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Issue 1122 | Dec 2017
U.S. Consumer Payment Systems
Largest Maestro Issuers Worldwide
Boku Direct Carrier Billing
Social Network Bill Payments
EFraud Security CNP Guarantee
PPRO Group Acquiring/Issuing Services
Ripple Supports Interblockchain B2B Payments
Card Manufacturer Shipments-Part 3
Investments & Acquisitions-November 2017
Spire Payments Global Expansion
Largest Consumer Payment Systems in the U.S. 2016
Investments & Acquisitions November 2017
Largest Maestro Issuers Worldwide 2016
Card Shipments: Phone, Transportation, Prepaid, & Nonpayment 2016
U.S. Consumer Payment Systems-Paper, Cards, & Electronic
Personal Consumption Expenditures in the U.S.
Issue 1121 | Nov 2017
Largest Payment Card Issuers Worldwide
Visa & Mastercard Worldwide through 3Q ‘17
U.S. Store Cards vs. U.S. General Purpose Cards
Browser-Based Payments in 2018
Visa Push-to-Card Expands to Europe
TruSight Risk Management Consortium
Chip Card Manufacturers
New POS Technology Handheld Terminal
Top 10 Issuers of Payment Cards Worldwide 2016
Purchase Volume on U.S. Credit Cards: Store vs. Total
Year-Over-Year Change in Purchase Volume on Store vs. All Other Credit Cards in the U.S.
Total Chip Card Shipments Worldwide 2016
Chip Card Shipments by Category and Type of Card 2016
Largest Credit Card Issuers by Purchase Volume & Country 2016
Largest Debit Card Issuers by Purchase Volume & Country 2016
Issue 1120 | Nov 2017
Top Credit Card Portfolios Worldwide
Top Card Issuers in Asia-Pacific
Artificial Intelligence CNP Fraud Protection
Protecting Against Cloned Cards
U.S. General Purpose Cards through 3Q 2017
Visa/Walmart and Amex Litigation Updates
Idemia’s Suite of Powered Cards
Investments and Acquisitions-October 2017
Telpo Handheld POS Terminal
Top 150 Credit Card Issuers Worldwide by Country
Investments & Acquisitions-October 2017
U.S. General Purpose Cards Through 3rd Quarter 2017
Largest Credit Card Portfolios Worldwide 2016
Largest Credit Card Issuers in Asia-Pacific
Largest Debit Card Issuers in Asia-Pacific
Top General Purpose/Visa/Mastercard Card Issuers in Asia-Pacific 2016
Issue 1119 | Oct 2017
All U.S. Payment Cards Projected
Visa Developer Platform Expands
Mastercard Blockchain for B2B Payments
Loyalty Pay for Mobile Payments
Bill.com B2B Gets $100 Million
Chase Merchant Services Buys WePay
U.S. Credit Cards Projected
U.S. Debit Cards Projected
Phillips 66 Adds Mobile ACH Debit
Payment Rails Blockchain-Based Payout Platform
Payment Cards in the U.S.
U.S. Credit and Debit Card Purchase Volume Projected
U.S. Credit and Debit Card Purchase Transactions Projected
U.S. Credit Card Purchase Volume Market Shares
Outstandings on U.S. Credit Cards
U.S. Debit Card Purchase Volume Market Shares
U.S. Credit and Debit Cardholders
U.S. Credit and Debit Number of Cards
U.S. Credit and Debit Number of Accounts
U.S. Credit and Debit Total Volume
U.S. Credit and Debit Total Transactions
Issue 1118 | Oct 2017
Card Fraud Losses Reach $22.80 Billion
Top Card Issuers in Latin America
Six Group Payment Services
Collinson Expands Card-Linked Offers
American Express Loans for Small Businesses
Retriever Medical Payments Acquiring
First Data Disbursements to Debit Cards
Investments & Acquisitions September 2017
Card Fraud Worldwide
Investments & Acquisitions September 2017
Fraud Inside vs. Outside the U.S.
Fraud by Type of Card 2016
Growth in Fraud vs. Total Card Volume Worldwide
Card Fraud Worldwide Projected
Acquisitions in Loyalty September 2016-September 2017
Credit Card Issuers in Latin America 2016
Debit Card Issuers in Latin America 2016
Top General Purpose/Visa/Mastercard Card Issuers in Latin America 2016
Issue 1117 | Sep 2017
Payment Cards Projected Worldwide
Top 150 Acquirers Worldwide
Nets Sold for $5.30 Billion
Global Brand Card Acceptance Worldwide
Global General Purpose Cards-Midyear 2017
Daon/Kony Biometrics Partnership
SIA Card Processing
Push-to-Card Settlement for Acquiring
Investments & Acquisitions-August 2017
Sysnet’s White-Label PCI Compliance/Cybersecurity Service
Nexo Specifications and Protocols for Card Payments
Prepaid Card Payments at Gas Pumps
Payment Cards in Circulation Worldwide 2016
Investments & Acquisitions-August 2017
Acceptance Locations for Global Brands 2016
Global General Purpose Cards Midyear 2017 vs. Midyear 2016
Purchase Transactions on Global General Purpose Cards Midyear 2017
Largest 150 Acquirers Worldwide 2016
Merger & Acquisition Activity Among European Processors 2017
Issue 1116 | Sep 2017
Payment Card Shipments-2016
Asia-Pacific’s Largest Acquirers
Top U.S. GP Credit Card Issuers at Midyear
American Express Installment Credit
Blackhawk Network Expands Private Label
MagicCube Security for PIN on Glass
Marqeta Card Account Processing
U.S. Visa/Mastercard Credit Cards at Midyear
Top Manufacturers of Payment Cards Worldwide
Asia-Pacific’s Top Acquirers of Web Transactions 2016
Top 10 General Purpose Acquirers in Asia-Pacific 2016
Largest Visa/Mastercard Merchant Acquirers in Asia-Pacific 2016
Top Manufacturers of Payment Cards Ranked by Shipments 2016 vs. 2015
Total Payment Card Shipments by Manufacturer 2016
Payment Card Shipments by Type of Card 2016
Volume Midyear 2017 U.S. Visa/Mastercard Credit Card Issuers
Outstandings Midyear 2017 U.S. Visa/Mastercard Credit Card Issuers
Outstandings at Midyear Top U.S. General Purpose Issuers
Total Volume at Midyear Top U.S. General Purpose Issuers
Issue 1115 | Aug 2017
Middle East-Africa Cards 2016
Latin America’s Largest Acquirers
InComm to Buy Amex’s Prepaid Platform
U.S. General Purpose Card Brands-Midyear 2017
QR Code Payment Global Interoperability
Alternative Credit for Online Payments
Tokens for Personally Identifiable Information
Amex/MineralTree B2B Virtual Card Partners
Investments & Acquisitions-July 2017
Vanstone POS Terminal
Type-Ahead Address Verification
Middle East & Africa Market Shares of Purchase Volume 2016
Investments & Acquisitions July 2017
U.S. General Purpose Cards MY 2017 vs. MY 2016
Middle-East Africa Market Share of Purchase Transactions by Brand
Year-Over-Year Growth/Decline in Purchase Volume on Cards Issued in Middle East & Africa
Middle East & Africa General Purpose Cards 2016 vs. 2015
Top Acquirers of Web Transactions 2016 in Latin America
Top 10 Acquirers in Latin America 2016
Largest Merchant Acquirers in Latin America 2016
Issue 1114 | Jul 2017
POS Terminal Shipments Worldwide
U.S. Commercial Cards-Part 3
Ingenico Expands Merchant Services
Mastercard Artificial Intelligence Acquisition
Paysafe Considers $3.80-Billion Buyout Offer
Episode Six Software for Card Issuers
Swatch Pay in China for UnionPay’s Quickpass
Worldline Makes Two Acquisitions, Investment
Top Manufacturers of POS Terminals Worldwide
Merchant Acquiring M&A January 1-June 30, 2017
Spending on U.S. Commercial & Consumer Cards
POS Terminal Shipments by Region 2016
POS Terminal Shipments by Vendor
mPOS Devices Shipped
Other Devices Shipped 2016
Issue 1113 | Jul 2017
Europe General Purpose Cards
CFPB Bans Mandatory Arbitration Clauses
50 Largest U.S. Prepaid Card Issuers
Top Issuers in the Middle East and Africa
U.S. Commercial Bank Cards-Part 2
Vantiv and Worldpay Consider Merging
Largest U.S. Consumer Credit/Debit Issuers
Investments & Acquisitions-June 2016
Rail Restaurant Payment Platform
Europe Market Shares of Purchase Volume 2016
Investments & Acquisitions-June 2017
Market Shares of Purchase Transactions by Brand
Europe General Purpose Cards 2016 vs. 2015
Year-Over-Year Growth/Decline in Purchase Volume on Cards Issued in Europe 2000-2016
Prepaid Cards in the U.S. 2016
Largest U.S. Issuers of Consumer Visa and Mastercard Cards 2016
Credit Card Issuers in the Middle East and Africa 2016
Debit Card Issuers in the Middle East and Africa 2016
Top General Purpose/Visa/Mastercard Card Issuers in the Middle East and Africa 2016
U.S. Visa & Mastercard Commercial Cards-Purchase Volume 2016
Issue 1112 | Jun 2017
Asia-Pacific General Purpose Cards
Middle East-Africa’s Largest Acquirers
Store Cards in the U.S.-2016
U.S. Household Debt and Credit Cards
Genesis Financial “Second Look” Private Label Cards
ACH Payments in the U.S.-2016
First Quarter Card Results in the U.S.
Third 50 Largest U.S. Credit Card Issuers
Youtap Mobile POS Package
Asia-Pacific Market Shares of Purchase Volume-2016
U.S. General Purpose Cards 1Q 2017 vs. 1Q 2016
U.S. Credit Card Debt 1986-2016
Largest Merchant Acquirers in Middle East-Africa 2016
Asia-Pacific Market Shares of Purchase Transactions by Brand
Asia-Pacific General Purpose Cards 2016 vs. 2015
Year-Over-Year Growth/Decline in Purchase Volume on Cards Issued in Asia-Pacific
U.S. Store Credit Cards 2016 vs. 2015
U.S. Visa/Mastercard Credit Card Issuers-Third 50 2016
Consumer ACH Transactions in the U.S. 2016
Issue 1111 | Jun 2017
Top U.S. Commercial Card Issuers
Europe’s 50 Largest Credit & Debit Card Issuers
First Data’s Clover Flex Device
PayU Invests in Kreditech
Sage Payment Solutions to GTCR
Socure Identity Verification
FleetCor to Acquire B2B Payment Provider
Investments & Acquisitions - May 2017
Top Issuers of Commercial Cards in the U.S. 2016 - Ranked by Purchase Volume
Investments & Acquisitions - May 2017
U.S. Visa & Mastercard Commercial Card Issuers 2016
Small Business Credit Cards 2016
Commercial Fleet Cards 2016
Commercial Purchasing Cards 2016
Small Business Commercial Debit Cards 2016
Prepaid Commercial Cards 2016
Commercial Corporate Cards 2016
Largest Credit Card Issuers in Europe 2016
Largest Debit Card Issuers in Europe 2016
Top General Purpose/Visa/Mastercard Card Issuers in Europe 2016
Issue 1110 | May 2017
Top Merchant Acquirers in Europe
How Criminal Merchants Launder Card Payments
Zwipe EMV-Compliant Fingerprint Cards
First Data to Buy CardConnect
American Express Blue Business Credit Card
Synchrony Car Care Card
UBS Visa Infinite Credit Card
Second 50 Largest U.S. Debit Card Issuers
North American Bancard Expands
Europe’s Top 10 Acquirers - Ranked by Transactions
Europe’s Top 20 Acquirers - Ranked by Transactions and Purchase Volume
Europe’s Top 40 Acquirers - Ranked by Visa/Mastercard Transactions
Europe’s Top 15 Acquirers - Ranked by Web Transactions
Second 50 Largest Debit Card Issuers in the U.S.
Issue 1109 | May 2017
Global Cards - 2016
Merchant Processing Fees in the U.S. - 2016
Alipay/First Data QR Code Partnership
Payconiq Mobile Payments in Europe
Credit Shop Buys Mastercard Portfolio
UAE Exchange Prepaid Wearable
Fingerprint EMV Cards in South Africa
Robert Carr Returns to Merchant Acquiring
Investments & Acquisitions - April 2017
Purchase Transactions on Global Cards in 2016
Investments & Acquisitions - April 2017
U.S. Merchant Card Fees 2016
Global Cards in Circulation Credit & Debit 2016
Global General Purpose Cards 2016 vs. 2015
Purchase Transactions on Global Cards 2016
Purchases by Card Type 2016 vs. 2015
Global Debit & Prepaid Cards
Global Credit Cards
Issue 1108 | Apr 2017
Latin America General Purpose Cards
U.S. Card Spending at Merchants
3-Digit CVC/CVV Checkout for eCommerce
Visa Fights Stolen Contactless Cards in Europe
BioCatch and Behavioral Biometrics
Payoneer Working Capital for eCommerce Sellers
U.S. Bank Upscale Visa Card
Vantiv Will Buy Paymetric B2B Processing
Verifone JV for Gas Station Video
Latin America Market Shares of Purchase Volume 2016
Market Shares of Purchase Transactions in Latin America by Brand 2016
Latin America General Purpose Cards 2016 vs. 2015
Purchases at Merchants on U.S. General Purpose Cards 2016
Purchase Volume at Merchants 2016 - General Purpose Credit, Debit, and Prepaid Cards Issued in the U.S.
Issue 1107 | Apr 2017
Top 50 U.S. Debit Card Issuers
Mobile Wallet Security from Paygilant
Wearables for Closed Loop Systems
Virtual Credit Cards for Small Businesses
Behavioral Biometrics Company to Mastercard
LG Pay Partnership with Dynamics
Merchant Acquiring from Credorax/Creditcall
Posbank POS Terminal
Investments & Acquisitions - March 2017
Top Issuers of U.S. Debit Cards Purchase Volume 2016
Investments & Acquisitions - March 2017
Market Shares of Purchase Volume for Top U.S. Debit Card Issuers 2016
Debit Volume Per Card Among Top U.S. Issuers 2016
Debit Products Market Shares for Top 50 Issuers
Top 50 Debit Card Issuers United States 2016 - Ranked by Purchase Volume
Issue 1106 | Mar 2017
Canada Payment Cards
Wirecard Buys Citi’s Asia Merchants
Omnyway QR Code Purchases from Ads
PIN on Mobile Device Tests in the U.K.
WeChat Pay Expands to the U.S.
Flywire Adds B2B Payments
Second 50 U.S. Visa/Mastercard Credit Card Issuers
Cayan Handheld POS Device
Loyalty Fraud Prevention Association
Canada’s Market Shares of Purchase Volume 2016
Canada Shares of Purchase Transactions by Brand
Canada General Purpose Cards 2016 vs. 2015
Purchase Volume in Canadian Dollars
General Purpose Credit Card Issuers in Canada 2016 - Ranked by Outstandings
Market Shares of Visa & Mastercard Outstandings 2016
Second 50 Largest Visa & Mastercard Credit Card Issuers in the United States - Ranked by Outstandings
Issue 1105 | Mar 2017
Top U.S. Merchant Acquirers
Social Network Mobile Payment Software
American Express Platinum Card Update
Turnkey Payment Service for Wearable Devices
RBC Uses Siri for Money Transfers
CashShield Fraud Management Technology
Trulioo Identity Verification
Noventis Expands Bill Pay Network
Investments & Acquisitions - February 2017
Top Acquirers in the U.S. Ranked by Purchase Transactions in 2016
Investments & Acquisitions February 2017
Top Acquirers Ranked by Purchase Volume in 2016
Merchant Acquirers in the United States 2016 Ranked by Visa/Mastercard Volume
Ecommerce/MOTO Business 2016
Issue 1104 | Feb 2017
Top U.S. Credit Card Issuers
Top U.S. Visa and Mastercard Credit Card Issuers
Visa and IBM IoT Partnership
Green Dot Expands Prepaid Card Portfolio
PayPal Buys TIO Networks for Bill Pay
Pipl’s Information on People
DocuSign Adds Payment Capability
ECR Retail Systems’ Airplane POS Device
Top Issuers of U.S. General Purpose Credit Cards 2016
Prepaid Cards Investments and Acquisitions 2016
Top U.S. Issuers - Purchase Volume and Outstandings
Shares of Purchase Volume for U.S. Credit Card Issuers 2016
Top U.S. Credit Card Issuers: Cards, Total Volume, and Transactions
50 Largest Visa & Mastercard Credit Card Issuers in the United States 2016 - Ranked by Outstandings
Issue 1103 | Feb 2017
General Purpose Cards - U.S. 2016
Mastercard and Visa - U.S. 2016
Alipay QR Code Payments to the U.S./Canada
Sionic Mobile’s Rewards Marketplace
Overdraft Credit for Millennials
ID Insight Fights Account Takeover Fraud
Equinox Payments Luxe 6000m Terminal
Investments & Acquisitions - January 2017
U.S. General Purpose Brands Purchase Volume in 2016
Investments & Acquisitions - January 2017
U.S. Credit Card Outstandings
Market Shares of Purchase Volume on U.S. General Purpose Cards in 2016
U.S. General Purpose Cards 2016 vs. 2015
Visa vs. Mastercard Purchase Volume
U.S. General Purpose Credit Cards
U.S. Visa and Mastercard Debit & Prepaid Cards
U.S. Visa and Mastercard Credit, Debit, & Prepaid Cards
Issue 1102 | Jan 2017
Purchase Volume by Global Brand Cards - Projected to 2025
Acquisitions/Investments in Mobile Payments 2016
American Express Results
Ingenico Payment Processing for Merchant Bots
Discover Financial Results
Neustar Mobile Fraud Fighting Platform
Deloitte Cards & Payments Consulting
Software-based TEE for Mobile Cards
Innowi Mobile POS Device
Purchase Volume Worldwide 2015 vs. 2025
Market Shares of Purchase Volume Worldwide
Discover Card U.S. 2016
American Express U.S. 2016
Acquisitions: Mobile Payments and Mobile Money Transfers - 2016
Investments: Mobile Payments and Mobile Money Transfers - 2016
Issue 1101 | Jan 2017
Purchase Transactions by Global Brand Cards - Projected through 2025
PayPal Adds Citi, FIS, and Discover
Card Industry Litigation Updates
Lloyds Buys MBNA Credit Cards
Guaranteeing Online Payments Against Fraud
Acquisitions/Investments in Merchant Acquiring 2016
Walmart’s Prepaid Card “Prize Savings” Program
Boloro Multifactor Authentication
Investments & Acquisitions - December 2016
New POS Technology Terminal
Purchase Transactions Worldwide 2015 vs. 2025
Investments & Acquisitions - December 2016
Market Shares of Purchase Transactions Worldwide
Investments: Merchant Acquiring and Related Processing Companies 2016
Acquisitions: Merchant Acquiring and Related Processing Companies 2016
Credit Card Portfolio Deals 2016
