Issue 1200

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Newsletter
June 2021
Featured Chart

Europe’s Global Network Cards

The global brand cards issued in Europe generated 103.03 billion transactions last year to purchase goods and services, up 6.9% over 2019.

Featured Companies

Message from the Publisher

In this issue, our listing of publicly traded payment companies has grown by
more than 20 entries. It is joined by another new regular feature, an update
on the business of digital currencies and their intersection with the payment
industry. These two stories share pages 14 and 15. We hope you find their
presentation here informative.

David Robertson, Publisher
June 30, 2021

ARTICLES IN THIS ISSUE

CHARTS IN THIS ISSUE

Europe’s Global Network Cards—Market Shares in 2020

Europe Global Network Cards 2020 with change vs. 2019

Europe Market Shares of Purchase Transactions 2002-2020

Purchase Volume on U.S. General Purpose Cards 2015-2020

U.S. Purchase Volume at Merchants 2020

Publicly Traded Companies in Payments

FEATURED STATISTICS

Europe Global Network Cards 2020 with change vs. 2019

Global network cards issued in Europe—Visa, Mastercard, American Express and Diners Club—generated $3.361 trillion in purchase volume (spending for goods and services) in 2020, an increase of 2.1% from the prior year.

Visa
$2,024.03 billion purchase volume, +4.3%
Mastercard
$1,258.98 billion purchase volume, +1.7%
American Express
$73.26 billion purchase volume, -32.1%
Diners Club
$4.39 billion purchase volume, -40.0%

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