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Sep 2021 | Issue 1204
Top 7 Acquirers in Latin America 2020 vs. 2019
The seven largest acquirers processed 18.44 billion in Visa and Mastercard transactions in 2020, accounting for 73% of transactions processed by the 45 acquirers listed on page 5.
Aug 2021 | Issue 1203
35 Years of Credit Card and Household Debt in the U.S.
Credit card debt totaled $1.003 trillion at year-end 2020 and accounted for 6.0% of $16.638 trillion in household debt. This share was up 50 basis points from 5.5% in 1985.
Jul 2021 | Issue 1202
Europe’s Largest Issuers of Credit & Debit Cards
The top 6 issuers of global brand and domestic-market-only credit and debit cards accounted for $1.238 trillion in purchase volume last year, equal to 42% of the total for the top 50.
Jul 2021 | Issue 1201
Asia-Pacific Global Network Cards
The six brands of global cards issued in the Asia-Pacific region, UnionPay, Visa, Mastercard, JCB, American Express and Diners Club generated 208.75 billion transactions in 2020, an increase of 11.0% over 2019.
Jun 2021 | Issue 1200
Europe’s Global Network Cards
The global brand cards issued in Europe generated 103.03 billion transactions last year to purchase goods and services, up 6.9% over 2019.
Jun 2021 | Issue 1199
Global Network Cards in 2020
Purchase transactions on global general purpose card brands (American Express, Diners/Discover, JCB, Mastercard, UnionPay and Visa) totaled 467.65 billion in 2020, up 6.0% YOY.
May 2021 | Issue 1198
Top Issuers of Commercial Cards in the U.S.
The six largest issuers accounted for $598.80 billion in commercial card purchase volume on credit, debit and prepaid cards in 2020, down 3.0% versus 2019.
May 2021 | Issue 1197
Europe’s Top Merchant Acquirers
Europe’s eight largest merchant acquirers ranked by payments generated by both global brands (Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Diners Club, UnionPay and JCB) and domestic market-only brands (Mir, Troy, etc.) totaled 70.53 billion in 2020, up 20.9% from 2019.
Apr 2021 | Issue 1196
Top U.S. Debit Card Issuers
Purchase volume generated by the six largest debit card issuers accounted for 36.1% of the $3.812 trillion in debit and prepaid purchase volume generated by U.S. cards in 2020, down from 38.0% in 2019.
Apr 2021 | Issue 1195
Canada Card Networks and Issuers
The general purpose brand cards issued in Canada generated 12.41 billion transactions last year for purchases of goods and services, down 6.2% from 2019.
Mar 2021 | Issue 1194
Latin America’s Global General Purpose Cards
The global brand cards issued in Latin America generated 26.59 billion transactions last year to purchase goods and services, down 1.1% from 2019.
Mar 2021 | Issue 1193
Top U.S. Merchant Acquirers—Ranked by Transactions
The six largest acquirers ranked by total purchase transactions are led by Chase and Fiserv. Fiserv includes Citi, Santander, SunTrust, BBVA and six months of its share of the BAMS joint venture. BAMS was dissolved June 30, with 51% ownership of the contracts going to Fiserv and 49% going to Bank of America.
Feb 2021 | Issue 1192
Top Issuers of General Purpose Credit Cards in the U.S.
The eight largest issuers generated $2.891 trillion in purchase volume in 2020, down 10.4%. They accounted for 80.1% of the industry’s $3.611 trillion total.
Feb 2021 | Issue 1191
U.S. General Purpose Brands–Purchase Volume in 2020
Consumer, business and commercial cards issued in the U.S. with the brands of Visa, Mastercard, American Express and Discover generated $6.749 trillion in purchase volume in 2020, up 0.8% over 2019.
Jan 2021 | Issue 1190
Outstandings on General Purpose Credit Cards in the U.S.
Outstanding receivables tied to consumer and commercial Visa, Mastercard, American Express and Discover cards issued in the U.S. declined 14.9% to $866 billion at the end of 2020.
Jan 2021 | Issue 1189
Purchase Transactions Projected Worldwide
Transactions on cards carrying Visa, Mastercard, UnionPay, American Express, Discover/Diners Club and JCB brands are projected to reach 642.01 billion in 2025, an increase of 41.4% over 2020. The greatest percentage growth will occur in the Middle East and Africa region.
Dec 2020 | Issue 1188
U.S. Consumer Payment Systems
Cards accounted for a growing share of personal consumption expenditures, which also include paper-based and electronic payment systems.
Dec 2020 | Issue 1187
Card Fraud Worldwide
Card-based payment systems worldwide generated gross fraud losses of $28.65 billion in 2019, amounting to 6.8¢ for every $100 of total volume.
Nov 2020 | Issue 1186
Largest Credit Card Portfolios Worldwide
Among the 150 largest credit card portfolios worldwide ranked by outstandings, the 8 portfolios shown above accounted for $918.97 billion or 37% of the group’s $2.438 trillion total.
Oct 2020 | Issue 1185
Payment Cards in the U.S. Projected Purchase Volume in 2024
Consumer and commercial credit, debit, and prepaid general purpose and private label cards combined are expected to generate $10.718 trillion in purchase volume for goods and services in 2024, up 35.7% over 2019.
Oct 2020 | Issue 1184
Payment Cards Projected Worldwide
Among the major brands appearing on cards issued worldwide, the largest are UnionPay, Visa, and Mastercard. Smaller brands appear on private label cards and on cards issued for domestic use only.
Sep 2020 | Issue 1183
Top Six Merchant Acquirers Worldwide
Companies from 45 countries generated 342.2 billion purchase transactions. The six companies listed here accounted for 41% or 141.8 billion of those transactions.
Sep 2020 | Issue 1182
POS Terminal Shipments Worldwide by Region
Shipments of point-of-sale terminals to all world regions reached 128.2 million last year, up 24.2% from 2018. Over 67% of those shipments went to the Asia-Pacific region.
Aug 2020 | Issue 1181
Top Acquirers in Latin America
The 7 largest acquirers processed 18.63 billion Visa and Mastercard transactions in 2019, accounting for 73.5% of all transactions processed by the 45 acquirers listed.
Jul 2020 | Issue 1180
U.S. Credit Card Debt as a Percent of Household Debt
Credit card debt totaled $1.169 trillion at year-end 2019 and accounted for 7.3% of $16.122 trillion in household debt, up slightly from 7.2% the prior year.
Jul 2020 | Issue 1179
Asia-Pacific General Purpose Cards Market Shares in 2019
Among the six brands of global cards issued in the Asia-Pacific region, UnionPay, Visa, Mastercard, and JCB accounted for over 99.4% of all purchase transactions, leaving a combined share of less than 0.6% for American Express and Diners.
Jun 2020 | Issue 1178
Global Network Cards in 2019
Purchase transactions on global general purpose card brands totaled 440.99 billion in 2019, up 19.4% over the previous year.
Jun 2020 | Issue 1177
Europe’s Global General Purpose Cards
The global brands issued in Europe generated 96.66 billion transactions last year to purchase goods and services, up 21.3% over 2018.
May 2020 | Issue 1176
Top U.S. Issuers of Commercial Cards
Our latest report on issuers of commercial credit, debit, and prepaid cards in the United States marks the 22nd year we have published this ranking. The six largest issuers are shown here. The report ranks 109 issuers.
May 2020 | Issue 1175
Top Acquirers in Europe
The 45 largest merchant acquirers in Europe are ranked on pages 8 and 9. The 8 largest are shown here based on global and domestic brand card transactions processed in 2019.
Apr 2020 | Issue 1174
Top Debit Card Issuers in the U.S. 2019
The 50 largest issuers in the U.S. ranked by purchase volume for goods and services from general purpose debit and prepaid cards issued in 2019 totaled $2.119 trillion in 2019, up 6.6% over 2018. The top 10 are shown here.
Apr 2020 | Issue 1173
Canada Purchase Transactions & Brand Market Shares in 2019
General purpose consumer, small business, and commercial credit, debit, and prepaid cards issued in Canada generated 13.23 billion purchase transactions for goods and services in 2019, up 6.5% over 2018.
Mar 2020 | Issue 1172
Latin America Purchase Transactions
Purchase transactions for goods and services in Latin America generated by Mastercard, Visa, Diners Club/Discover, and American Express credit, debit, and prepaid cards reached 26.93 billion, an increase of 18.0% over 2018.
Mar 2020 | Issue 1171
Top Acquirers in the U.S.
The 25 largest merchant acquirers in the United States ranked by global general purpose as well as domestic PIN-based card transactions are ranked in the chart on page 9. The 7 largest are shown here.
Feb 2020 | Issue 1170
Market Shares (%) of Purchase Volume for Top U.S. Credit Cards
The largest U.S. issuers of general purpose credit card products carrying Visa, Mastercard, American Express, and Discover brands in 2019 ranked by purchase volume market share are shown here.
Feb 2020 | Issue 1169
U.S. General Purpose Brands Purchase Volume in 2019
Visa, Mastercard, American Express, and Discover cards in the U.S. generated $6.698 trillion in purchase volume in 2019, up 8.5% over 2018. Growth in purchase volume is shown here.
Jan 2020 | Issue 1168
U.S. General Purpose Cards
Outstanding credit card receivables as a percentage of purchase volume on general purpose cards issued in the United States fell from 44.0% in 2008 to 25.6% at the end of 2019.
Jan 2020 | Issue 1167
Card Transactions Projected Worldwide
General purpose payment cards with global brands are projected to generate 853.90 billion purchase transactions in 2028. The increase of 131.50% versus 2018 amounts to a 13.2% compound annual growth rate.
Dec 2019 | Issue 1166
Consumer Payment Systems in the U.S.
Personal consumption expenditures amounted to $13.999 trillion in the U.S. in 2018. Of that amount, $10.880 trillion or 77.7%, were for purchases of goods and services.
Dec 2019 | Issue 1165
Outstandings for the Top 150 Card Portfolios Worldwide
The top 150 credit card portfolios worldwide are ranked on page 11. Issuers from the U.S. accounted for 38.7% of all outstandings in that group. Issuers from China accounted for 38.4%.
Nov 2019 | Issue 1164
Card Fraud Worldwide 2010–2027
Gross fraud losses reached $27.85 billion in 2018, up 16.2% from $23.97 billion in 2017. However, fraud losses per $100 of total sales declined to 6.86¢ from 6.95¢ the prior year.
Oct 2019 | Issue 1163
Payment Cards in the U.S.
Purchases of goods and services generated by consumer and commercial general purpose and private label credit, debit, and prepaid cards issued in the U.S. are projected to reach $10.086 trillion in 2023.
Oct 2019 | Issue 1162
Payment Cards in Circulation Worldwide—Projected
There were 22.11 billion credit, debit, and prepaid cards in circulation worldwide on December 31, 2018. This included global brand and domestic-only general purpose brands. There will be 29.31 billion within five years.
Sep 2019 | Issue 1161
Top U.S. Issuers of Visa & Mastercard Credit Cards
Purchase volume generated by the 100 largest issuers of Visa and Mastercard credit cards in the U.S. is published on pages 10 and 11. A year-over-year comparison for the 6 largest issuers is shown here.
Sep 2019 | Issue 1160
POS Terminal Shipments Worldwide by Region
Shipments of point-of-sale terminals reached 103.6 million in 2018, up 39.0% over 2017. The table on pages 10 and 11 shows shipments per region—Europe, Asia–Pacific, U.S., Latin America, Middle East and Africa, and Canada.
Aug 2019 | Issue 1159
Top Acquirers in Asia–Pacific
The largest acquirers of Visa/Mastercard payment card transactions from merchants in Asia–Pacific are ranked by the number of transactions handled in calendar year 2018. Collectively, this group handled 16.65 billion purchase transactions last year.
Jul 2019 | Issue 1158
Asia–Pacific Market Shares of Purchase Volume
UnionPay, Visa, Mastercard, JCB, American Express, and Diners Club credit, debit, and prepaid cards issued in the Asia–Pacific region generated $17.566 trillion in purchases of goods and services in 2018, up 29.5% over 2017.
Jul 2019 | Issue 1157
Middle East and Africa Cards 2018
Visa, Mastercard, American Express, and Diners Club credit, debit, and prepaid cards issued in the Middle East and Africa region generated $1.086 trillion in purchases of goods and services, cash advances, and cash withdrawals in 2018, up 12.4% from 2017.
Jun 2019 | Issue 1156
Europe Market Shares of Purchase Volume
Visa, Mastercard, American Express, and Diners Club general purpose credit, debit, and prepaid cards issued in Europe generated $3.045 trillion in purchases of goods and services in 2018, up 14.9% over the prior year.
Jun 2019 | Issue 1155
Top Issuers of Commercial Cards in the U.S. 2018
The ninety-two largest U.S. issuers of commercial credit, debit, and prepaid cards are ranked on page nine. The 12 largest are listed here.
May 2019 | Issue 1154
Global Card Brands in 2018—Ranked by Purchase Transactions
Last year 368.92 billion purchase transactions for goods and services were generated by cards issued worldwide carrying the American Express, Diners Club/Discover, JCB, Mastercard, UnionPay, and Visa brands.
May 2019 | Issue 1153
Top Acquirers in Europe—Purchase Transactions
The 9 largest acquirers of payment card transactions in Europe are ranked by global brand and domestic-only credit, debit, and prepaid card transactions they processed in 2018. The 45 largest are ranked on pages 10 and 11.
Apr 2019 | Issue 1152
Latin America General Purpose Cards
Credit, debit, and prepaid American Express, Diners Club, Mastercard, and Visa cards issued in Latin America and the Caribbean generated $735.86 billion in purchase volume for goods and services in 2018, an increase of 17.2% over 2017.
Apr 2019 | Issue 1151
Top 10 Debit Card Issuers in the U.S. 2019
The 50 largest issuers of debit and prepaid cards in the U.S are shown on the table on pages 10 and 11. Cards from those issuers generated $1.989 trillion in purchase volume for goods and services in 2018. The 10 largest are shown here.
Mar 2019 | Issue 1150
Canada Market Shares of Purchase Volume
Market shares for Visa, Mastercard, Interac, and Amex brands, as well as issuers TD Bank, BMO, RBC, CIBC, Scotiabank, and Desjardins are shown for purchase volume in 2018.
Mar 2019 | Issue 1149
Top Acquirers in the U.S.
Owners of the 66 largest portfolios of merchant card acceptance contracts in the U.S. are ranked on pages 10 and 11. The 8 largest based on purchase transactions processed in 2018 are shown here.
Feb 2019 | Issue 1148
Top Issuers of General Purpose Credit Cards in the U.S.
Purchase volume—spending for goods and services—tied to Visa, Mastercard, American Express, and Discover cards issued in the U.S. reached $3.678 trillion in 2018, up 9.7% over 2017. The eight largest issuers ranked by credit card purchase volume are shown here.
Feb 2019 | Issue 1147
U.S. General Purpose Brands
Visa, Mastercard, American Express, and Discover cards in the U.S. generated $6.130 trillion in purchase volume in 2018, up 10.5% over 2017. Growth in purchase volume is shown here.
Jan 2019 | Issue 1146
Purchase Volume Projected to 2027
American Express, Discover/Diners Club, JCB, Mastercard, UnionPay, and Visa, which are the global general purpose brands, are projected to generate $78.453 trillion in 10 years. This includes credit, debit, and prepaid cards.
Jan 2019 | Issue 1145
U.S. General Purpose Cards, Outstandings vs. Purchase Volume
Over the last 25 years, purchases of goods and services have grown far faster than outstanding credit card receivables. Contributing to purchase volume growth is the incentive issuers provide consumers in the form of rewards—air miles, cash back, etc.
Dec 2018 | Issue 1144
Consumer Payment Systems in the U.S. 2017
U.S. personal consumption expenditures reached $13.321 trillion in 2017. Purchases of goods and services accounted for 77.64% or $10.343 trillion of that amount.
Nov 2018 | Issue 1143
Top 150 Card Issuers Worldwide
Issuers from the U.S. held a 40% market share among the top 150 portfolios worldwide. The rankings are based on outstanding receivables tied to Amex, Diners Club, Discover, JCB, Mastercard, UnionPay, Visa, and domestic general purpose credit cards.
Nov 2018 | Issue 1142
Card Fraud Worldwide
Gross fraud losses to issuers, merchants, and merchant acquirers reached $24.26 billion in 2017, up 6.4%. Fraud is measured against total volume generated by payment cards which reached $34.119 trillion worldwide.
Oct 2018 | Issue 1141
Payment Cards in the U.S.—Purchase Volume
Credit, debit, and prepaid cards issued in the U.S. generated $6.616 trillion in pur-chase volume in 2017. That figure will rise to $9.313 trillion by 2022.
Oct 2018 | Issue 1140
Payment Cards in Circulation Worldwide
As of December 31, 2017, there were 20.48 billion credit, debit, and prepaid cards in circulation worldwide, including global general purpose, domestic-only general purpose, and private label.
Sep 2018 | Issue 1139
Top Manufacturers of Payment Cards Worldwide
Manufacturers of payment cards shipped 6.49 billion payment cards in 2017, up 0.9% over 2016. The top suppliers—Gemalto, Idemia, G+D Mobile Security, Perfect Plastic, Goldpac, and CPI—are shown here.
Sep 2018 | Issue 1138
POS Terminal Shipments Worldwide 2017
Manufacturers of point-of-sale terminals shipped 68.8 million devices worldwide last year, up 25.2% from 2016.
Aug 2018 | Issue 1137
Latin America’s Top Acquirers in 2017
The largest acquirers of payment card transactions from merchants in Latin America and Caribbean are ranked by the number of transactions they handled in calendar year 2017. Collectively, they handled $707.06 billion in purchase volume.
Jul 2018 | Issue 1136
Middle East and Africa Market Shares of Purchase Volume 2017
Purchases of goods and services generated by Visa, Mastercard, American Express, and Diners Club credit, debit, and prepaid cards issued in the Middle East and Africa reached $373.63 billion in 2017, up 12.2% from 2016.
Jul 2018 | Issue 1135
Europe Market Shares of Purchase Volume 2017
Visa, Mastercard, American Express, and Diners Club credit, debit, and prepaid general purpose cards generated $2.659 trillion in purchase volume for goods and services in 2017 from cards issued in Europe.
Jun 2018 | Issue 1134
Top U.S. Commercial Card Issuers
The largest commercial card issuers in the U.S. are ranked on pages 9, 10, and 11 based on purchase volume in 2017. Rankings include small business credit and debit, fleet, purchasing, prepaid, and corporate products.
Jun 2018 | Issue 1133
Asia–Pacific Market Shares of Purchase Volume 2017
Credit, debit, and prepaid card spending by cards issued in Asia-Pacific carrying the UnionPay, Visa, Mastercard, JCB, American Express, and Diners Club brands reached $13.315 trillion in 2017, up 18.3%.
May 2018 | Issue 1132
Europe’s Top Acquirers—Ranked by Transactions in 2017
The 45 largest acquirers of card transactions from merchants in Europe processed 67.54 billion payments in 2017. Those transactions, which originated at 10.3 million active merchants, were valued at $2.814 trillion.
May 2018 | Issue 1131
Latin America Market Shares of Purchase Volume 2017
Purchase volume for goods and services in Latin America generated by Visa, Mastercard, Diners Club/Discover, and American Express credit, debit, and prepaid cards reached $708.51 billion in 2017, up 15% versus the prior year.
Apr 2018 | Issue 1130
Purchase Transactions on Global Cards in 2017
The global brand general purpose cards—Visa, UnionPay, Mastercard, JCB, Diners Club/Discover, and American Express—generated 295.65 billion purchase transactions for goods and services in 2017, up 18.0%.
Apr 2018 | Issue 1129
Top Issuers of U.S. Debit Cards Ranked by Purchase Volume 2017
The table on pages 10 and 11 include figures for the 50 largest U.S. debit card issuers. Cards from those issuers combined to generate $1.813 trillion in purchase volume for goods and services in 2017, up 6.1% over the prior year. The 10 largest issuers are shown here.
Mar 2018 | Issue 1128
Canada Market Shares of Purchase Volume 2017
The 23 largest credit card issuers in Canada are ranked on pages 10 and 11. The chart shown here shows the 6 largest issuers in the country based on purchase volume (spending at merchants) in 2017.
Mar 2018 | Issue 1127
Top U.S. Acquirers in 2017 Purchase Transactions
The 65 largest owners of contracts with U.S. merchants to process credit, debit, and prepaid card payments are listed on the table on pages 10 and 11. The top 8 are shown here.
Feb 2018 | Issue 1126
Top Issuers of U.S. General Purpose Credit Cards 2017
Issuers of Visa, Mastercard, American Express, and Discover credit cards in the U.S. saw purchase volume—spending for goods and services—increased 9.6% in 2017 to $3.352 trillion. Market shares for the eight largest issuers are shown here.
Feb 2018 | Issue 1125
U.S. General Purpose Brands Market Share 2017
Combined credit and debit card purchases for goods and services tied to cards issued in the U.S. by Visa, Mastercard, American Express, and Discover was $5.550 trillion in 2017. Market shares by brand are provided here.
Jan 2018 | Issue 1124
Global General Purpose Cards Purchase Volume Worldwide
Purchases for goods and services generated by global brand cards which was $20.600 trillion in 2016 is projected to reach $52.390 trillion in 2026. Global brand cards are Visa, Mastercard, UnionPay, American Express, JCB, and Diners Club/Discover.
Jan 2018 | Issue 1123
Purchase Transactions Worldwide 2016 vs. 2026
In 2026 global brand credit, debit, and prepaid cards are projected to reach 767 billion purchase transactions for goods and services worldwide. Global brand cards are Visa, Mastercard, UnionPay, American Express, Discover/Diners Club, and JCB.
Dec 2017 | Issue 1122
Largest Consumer Payment Systems in the U.S.
U.S. Consumer Payment Systems are comprised of 11 instruments-debit, credit, prepaid, and EBT cards, cash, checks, money orders, official checks, travel checks, preauthorized payments, and remote payments.
Nov 2017 | Issue 1121
Top 10 Issuers of Payment Cards Worldwide
Issue #1121 includes a ranking of the 150 largest payment card issuers worldwide. The 10 largest include 6 issuers from China and 4 from the United States.
Oct 2017 | Issue 1118
Card Fraud Worldwide
Global card fraud in 2016 reached $22.80 billion. That figure amounted to 7.15¢ per every $100 in combined purchase and cash volume of $31.878 trillion.
Sep 2017 | Issue 1116
Top Manufacturers of Payment Cards Worldwide
Manufacturers shipped more than 6.4 billion payment cards in 2016. The top suppliers were Gemalto, Oberthur, Perfect Plastic, and Giesecke & Devrient.
Aug 2017 | Issue 1115
Middle East & Africa Market Shares of Purchase Volume 2016
Visa, Mastercard, American Express, and Diners Club cards generated $327.86 billion in purchase volume for goods and services in 2016 from cards issued in the Middle East & Africa. This was up 12.4% from the prior year.
Jul 2017 | Issue 1113
Europe Market Shares of Purchase Volume 2016
Credit, debit, and prepaid cards issued in Europe generated $2.765 trillion in purchase volume in 2016. Visa held a 66% market share followed by Mastercard with 31%, Amex with 3%, and Diners Club with less than 1%.
Jun 2017 | Issue 1111
Top Issuers of Commercial Cards in the U.S.
The largest U.S. issuers of commercial card products — purchasing, corporate (T&E), fleet, small business credit and debit, and prepaid — are ranked on pages 7, 8, and 9 based on purchase volume in 2016.
May 2017 | Issue 1109
Purchase Transactions on Global Cards in 2016
Credit, debit, and prepaid card transactions for goods and services worldwide reached 257.17 billion in 2016 for Visa, UnionPay, Mastercard, JCB, Diners/Discover, and American Express.
Apr 2017 | Issue 1108
Latin America Market Shares of Purchase Volume 2016
Credit, debit, and prepaid global brand general purpose cards issued in Latin America and the Caribbean generated $599.27 billion in purchase volume at merchants in 2016.
Mar 2017 | Issue 1105
Top Acquirers in the U.S. Ranked by Purchase Transactions in 2016
Pages 10 and 11 include statistics for the 71 largest acquirers of merchant card transactions in the U.S. in 2016. Figures include transactions processed, the value of those payments, and the number of merchant acceptance locations.
Feb 2017 | Issue 1103
U.S. General Purpose Brands Purchase Volume in 2016
Purchase volume, which is spending at merchants for goods and services, generated by cards issued in the U.S. totaled $5.143 trillion in 2016.
Jan 2017 | Issue 1102
Purchase Volume Worldwide 2015 vs. 2025
Visa, Mastercard, UnionPay, American Express, JCB, and Discover/Diners Club are the global brand general purpose cards. By 2025, purchase volume for goods and services by cards with these brands is expected to reach $54.891 trillion.
Dec 2016 | Issue 1100
Purchase Transactions on U.S. Consumer Payment Systems
Purchases of goods and services accounted for $9.550 trillion in 2015. This accounted for 77.75% of all personal consumption expenditures in the United States.
Nov 2016 | Issue 1099
Top Issuers of Payment Cards Worldwide 2015
Turn to pages 10 and 11 for a ranking of the 150 largest credit card issuers and 150 largest debit card issuers worldwide. The rankings are based on purchase volume for their global brand and domestic-only general purpose cards.
Oct 2016 | Issue 1097
U.S. Payment Cards Purchase Volume 2010 - 2020
Purchase volume — spending for goods and services — market shares are shown for calendar year 2015 for Visa, Mastercard, Amex, Discover, and other payment card brands.
Sep 2016 | Issue 1094
Payment Cards Worldwide Market Share in 2015
At year-end 2015 there were 18.08 billion payment cards in circulation worldwide — global brand and domestic-only general purpose and private label. That figure will grow to 22.90 billion by the end of 2020.
Aug 2016 | Issue 1093
Commercial vs. Consumer Cards Share of U.S. Purchase Volume
Cards issued in the U.S. generated $4.786 trillion in purchase volume in 2015. The chart shows spending by commercial vs. consumer products by card brand.
Jul 2016 | Issue 1090
Asia-Pacific Purchase Volume 2015 vs. 2014
Spending for goods and services tied to payment cards issued in the Asia-Pacific region are identified by network brands - Visa, UnionPay, MasterCard, JCB, American Express, and Diners Club.
Jun 2016 | Issue 1088
Europe Purchase Volume 2015 vs. 2014
Credit, debit, and prepaid card spending by cards issued in Europe with Visa, MasterCard, Amex, and Diners Club brands generated purchase volume of $2.964 trillion in 2015.
May 2016 | Issue 1087
Europe´s Top Acquirers
The 40 largest acquirers of card transactions from merchants in Europe are ranked on pages 10 and 11. Collectively, they handled 49.66 billion card transactions from 8.7 million merchant outlets in 2015.
Apr 2016 | Issue 1085
Purchase Transactions on Global Cards in 2015
Visa, MasterCard, UnionPay, American Express, JCB, and Diners Club/Discover are the global card brands. Payments made to merchants worldwide totaled 227.08 billion in 2015.
Mar 2016 | Issue 1082
Top Acquirers in the U.S. 2015
The largest acquirers of payment card transactions from merchants in the U.S. are ranked based on the number they handled in calendar year 2015.
Feb 2016 | Issue 1081
Top Issuers of U.S. General Purpose Credit Cards 2015
The 10 largest U.S. credit card issuers are ranked by outstanding receivables as of December 31, 2015.
Jan 2016 | Issue 1079
Purchase Transactions Projected Worldwide - 2014 vs. 2024
Purchase transactions - those for payments of goods and services - generated by general purpose payment cards are projected to reach 515.42 billion by 2024.
Dec 2015 | Issue 1077
Top 150 Credit Card Issuers Worldwide
Issuers from Asia-Pacific accounted for nearly 1/3 of the 150 largest credit card issuers in the world ranked by outstanding receivables at year-end 2014.
Nov 2015 | Issue 1075
Top 25 Issuers in Asia-Pacific 2014
Among the 25 largest payment card issuers in the Asia-Pacific region in 2014, 14 were from China, 4 were from South Korea, 4 were from Australia, and 3 were from Japan. Combined, their purchase volume totaled $5.918 trillion dollars.
Oct 2015 | Issue 1073
Top 20 Acquirers Worldwide 2014
The 20 largest acquirers of payment card transactions at merchants worldwide are ranked based on the number of credit, debit, and prepaid card purchases handled in 2014.
Sep 2015 | Issue 1071
Top Manufacturers of Payment Cards Worldwide
Manufacturers shipped 5.76 billion chip and magnetic stripe payment cards in 2014. Mag-stripe-only cards accounted for 54.7% of all payment cards shipped.
Aug 2015 | Issue 1070
Purchase Volume Asia-Pacific - 2014
Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Diners Club, UnionPay, and JCB purchase volume (spending for goods and services) reached $9,380.92 billion in 2014. Market share figures are shown.
Jul 2015 | Issue 1068
Card Fraud Worldwide
Losses incurred by card issuers, merchants, and acquirers reached $16.31 billion in 2014, up 19%. For the fourth year in a row, losses to fraud outpaced growth in total card volume.
Jun 2015 | Issue 1065
Credit Card Debt in the U.S.
Combined outstanding debt on all types of credit cards in the U.S. of $881.57 bil. at year-end 2014 was the lowest level as a percent of total consumer credit since 1990.
May 2015 | Issue 1064
Growth in Purchase Transactions Worldwide 2009-2019
American Express, Discover/Diners Club, JCB, MasterCard, UnionPay, and Visa credit, debit, and prepaid card purchases at merchants are projected through 2019.
Apr 2015 | Issue 1062
Top U.S. Debit Card Issuers
The 5 top Visa and 5 top MasterCard U.S. debit/prepaid issuers are ranked based on combined signature and prepaid purchase volume. The top 5 Signature issuers and top 5 PIN issuers are also ranked.
Mar 2015 | Issue 1060
Purchase Transactions Worldwide
Purchases of goods and services at merchants in calendar year 2014 are measured. Market shares for the six global card networks are shown.
Feb 2015 | Issue 1057
Purchase Volume for U.S. General Purpose Brands
U.S. region cards carrying Visa, MasterCard, American Express, and Discover brands generated $4.442 trillion in spending at merchants in 2014, up 8.9% over 2013.
Jan 2015 | Issue 1055
Purchase Transactions Worldwide 2013 vs. 2023
U.S., Canada, Latin America, Europe, Middle East-Africa, and Asia-Pacific card transactions are shown for calendar year 2013 and projected through calendar year 2023.
Dec 2014 | Issue 1054
Consumer Payment Systems in the U.S. 2013 vs. 2018
The 77.9% of Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) in the U.S. for 2013 constitute Consumer Payment Systems (CPS), which include paper-based, card-based, and electronic-based payments.
Nov 2014 | Issue 1053
Top 20 Issuers of Credit Cards Worldwide
The 20 largest issuers of credit cards in the world ranked by outstanding receivables at year-end 2013 are shown. Issuers represent the U.S., China, U.K., Brazil, and Japan.
Oct 2014 | Issue 1050
Top Issuers in Asia-Pacific
Eight banks from China dominate the list of Asia-Pacific’s largest payment card issuers. Rankings on pages 10 & 11 identify the 50 largest, which represent 12 countries.
Sep 2014 | Issue 1049
Top Acquirers Worldwide
The chart on page 11 ranks the 150 largest acquirers of card transactions generated at merchants worldwide for 2013. These acquirers represent 41 countries.
Aug 2014 | Issue 1046
Top Issuers of Commercial Cards in the U.S.
The largest U.S. commercial card issuers are ranked on pages 9, 10, and 11 based on purchase volume totals and on the type of product — corporate, small business credit and debit, purchasing, fleet, and prepaid.
Jul 2014 | Issue 1044
Cards with Chips vs. Mag Stripes Only
The 10 largest payment card manufacturers worldwide are shown with shipments in 2013 divided between cards carrying microchips and those carrying only magnetic stripes.
Jun 2014 | Issue 1042
Europe's Largest Acquirers - General Purpose Card Transactions
The 10 largest acquirers in Europe are ranked by the number of international brand and domestic-only brand credit and debit card payments they handled in 2013.
May 2014 | Issue 1041
Purchase Transactions at Merchants Worldwide by Type of Card
Visa, MasterCard, UnionPay, American Express, Diners Club, and JCB card transactions are identified by product for 2013 and projected through 2018.
Apr 2014 | Issue 1039
Top Issuers of Debit Cards in the U.S. 2013
General purpose debit card issuers in the U.S. ranked 1 to 50 based on the dollar volume of purchases at merchants are listed on pages 10 and 11.
Mar 2014 | Issue 1037
Market Shares of Purchase Transactions Worldwide 2013
Visa, UnionPay, MasterCard, JCB, Diners Club, and American Express payment card transactions at merchants in 2013 are shown for credit and debit products.
Feb 2014 | Issue 1035
Credit Card Outstandings for Top Issuers of U.S. General Purpose Cards
The six largest issuers of general purpose-type credit card products in the U.S. are ranked by outstanding receivables tied to their cards.
Jan 2014 | Issue 1032
Projected Growth in Purchase Transactions Worldwide 2012-2018
Visa, MasterCard, UnionPay, American Express, Maestro, JCB, Discover, and other general-purpose card transactions worldwide are projected through 2018.
Dec 2013 | Issue 1031
Personal Consumption Expenditures in the U.S.
Paper-based, card-based, electronic, and other payment systems in the U.S. are measured based on purchases for personal consumption expenditures.
Nov 2013 | Issue 1029
Payment Cards Worldwide 2012 vs. 2017
Total payment cards in circulation worldwide will exceed 20.56 billion by 2017.
Oct 2013 | Issue 1027
Shipments of POS Terminals by Region - 2012
Manufacturers of point of sale terminals from all world regions are ranked by shipments of their devices in calendar year 2012.
Sep 2013 | Issue 1026
U.S. Purchase Volume - Consumer vs. Commercial Cards
Total credit, debit, and prepaid card spending in 2012 is broken down for Visa, MasterCard, American Express, and Discover for both commercial and consumer products.
Aug 2013 | Issue 1023
Global Card Fraud
Payment card issuers, merchants, and their acquiring banks lost $11.27 billion to fraud in calendar year 2012.
Jul 2013 | Issue 1022
Top Issuers of Commercial Cards
Visa and MasterCard issuers of credit and debit commercial card products are ranked by purchase volume generated by their portfolios in 2012.
Jun 2013 | Issue 1019
Store Cards in the U.S. Purchase Volume in 2012 vs. 2002
Store cards are owned either by retailers directly or by third-party specialists. Over the last 10 years, more retailers have chosen third parties to issue their cards.
May 2013 | Issue 1017
Purchase Volume at Merchants on U.S. General Purpose Cards
Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Discover, and PIN-based EFT network spending for calendar year 2012 is broken down between credit, debit, and prepaid products.
Apr 2013 | Issue 1015
Canada Market Shares of Purchases 2012 vs. 2011
Interac, Visa, MasterCard, and American Express card brands are compared for purchase transactions and volume of spending at merchants.
Mar 2013 | Issue 1013
Purchase Transactions at Top U.S. Acquirers
The 10 largest U.S. merchant acquirers ranked by general purpose transactions tied to PIN- and signature-based debit cards and credit cards accounted for 64.61 billion transactions. First Data, Bank of America, Vantiv, Elavon, Wells Fargo, Heartland, Global, WorldPay, TSYS, and Chase Paymentech.
Feb 2013 | Issue 1011
Market Shares for U.S. Card Brands
Market shares for American Express, Discover, MasterCard, and Visa credit and debit products for consumers and businesses are shown for the last 5 years.
Jan 2013 | Issue 1009
Growth in Purchase Transactions Worldwide from 2011 to 2016
Payment card transactions at merchants are projected to reach 238.99 billion
by year-end 2016. Figures include Visa, MasterCard, UnionPay, Amex, Discover,
JCB, and Diners.
Dec 2012 | Issue 1008
Consumer Payment Systems in the U.S.
Personal consumption expenditures in the U.S. of $10.729 trillion in 2011 included purchases of goods and services, which accounted for 77.8%.
Nov 2012 | Issue 1006
Payment Cards Issued Worldwide
Cards in circulation numbered 8.91 billion in 2006. By 2011, there were 13.45 billion payment cards worldwide. That figure will reach 18.28 billion by 2016. UnionPay, Visa, MasterCard, Maestro, American Express, JCB, Discover, and Diners.
Oct 2012 | Issue 1004
Top Manufacturers of Payment Cards Worldwide
Producers of high-security-type payment cards manufactured in 2011 are ranked on pages 10, 11, and 12. Chip cards accounted for 28.9% of the total. CPI Card, Gemalto, Giesecke & Devrient, Perfect, Oberthur, Morpho, Versatile, Valid, IntelCav, and AbaciCard.
Sep 2012 | Issue 1003
POS Terminal Shipments by Region
The 52 largest manufacturers of payment card authorization terminals are ranked on pages 8 and 9. Shipments of 17.2 million terminals worldwide increased 14.4% in 2011.
Aug 2012 | Issue 1002
Purchase Volume in Middle East/Africa
Total spending at merchants exceeded $187 billion and increased more than 24% over the prior year. The region's 144 million payment cards generated 2.36 billion transactions. Visa, MasterCard, American Express, and Diners Club.
Jul 2012 | Issue 1001
Top Ten U.S. Issuers of Commercial Cards
More than 60 issuers of Visa and MasterCard commercial credit and debit cards are listed on page 9. Products include purchasing, T&E, fleet, and prepaid (payroll, benefits, incentives, etc.). Chase, Bank of America, U.S. Bank, Wells Fargo, Citigroup, Capital One, PNC, Comerica, Comdata, and BMO Harris.
Jun 2012 | Issue 1000
U.S. Household Debt and Credit Cards
Credit card debt at the end of 2011 equaled 6.34% of total household debt. Card debt, as a percentage of total consumer credit, was at its lowest level since 1991.
May 2012 | Issue 999
Purchase Volume at Merchants on U.S. General Purpose Cards
The 100 largest issuers of credit, debit, and prepaid cards are ranked on pages 10 and 11 based on spending at merchants. Credit cards equaled 53% of purchases at merchants in 2011.
Apr 2012 | Issue 998
Purchase Transactions on Global Cards 2011
Debit and prepaid cards generated more than 54% of all payment card transactions at merchants in 2011. The total number of cards in circulation reached 6.54 billion at year-end. Brands include Visa, MasterCard, American Express, UnionPay, JCB, and Diners Club.
Mar 2012 | Issue 997
Purchase Transactions at Top U.S. Acquirers 2011
The 10 largest U.S. merchant acquirers handled $3.229 trillion in purchases in 2011 from more than 60 billion transactions generated by credit, debit, and prepaid cards. Companies include First Data, BAMS, Vantiv, Chase Paymentech, WorldPay, Heartland, Global Payments, Elavon, Wells Fargo, and TSYS.
Feb 2012 | Issue 995
Purchase Volume at Merchants in the U.S.
In 2011 American Express overtook MasterCard to gain second place among general purpose credit card brands in the U.S. based on spending at merchants.
Jan 2012 | Issue 995
American Express Volume in the U.S. 2005-2011
Total volume of purchases at merchants combined with cash advances generated by cards issued directly by American Express in the U.S. increased by 12.7% to $520.52 billion.
Dec 2011 | Issue 985
U.S. Payment Cards Market Shares
Spending at merchants for credit cards and debit cards is shown from 2000-2015. Also shown are outstandings, cards, transactions, and the number of cardholders.
Nov 2011 | Issue 983
Purchase Volume Worldwide
Figures reflect activity in Asia/Pacific, Canada, Europe, Latin America, Middle East/Africa, and in the United States. Market share is shown for 2005 and 2015.
Oct 2011 | Issue 981
Shipment of Payment Cards Worldwide
Figures are for high-security-type payment cards — those carrying the American Express, China UnionPay, Diners Club, Discover, JCB, MasterCard, and Visa brands. Manufacturers include Gemalto, Giesecke & Devrient, Oberthur, CPI, Perfect Plastic, Versatile Card Tech., Toppan, IntelCav, AbaciCard, and Morpho.
Sep 2011 | Issue 979
Purchase Transactions in Asia/Pacific
Figures are for Visa, China UnionPay, MasterCard, American Express, JCB, and Diners Club. Also included are total spending at merchants and cards issued for each brand.
Aug 2011 | Issue 977
U.S. Visa and MasterCard Credit Card Issuers at Midyear
The 100 largest issuers are ranked by spending at merchants as well as by total spending including cash advances. Figures include outstandings for the 10 largest issuers. Chase, Bank of America, Citibank, Capital One, Wells Fargo, U.S. Bank, HSBC, USAA, Barclays, and Target.
Jul 2011 | Issue 975
Middle East/Africa Purchase Volume in 2010
Visa brand cards held better than 60% of the market followed by MasterCard with a market share greater than 34%. American Express and Diners Club are also shown.
Jun 2011 | Issue 973
U.S. Commercial Bank Cards
The 50 largest U.S. commercial credit and debit card issuers are ranked by product — purchasing, fleet, corporate, small business credit, small business debit, and prepaid. Issuers include Chase, Bank of America, U.S. Bank, Citibank, Wells Fargo, Capital One, Comerica, and PNC.
May 2011 | Issue 971
Purchase Volume in Latin America
American Express, Diners Club, MasterCard, and Visa credit, debit and prepaid cards totaling 524.1 million are presented. Figures include spending at merchants and transactions.
Apr 2011 | Issue 969
Top U.S. Debit Card Issuers
The 50 largest issuers of debit cards in the U.S. are ranked by spending at merchants. Figures show Signature and PIN separately. Also shown are the number of prepaid cards issued. Issuers include Bank of America, Wells Fargo, Chase, U.S. Bank, PNC, Region, Citibank, and SunTrust.
Mar 2011 | Issue 967
Purchase Transactions Worldwide
Figures include purchases at merchants and transactions for Visa, MasterCard, American Express, China UnionPay, JCB, and Diners Club. Credit, debit and prepaid are shown separately.
Feb 2011 | Issue 965
Spending at U.S. Merchants
Visa and MasterCard credit and debit, American Express credit, and Discover credit card purchase volume at merchants for 2010. Includes market share by brand and product.
Jan 2011 | Issue 963
Discover U.S. Results
Chart shows credit card outstandings and spending at merchants tied to Discover cards issued in the U.S. Figures cover 2000-2010 and include business tied to third-party issuers.
Dec 2010 | Issue 961
Shifts in U.S. Consumer Payment Systems
Cash, checks, credit cards, debit cards, and other payment instruments are ranked by transactions and purchase volume for the years 2005 and 2015.
Nov 2010 | Issue 960
Market Shares of Purchase Volume
General purpose credit, debit, and prepaid cards branded with Visa, MasterCard, Amex, Discover, JCB, Diners, UnionPay, Interac, and other local systems are projected.
Oct 2010 | Issue 958
Market Shares of Cards
Figures shown reflect Asia/Pacific, U.S., Europe, Latin America, Canada, and Middle East/Africa and include all general purpose brands. They are projected through 2015.
Sep 2010 | Issue 956
U.S. Purchase Volume
Figures represent consumer card versus commercial card spending for goods and services. Consumer cards accounted for $2.433 trillion or 82% of the total. Brands include Visa, MasterCard, American Express, and Discover.
Aug 2010 | Issue 954
U.S. Visa & MasterCard Credit Card Issuers
The 100 largest U.S. issuers of Visa and MasterCard credit cards based on outstanding debt at June 30 as well as total volume for the first six months of 2010 are shown. Issuers include Chase, Bank of America, Citibank, Capital One, U.S. Bank, Wells Fargo, Barclays, HSBC, USAA, and PNC.
Jul 2010 | Issue 952
Latin America Purchase Volume
Visa, MasterCard, American Express, and Diners Club market shares are shown for $335.08 billion in Latin America and Caribbean region based on spending at merchants.
Jun 2010 | Issue 950
Commercial Card Volume at Top Issuers
The largest U.S. issuers of small business debit and credit cards, purchasing, corporate, and fleet cards as well as prepaid cards are ranked based on spending at merchants. Issuers include Chase, Bank of America, U.S. Bank, Citibank, Wells Fargo, Capital One, Comerica, and PNC.
May 2010 | Issue 948
Store Cards in the U.S.
Figures show purchase volume for calendar years 2009 and 1999. Merchants who own and operate their own card portfolios are shown separately from private label card specialists. Issuers include Sears, Federated, May, GE, HSBC, Associates, Alliance Data, Army & Air Force Exchange, Nordstrom, Citibank, and Chase.
Apr 2010 | Issue 946
Worldwide Purchase Transactions
Market share figures for the global general purpose card brands are shown including Visa, MasterCard, American Express, China UnionPay, JCB, and Diners Club.
Mar 2010 | Issue 944
Purchase Transactions at Top U.S. Acquirers
The 10 largest U.S. merchant acquirers ranked by general purpose transactions tied to PIN- and signature-based debit cards and credit cards accounted for 50.50 billion transactions. Acquirers include First Data, Banc of America (BAMS), Fifth Third, FNMS, Chase Paymentech, Heartland, Wells Fargo, Elavon, RBS WorldPay, and Global Payments.
Feb 2010 | Issue 942
Spending at Merchants by U.S. Cardholders
Figures show Visa credit, MasterCard credit, Visa debit, American Express credit, MasterCard debit, and Discover credit. Market shares are for purchase volume at merchants.
Jan 2010 | Issue 940
POS Terminals in India
The largest acquirers of merchant card transactions in India are listed by the number of POS terminals deployed. Nearly all outlets in India use a single POS terminal. Acquirers include ICICI, Axis, HDFC, HSBC, Citibank, BOB Cards, IDBI, Andhra, Development Credit, Standard Chartered, Jammu & Kashmir, Vijaya, Bank of India, and Canara Bank.
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