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The Nilson Report is headquartered in the US; however, its editorial content is global—and proprietary too. In this issue, the cover story identifies the 150 largest debit card issuers worldwide. Those issuers are based in 41 countries. Also included is our ranking of domestic-only general purpose debit and credit card brands worldwide. On pages 8 and 9, you will find our presentation of the 11 payment methods that comprise consumer payments in the US. See our First Look, Digital Currency Update and Publicly Traded Companies sections to find further evidence of our commitment to presenting market intelligence on a global basis.
Debit Card Issuers Worldwide — 2024 by Purchase Volume
Market Shares of Debit Card Issuers
Largest Debit Card Issuers Worldwide (Ranked by Purchase Volume in 2024)
Market Shares of Purchase Volume on Domestic Cards Worldwide
Personal Consumption Expenditures in the United States 2024—2029
Consumer Payment Systems in the US — 2024
POS Device Shipments — 2024
Shipments of Specialty Card Products — 2024
Shipments of Nonpayment Cards — 2024
Publicly Traded Companies in Payments
On page 7 we publish our annual ranking of general purpose card brands that operate only in single markets. These domestic-only cards can be credit (63 issuers) or debit (137 issuers). The top credit card issuers based on purchase volume are:
Mir (Russia) …………………. $69.56 billion
Samsung (So. Korea) …….$50.55 billion
Hyundai (So. Korea) ………$46.07 billion
Aeon (Japan) ………………..$31.94 billion
BC Card (So. Korea) ……..$25.76 billion
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