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On page 9 of this issue, we call attention to first quarter results in the U.S., including an increase in U.S. debit card spending of 32%. Our exclusive data is often used by other news sources. Visit our website to see an extensive list of media outlets that quote our figures. Of course, our subscribers always see them first.
Europe’s Top Merchant Acquirers—Ranked by Purchase Volume
Europe’s Top Acquirers of Domestic Credit and Debit Cards
Europe’s 45 Largest Merchant Acquirers—Ranked by Mastercard and Visa Transactions
Top Acquirers of Web Transactions in Europe
U.S. General Purpose First Quarter Card Results
Investments & Acquisitions—April 2021
Card results for the first quarter of 2021 for Visa, Mastercard, Amex and Discover, including purchase volume (spending for goods and services) and purchase transactions are presented in this issue. Credit card purchase volume is shown below.
Visa
$500.47 billion purchase volume, +1.6%
Mastercard
$219.90 billion purchase volume, +1.4%
American Express
$185.95 billion purchase volume, -3.7%
Discover
$37.74 billion purchase volume, +11.1%
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