cards 2017 vs. 2016

Visa, Mastercard, and UnionPay brands include debit and prepaid cards. Combined they accounted for 157.86 billion transactions for goods and services in 2017, up 18.7%.

1. Visa, Debit & Prepaid
90.21 billion purchase transactions, +12.7%
2. Mastercard, Debit & Prepaid
39.04 billion purchase transactions, +14.3%
3. UnionPay, Debit & Prepaid
28.62 purchase transactions, +52.1%

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