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Issue 1146

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Newsletter
January 2019
Featured Chart

Purchase Volume Projected to 2027

American Express, Discover/Diners Club, JCB, Mastercard, UnionPay, and Visa, which are the global general purpose brands, are projected to generate $78.453 trillion in 10 years. This includes credit, debit, and prepaid cards.

Featured Companies

ARTICLES IN THIS ISSUE

CHARTS IN THIS ISSUE

Purchase Volume Worldwide on General Purpose Cards 2017 vs. 2027

Mergers & Acquisitions in Merchant Acquiring/Processing in 2018

Discover Card U.S. 2018

Income at Top U.S. Credit Card Issuers—Company Net vs. Card Net

American Express 2018

Market Shares of Purchase Volume on Global General Purpose Cards

Top 10 Visa/Mastercard Acquirers Worldwide

FEATURED STATISTICS

Mergers & Acquisitions in Merchant Acquiring/Processing in 2018

There were 49 merger and acquisition deals in merchant acquiring and pro-cessing in 18 countries in 2018. The four largest are shown here. The table on page 7 shows all 49 deals.

1. Verifone, United States
Francisco/BC, $3.40 billion
2. Six Payment Services, Switzerland
Worldline, $2.75 billion
3. iZettle, Sweden
PayPal, $2.20 billion
4. Priority Holdings, United States
MI Acquisitions, $1.00 billion

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