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The following companies are featured in this issue of the Nilson Report. News about companies appears in feature articles, as well as in the First Look and Management Changes sections of the newsletter. To submit general information about your company, or to share news with us, please contact us.
A subscription to the Nilson Report provides the best view of the card payment
industry worldwide. In the 16 pages of this issue, we feature or provide data on 260 companies from 49 countries. Review our article “Investments in Merchant
Processing and Acquiring,” then review “Publicly Traded Companies.” In both
articles you will see that we provide complete and comprehensive coverage of
important developments in this industry.
Credit Cards in the U.S.—Outstandings and Purchase Volume 1991-2026
Market Shares of U.S. Credit Card Outstandings in 2021
Investments in Merchant Acquiring/Processing by Region
Top M&A Transactions in 2021
American Express Cards 2021 vs. 2020
Discover Card 2021 vs. 2020
Income at Top U.S. Credit Card Issuers in 2021
Publicly Traded Companies in Payments
Income at Top U.S. Credit Card Issuers in 2021
The nine most profitable credit card issuers in the U.S. are featured on page 12 of issue 1212. Collectively, these companies had card pretax net income of $60.22 billion in 2021, up 147.9%. The four most profitable are shown below.
1. American Express
$11.70 billion
2. Capital One
$9.60 billion
3. Bank of America
$8.38 billion
4. Discover
$7.06 billion
Full access to the Income at Top U.S. Credit Card Issuers in 2021 results is available when you subscribe to the Nilson Report.
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