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.
Once a month, we publish our comprehensive review of investments and acquisition deals worldwide in the various parts of the payments industry. So far this year, we have published information on 328 deals. A review of the first six months of 2025 resulted in the presentation you see on page 11 of this issue. There were 26 deals involving commercial and consumer card issuing and card account processing. The biggest deal involved FIS taking over the card account processing business of Global Payments. To see the complete listing, log in to read or download issue 1289.
Europe’s Largest Card Issuers Ranked by Purchase Volume in 2024
Purchase Volume Among Europe’s Top 50 Issuers in 2024
Domestic Brand Cards in Europe from the Top 50 Issuers Ranked by Purchase Volume in 2024
Top General Purpose Card Issuers in Europe 2024
Debit Card Issuers in the US Ranked 51st to 100th
Largest Consumer Credit and Debit Card Issuers 2024
Investments & Acquisitions in Issuance and Processing
Investments & Acquisitions — June 2025
Credit card products can be used for consumer and commercial purposes. Figures published in issue #1280 for the largest US issuers combined consumer and commercial credit card products. The five largest issuers based on spending for consumer purchases only in 2024 are listed in issue 1289.
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