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Global Brand Purchase Transactions Projected Worldwide 2015 Through 2030
Purchase Transactions 2015–2030
Market Shares of Purchase Transactions by Region 2015 vs. 2025
Percentage Growth by Region 2015 through 2025
M&A in Merchant Processing and Acquiring—2025
Largest M&A Deals in Merchant Processing, Acquiring in 2025
US General Purpose Cards (Jan. 1-Sept. 30, 2025, and Change vs. Jan. 1-Sept. 30, 2024)
Publicly Traded Payment Processors — Market Capitalization Change
Processors by Market Cap at Year-End 2025
Investments & Acquisitions (December 2025)
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