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Issue 1203

Award-winning business intelligence, payment card statistics, industry news, and dozens of executive contacts in every issue. Subscribers receive 22 issues a year.

Message from the Publisher

This is the only issue we will publish in August. It has been expanded to 18 pages to accommodate an additional two feature articles. I also want to point out that while our publication is presented to you digitally, it is designed with a traditional 2-page layout you enjoy in magazines. This allows for more visual appeal and readability compared to the vertical scrolling you find in other newsletters.

David Robertson, Publisher
August 15, 2021

ARTICLES IN THIS ISSUE

CHARTS IN THIS ISSUE

35 Years of Credit Card and Household Debt in the U.S.

Credit Card Debt and Consumer Credit 1980-2020 and Debt as a Percentage of Credit

Top 5 Mastercard and Visa Issuers in MEA 2010 vs. 2020

Top Card Issuers in the Middle East and Africa—2020

Top 50 Credit Card Issuers in Middle East and Africa—2020

Top 50 Debit Card Issuers in Middle East and Africa—2020

Largest BNPL Firms

U.S. General Purpose Cards—Midyear 2021 vs. Midyear 2020

Investments & Acquisitions—July 2021

FEATURED STATISTICS

U.S. General Purpose Cards—Midyear 2021 vs. Midyear 2020

American Express, Discover, Mastercard and Visa credit purchase volume for the first six months of 2021 are shown on page 11. Credit card purchase volume is shown here.

Visa, Credit
$1,100.47 billion, +21%
Mastercard, Credit
$487.20 billion, +23.3%
American Express, Credit
$408.38 billion, +20.9%
Discover, Credit
$83.20 billion, +28.6%

Full access to the U.S. General Purpose Cards—Midyear 2021 vs. Midyear 2020 results is available when you subscribe to the Nilson Report.

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