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Issue 1293

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Newsletter
September 2025

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Featured Article

American Express Expands US Platinum Cards Benefits

Amex has developed the ability to analyze card spending, call center activity, customer satisfaction and engagement data to monitor metrics in the Amex App that encourage the pursuit and redemption of benefits and statement credits.
Featured Chart

Top US General Purpose Credit Card Issuers at Midyear 2025

The 10 largest issuers of US general purpose credit cards generated $2.567 trillion in purchase volume during the first six months of 2025, up 4.8% from the first six months of 2024.

Featured Companies

Message from the Publisher

The failure to meet commitments creates a gap between expectations and value delivered. We avoid that “overpromise, underdeliver” pitfall. We promise subscribers newsletters that are 16 pages in length. However, we regularly deliver 18 pages of content. And this issue is 20 pages. All extra content is provided at no additional charge. Because there is so much to be said about the payment industry, we go the extra mile to keep our subscribers informed.

David Robertson, Publisher
September 30, 2025

ARTICLES IN THIS ISSUE

CHARTS IN THIS ISSUE

Top US General Purpose Credit Card Issuers at Midyear 2025

Top US General Purpose Credit Cards Issued at Midyear (Based on Outstandings on June 30, 2025)

Top Issuers of General Purpose Credit Cards in the US

Market Shares of Mastercard/Visa Purchase Volume (First Six Months of 2025)

US Mastercard/Visa Credit Card Issuers (Purchase Volume and Total Volume Midyear 2025)

US Mastercard/Visa Credit Card Issuers (Outstandings & Cards Midyear 2025)

APAC’s Top 10 Acquirers ofGeneral Purpose Cards (Ranked by Purchase Transactions in 2024)

Top 37 Merchant Acquirers in Asia – Pacific (Ranked by Visa & Mastercard Transactions in 2024)

Publicly Traded Companies in Payments

FEATURED STATISTICS

The 37 largest merchant acquirers in the Asia-Pacific region are ranked on page 12 by Visa and Mastercard transactions processed in 2024. The four largest based on all transactions processed, including from UnionPay, JCB and domestic-only cards are ranked here. Full access to Asia–Pacific’s 37 Largest Merchant Acquirers is available when you subscribe or log in to the Nilson Report.

China UMS, China………… 18.86 billion
BC Card, So. Korea………… 5.51 billion
JCB, Japan……………………. 4.13 billion
KB Kookmin, So. Korea….  3.94 billion

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