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Issue 1210

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Message from the Publisher

This is our final issue of 2021. We included two extra pages to accommodate all
the charts, graphs, featured articles and First Look news items we wanted you
to see. And we’ve been reflecting on the last year, the past 21 months in fact,
recognizing the challenges we’ve all faced but also all we have to be grateful for. One of those things is your participation in our 51st year of business. Thank you. We also send Happy New Year’s greetings to all.

David Robertson, Publisher
December 21, 2021

ARTICLES IN THIS ISSUE

CHARTS IN THIS ISSUE

U.S. Consumer Payment Systems

Personal Consumption Expenditures in the U.S. 2020—Market Shares of Purchase Volume

Consumer Payment Systems in the U.S.—2020 with Projections for 2025

Largest Domestic-Only Credit Card Issuers

Largest Credit Card Issuers Worldwide 2020—Ranked by Purchase Volume

Card Manufacturers 2020—Part 2

Investments & Acquisitions—November 2021

U.S. General Purpose Cards—through 3Q 2021 vs. through 3Q 2020

Publicly Traded Companies in Payments

FEATURED STATISTICS

Top 150 Credit Card Issuers Worldwide by Purchase Volume
The 150 largest credit card issuers worldwide are ranked based on purchase volume generated in 2020. Below are the top five.

1. American Express, Worldwide
$869.70 billion purchase volume
2. JPMorgan Chase, Worldwide
$743.69 billion purchase volume
3. China Merchants, China
$583.97 billion purchase volume
4. Citi, Worldwide
$488.92 billion purchase volume
5. ICBC, Worldwide
$444.51 billion purchase volume

Full access to the Top 150 Credit Card Issuers Worldwide 2020 results ranked by purchase volume is available when you subscribe to the Nilson Report.

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