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Issue 1269

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Newsletter
August 2024
Featured Article

Idemia’s Offline CBDC Wallet

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Featured Companies

Message from the Publisher

Message from the Publisher,

We publish 22 issues annually. That’s two issues monthly, except in August and December. We slow our pace in those months to recharge and enjoy our families. August means summer vacation for us. You will receive our next issue in September.

David Robertson, Publisher
August 19, 2024

ARTICLES IN THIS ISSUE

CHARTS IN THIS ISSUE

Results for US Card Networks at Midyear 2024

US General Purpose Cards Jan. 1–June 30, 2024

US Card Networks at Midyear — Purchase Volume Jan. 1–June 30

Largest US Issuers of Prepaid Cards

Investments & Acquisitions in B2B Payments January 1–July 2024

FEATURED STATISTICS

Top 25 US Prepaid Issuers

The top 25 US prepaid card issuers collectively accounted for $182.08 billion in purchase volume in 2023, down 3.2% from 2022. Bancorp Bank was the largest issuer followed by Pathward. Comerica Bank overtook Green Dot Bank for third place and Fifth Third Bank claimed fifth place in our ranking.

The Bancorp Bank
$61.826 Billion

Pathward
$31.122 Billion

Comerica Bank
$24.973 Billion

Green Dot Bank
$22.514 Billion

Full access to data on the top 25 US prepaid card issuers is available when you subscribe to the Nilson Report.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fifth Third Bank
$11.139 Billion

Full Access to data on all the 25 Largest Issuers is available when you subscribe to the Nilson Report

 

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