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Issue 1142

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Newsletter
November 2018
Featured Chart

Card Fraud Worldwide

Gross fraud losses to issuers, merchants, and merchant acquirers reached $24.26 billion in 2017, up 6.4%. Fraud is measured against total volume generated by payment cards which reached $34.119 trillion worldwide.

Featured Companies

ARTICLES IN THIS ISSUE

CHARTS IN THIS ISSUE

Card Fraud Worldwide–Annual Increase/Decrease in Fraud vs. Total Volume

Investments & Acquisitions–October 2018

U.S. General Purpose Cards through 3rd Quarter 2018

Fraud by Type of Card 2017

Percentage of Fraud Occurring Inside vs. Outside the U.S.

Card Fraud Projected Worldwide

Largest Credit Card Issuers in Asia–Pacific

Largest Debit Card Issuers in Asia–Pacific

Top General Purpose/Visa/Mastercard Card Issuers in Asia–Pacific 2017

FEATURED STATISTICS

U.S. General Purpose Cards through 3rd Quarter 2018

Results for Visa, Mastercard, American Express, and Discover cards for the first nine months of 2018 are shown on page 7. Figures include credit and debit card spending and cash versus purchases.

1. Visa, Credit
$1,436.30 bil. purchase volume, +10.6%
2. Mastercard, Credit
$591.67 bil. purchase volume, +8.7%
3. American Express, Credit
$568.37 bil. purchase volume, +10.3%
4. Discover, Credit
$102.12 bil. purchase volume, +8.9%

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