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Issue 1143 | Nov 2018
150 Largest Credit Card Portfolios Worldwide
Top 150 Debit Issuers Worldwide
Infineon/Next Biometrics Partnership
Cequence Fights Malicious Bots
Zero Mobile App & Credit Card
Dynamic CVV for Commercial Cards
American Express in China
Chip Card Manufacturers
Wuhan Tianyu Mobile POS Terminals
Biometric Card Test in Italy
The Better Identity Coalition
Top 150 Card Issuers Worldwide Ranked by Outstandings
Total Chip Card Shipments 2017
Chip Card Shipments by Category and Type of Card 2017
Top Debit Card Issuers by Purchase Volume & Country 2017
150 Largest Credit Card Portfolios Worldwide 2017
Issue 1142 | Nov 2018
Card Fraud Losses Reach $24.26 Billion
Top Card Issuers in Asia–Pacific
IPO on Nasdaq for Brazil’s Stone
NCR Buys Payment Processor
U.S. General Purpose Cards through 3Q 2018
Origami QR Code Payments
Crypto/Fiat Currency Visa Cards
Investments & Acquisitions–October 2018
SCSpro POS Terminal
Card Fraud Worldwide–Annual Increase/Decrease in Fraud vs. Total Volume
Investments & Acquisitions–October 2018
U.S. General Purpose Cards through 3rd Quarter 2018
Fraud by Type of Card 2017
Percentage of Fraud Occurring Inside vs. Outside the U.S.
Card Fraud Projected Worldwide
Largest Credit Card Issuers in Asia–Pacific
Largest Debit Card Issuers in Asia–Pacific
Top General Purpose/Visa/Mastercard Card Issuers in Asia–Pacific 2017
Issue 1141 | Oct 2018
All U.S. Payment Cards Projected
Installment Payments from Square
Loyalty on the Blockchain
Lyra Network Payment Processing
CSG Buys Forte Payment Systems
U.S. Credit Cards Projected
U.S. Debit Cards Projected
Visa Direct Instant Payouts
Equinox Terminal Hears Ultrasonic Data
Payment Cards in the U.S.—Purchase Volume in 2017 vs. 2022
U.S. Credit and Debit Purchase Volume Projected
U.S. Credit and Debit Purchase Transactions Projected
U.S. Credit Card Purchase Volume Market Shares
U.S. Credit Card Outstandings
U.S. Debit Card Purchase Volume Market Shares
U.S. Credit and Debit Cards Cardholders Projected
U.S. Credit and Debit Cards Projected
U.S. Credit and Debit Cards Accounts Projected
U.S. Credit and Debit Cards Total Volume Projected
U.S. credit and Debit Cards Total Transactions Projected
Issue 1140 | Oct 2018
Payment Cards Projected Worldwide
Top Card Issuers in Latin America
PayPal’s Smart Payment Buttons
Global General Purpose Cards—Midyear 2018
Top U.S. GP Credit Card Issuers at Midyear
First Data’s Dark Web Fraud Fighting
Interoperability from ModoPayments
Divido Installment Loan Platform
Investments & Acquisitions—September 2018
American Express Gold Card Update
Payment Cards in Circulation Worldwide
Investments & Acquisitions—September 2018
Global General Purpose Cards Midyear 2018 vs. Midyear 2017
Top Issuers of General Purpose Credit Cards in the U.S. Midyear 2018
Top Credit Card Issuers in Latin America 2017
Top Debit Card Issuers in Latin America 2017
Top General Purpose/Visa/Mastercard Card Issuers in Latin America 2017
Issue 1139 | Sep 2018
Payment Card Shipments—2017
Top 150 Merchant Acquirers Worldwide
Settlement Proposed for Retailer Litigation
Global Brand Card Acceptance Worldwide
Amex Installment Loans with GreenSky
CompoSecure Metal Payment Cards
Fiserv Expands ATM and Debit Business
Mastercard Track and Microsoft
Investments & Acquisitions—August 2018
B2C Digital Check Platform
Web Tool for User Engagement/Retargeting
Top Manufacturers of Payment Cards Worldwide
Investments & Acquisitions—August 2018
Acceptance Locations for Global Brands 2017
Top Manufacturers of Payment Cards Ranked by Shipments 2017 vs. 2016
Total Payment Card Shipments by Manufacturer 2017
Payment Card Shipments by Type of Card 2017
Largest 150 Merchant Acquirers Worldwide 2017
Issue 1138 | Sep 2018
POS Terminal Shipments Worldwide
U.S. Mastercard/Visa Credit Card Issuers at Midyear
Asia-Pacific’s Largest Acquirers
U.S. General Purpose Card Brands—Midyear 2018
GM Marketplace for In-Dash Payments
Behalf Lending to Small Businesses
Visa Loyalty Solutions in Latin America
Top 6 POS Terminal Shipments Worldwide 2017
U.S. General Purpose Cards Midyear 2018 vs. Midyear 2017
Asia–Pacific’s Top General Purpose Acquirers
Asia–Pacific’s Top Acquirers of Web Transactions
Asia–Pacific’s Largest Visa/Mastercard Acquirers
U.S. Visa/Mastercard Credit Card Issuers Volume Midyear 2018
U.S. Visa/Mastercard Credit Card Issuers Outstandings & Cards Midyear 2018
POS Terminal Shipments by Region 2017
46 Largest POS Terminal Shipments Worldwide 2017
Issue 1137 | Aug 2018
Latin America’s Largest Merchant Acquirers
Top Issuers in the Middle East and Africa
Blockchain for Payments Using Cryptocurrency
Installment Credit/Loyalty via Mobile App
Software for AI, Machine Learning, and Analytics
Walmart Credit Cards to Capital One
FICO’s Free Cybersecurity Score
U.S. Commercial Cards—Part 3
Investments & Acquisitions—July 2018
Latin America’s Top Acquirers in 2017
Investments & Acquisitions—July 2018
Spending on U.S. Commercial & Consumer Cards
Top 10 General Purpose Acquirers in Latin America 2017
Largest Visa/Mastercard Merchant Acquirers in Latin America 2017
Largest Credit Card Issuers in Middle East & Africa
Largest Debit Card Issuers in Middle East & Africa
Top General Purpose/Visa/Mastercard Card Issuers in Middle East & Africa
Issue 1136 | Jul 2018
Middle East and Africa Cards 2017
Europe’s 50 Largest Credit and Debit Card Issuers
Facial Biometrics for Loyalty Programs
Largest U.S. Consumer Credit/Debit Issuers
Instant Credit Cards Through Online Merchants
Using Email Addresses to Fight Online Fraud
Worldpay Promotes Mastercard’s Pay By Bank App
California’s Privacy Law
BillingTree Expands Healthcare and B2B Portfolios
Middle East and Africa Market Shares of Purchase Volume 2017
Middle East and Africa Market Shares of Purchase Transactions by Brand
Middle East and Africa General Purpose Cards 2017 vs. 2016
Year-Over-Year Growth/Decline in Purchase Volume on Cards Issued in Middle East and Africa
Europe’s Largest Credit Card Issuers
Europe’s Largest Debit Card Issuers
Europe’s Top General Purpose/Visa/Mastercard Card Issuers
Largest U.S. Issuers of Consumer Visa and Mastercard Cards 2017
Issue 1135 | Jul 2018
Europe Global General Purpose Cards
Largest U.S. Prepaid Card Issuers
Idex Biometrix Fingerprint Card Security
Store Cards in the U.S.—2017
Flexiti Buys Canadian Private Label Cards
Sutton Bank Card Issuing Services
Blispay Visa Card for Instant In-Store Financing
U.S. Commercial Bank Cards—Part 2
Investments & Acquisitions—June 2018
Newland Payment Technology POS Terminal
Corporate Card for Startup Companies
Europe Market Shares of Purchase Volume 2017
Investments & Acquisitions—June 2018
Prepaid Cards in the U.S. 2017
U.S. Store Credit Cards 2017 vs. 2016
Europe Market Shares of Purchase Transactions by Brand
Europe General Purpose Cards 2017 vs. 2016
Year-Over-Year Growth/Decline in Purchase Volume on Cards Issued in Europe 2000-2017
U.S. Visa & Mastercard Commercial Cards Purchase Volume 2017
Issue 1134 | Jun 2018
Top U.S. Commercial Card Issuers
Middle East–Africa’s Largest Acquirers
PayPal Buys Mass Payouts & Anti-Fraud Platforms
Giift.com Loyalty Program Support
Supreme Court Victory for American Express
Linked2pay Instant Merchant Settlement
Payworks/CyberSource Omnichannel Partnership
Nvoicepay and Mastercard in B2B Partnership
Top Issuers of Commercial Cards in the U.S. 2017
Top General Purpose Acquirers in Middle East–Africa 2017
Largest Visa/Mastercard Merchant Acquirers in Middle East–Africa 2017
U.S. Visa & Mastercard Commercial Card Issuers 2017
Top U.S. Small Business Credit Cards
Top U.S. Fleet Cards
Top U.S. Purchasing Cards
Top U.S. Small Business Debit Cards
Top U.S. Prepaid Cards
Top U.S. Corporate Cards
Issue 1133 | Jun 2018
Asia–Pacific General Purpose Cards
U.S. Card Spending at Merchants
Amex Uses Hyperledger Blockchain for Targeted Offers
Ondot Digital Card Services Platform
Wirecard & Visa are Partners
Nets/Concardis Merger in Europe
Third 50 Largest U.S. Credit Card Issuers
Investments & Acquisitions—May 2018
Wiseasy POS Terminal
Secure Payments Partnership Formed
Asia–Pacific Market Shares of Purchase Volume
Investments & Acquisitions—May 2018
Asia–Pacific Market Shares of Purchase Transactions by Brand
Asia–Pacific General Purpose Cards 2017 vs. 2016
U.S. Visa/Mastercard Credit Card Issuers–Third 50 2017
Purchases at Merchants on U.S. General Purpose Cards
Purchase Volume at Merchants 2017—General Purpose Credit, Debit, and Prepaid Cards Issued in the U.S.
Year-Over-Year Growth/Decline in Purchase Volume on Cards Issued in Asia–Pacific
Issue 1132 | May 2018
Top Merchant Acquirers in Europe
Credit Card Debt per Household Reaches New High
M&A in Merchant and Cardholder Processing
Flutterwave Payment Gateway to Africa
Samsung Pay Update
First Quarter Card Results in the U.S.
Europe’s Top 10 Acquirers Ranked by Total Transactions in 2017
Biggest M&A Deals in 2018
U.S. Credit Card Debt 1987–2017
U.S. General Purpose Cards 1Q 2018 vs. 1Q 2017
Europe’s Top 20 Merchant Acquirers—Ranked by Purchase Volume and Total Transactions
Europe’s Top 45 Merchant Acquirers—Ranked by Visa/Mastercard Transactions
Europe’s Top Acquirers of Web Transactions
Issue 1131 | May 2018
Latin America General Purpose Cards
Merchant Processing Fees in the U.S.—2017
EMVCo’s Secure Remote Commerce
B2B Credit-as-a-Service Platform
Tokens for Account-to-Account Payments
ACH Payments in the U.S.—2017
Verifi Chargeback Management Assistance
Second 50 Largest U.S. Debit Card Issuers
Investments & Acquisitions—April 2018
Pax’s E500 Replaces ECR
Biometric Fingerprint Cards—JCB and
Latin America Market Shares of Purchase Volume 2017
Investments & Acquisitions—April 2018
U.S. Merchant Card Fees 2017
Latin America Market Shares of Purchase Transactions by Brand
Year-Over-Year Growth/Decline in Purchase Volume on Cards Issued in Latin America
Latin America General Purpose Cards 2017 vs. 2016
Second 50 Largest Debit Card Issuers in the U.S. 2017
Consumer ACH Transactions in the U.S. 2017
Issue 1130 | Apr 2018
Global Cards—2017
Biometric Payment Card Pilot in the Middle East
Marriott/Starwood Co-Branded Cards
Nordic Capital Buys Trustly
Machine Learning-Based Fraud Fighting
Elevate to Offer Mastercard Credit Card
FIDO Alliance/W3C Web Security API
Marq Millions’ Bank-in-a-Box Software
Purchase Transactions on Global Cards in 2017
Global General Purpose Cards 2017 vs. 2016
Purchase Transactions on Global Cards 2017
Purchases by Card Type 2017 vs. 2016
Global Debit & Prepaid Cards
Global Credit Cards
Issue 1129 | Apr 2018
Top 50 U.S. Debit Card Issuers
Affirm Moves Installment Financing In-Store
Walmart Expands Money Transfer Service
Whitepages Pro Fights Cross-Border Fraud
FICO Card Alert Service
Deserve Expands Credit Cards Beyond Students
Investments & Acquisitions—March 2018
Pundi X POS Terminal Handles Cryptocurrency
Doxo Adds Cash Option for Bill Payments
Top Issuers of U.S. Debit Cards, Purchase Volume 2017
Investments & Acquisitions—March 2018
Investments & Acquisitions in Money Transfers Since January 2017
Market Shares of Purchase Volume for Top U.S. Debit Card Issuers 2017
Top 50 Debit Card Issuers Ranked by Purchase Volume Per Card 2017
Top 50 Debit Card Issuers in the U.S. Ranked by Purchase Volume 2017
Issue 1128 | Mar 2018
Canada Payment Cards
PagSeguro Merchant Acquiring in Brazil
Mobile Authentication Platform from MNOs
Intrapay Payments/Value-Added Processing
Bank of America Mobile Wallet Options
E-ZPass Mobile Payments for Retail
Second 50 U.S. Mastercard/Visa Credit Card Issuers
ID Tech VP8300 Card Reader
Canada Market Shares of Purchase Volume 2017
Canada General Purpose Cards 2017 vs. 2016
Purchase Volume in Canadian Dollars 2013-2017
General Purpose Credit Card Issuers in Canada 2017-Ranked by Outstandings
Canada Market Shares of Visa & Mastercard Outstandings
Second 50 Largest Mastercard & Visa Credit Card Issuers in the U.S. 2017-Ranked by Outstandings
Issue 1127 | Mar 2018
Top U.S. Merchant Acquirers
Cambridge Global and Ripple’s Blockchain
Verrency Issuer Innovation Platform
UATP Cards and Processing
Fortumo Direct Carrier Billing
CyberSource Token Management Service
TSYS and Walmart Are Wellness Partners
Credit Cards for New Arrivals
Investments & Acquisitions-February2018
Top U.S. Acquirers in 2017 Purchase Transactions with Change vs. 2016
Investments & Acquisitions-February 2018
Top U.S. Merchant Acquirers Ranked by Total Purchase Volume in 2017
U.S. Merchant Acquirers Ranked by Visa/Mastercard Volume in 2017
U.S. Card-Not-Present Acquirers in 2017
Issue 1126 | Feb 2018
Top U.S. Credit Card Issuers
Top 50 U.S. Mastercard and Visa Credit Card Issuers
Apple Pay Cash for P2P/Purchases
G+D Mobile Security Payment Technology
Giact Protects Against Synthetic Identity Fraud
Reward360 Loyalty Platforms
CardSavr API for Card Issuers
Paya Payment Processing
Top Issuers of U.S. General Purpose Credit Cards 2017
Market Shares of Purchase Volume for Top Credit Card Issuers 2008-2017
Shares of Outstandings for U.S. Credit Card Issuers 2017
Top U.S. Credit Card Issuers: Outstandings, Volume, Transactions, Cards
50 Largest Mastercard & Visa Credit Card Issuers in the U.S.-Ranked by Outstandings 2017
Issue 1125 | Feb 2018
General Purpose Cards-U.S. 2017
Visa and Mastercard-U.S. 2017
Bango Mobile Commerce Payments
Battery Card Creates Wallet
Curve Card and Mobile Wallet
Chase/Starbucks Visa Credit Card
Ingenico Moby/M70 Tablet Device
Investments & Acquisitions-January 2018
U.S. General Purpose Brands Market Share of Purchase Volume 2017
Investments & Acquisitions January 2018
U.S. Credit Card Outstandings-2017 vs. 2016
Market Shares of Purchase Volume on U.S. General Purpose Cards 2001-2017
U.S. General Purpose Cards 2017 vs. 2016
Visa vs. Mastercard Purchase Volume 2001-2017
U.S. General Purpose Credit Cards
U.S. Visa and Mastercard Debit & Prepaid Cards
U.S. Visa and Mastercard Credit, Debit, and Prepaid Cards
Issue 1124 | Jan 2018
Purchase Volume Projected on Global General Purpose Cards
Profits at Top U.S. Credit Card Issuers
Fingerprint Biometric Card Tests in U.S./Europe
American Express Results
i2c Payment Card Processing
Discover Financial Results
Bank of America Merrill Lynch Virtual B2B Cards
Finexio B2B Platform
Verifone Mobile POS Device
Investments in Merchant Acquiring-2017
CardFree Mobile Platform for Merchants
Global General Purpose Cards Purchase Volume Worldwide
American Express U.S. 2017
Income at Top U.S. Credit Card Issuers
Investments in Merchant Acquiring-2017
Market Shares of Purchase Volume Worldwide
Discover Card U.S. 2017
Issue 1123 | Jan 2018
Transactions Worldwide 2016-2026
Thales to Acquire Gemalto
Credit Cards for Underserved Consumers
TSYS Buys Cayan
Mastercard’s Assemble Prepaid Card Platform
Clearsettle Gateway/Acquiring Services
Tern Commerce for Prepaid Cards
M&A Activity in Merchant Acquiring-2017
Investments & Acquisitions-December 2017
Topwise POS Terminal
Federal Ruling on California’s Surcharge Ban
TSB Debit Cards to Mastercard
Collection Rates Improve with AI
Purchase Transactions Worldwide 2016 vs. 2026
Investments & Acquisitions-December 2017
Market Shares of Purchase Transactions Worldwide 2016 vs. 2026
Acquisitions in Merchant Acquiring January 1-December 31, 2017
