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Plaid Uses Open Banking Data to Fight Fraud

Plaid uses up to 10,000 consumer data attributes to inform its Trust Index score generated from device interactions with more than 7,000 different apps as well as data from network partners, which can include that company’s own indicators of potential fraud behavior.
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Global Brand Card Networks Worldwide

Visa, UnionPay, Mastercard, American Express, JCB and Discover/Diners Club—the global network brand cards—generated $36.741 trillion in purchase volume worldwide in 2024, up 0.1% on a local currency basis.

Featured Companies

Message from the Publisher

The Nilson Report is based in the United States, but our content is not US-centric. In this issue, we feature a cover story on the global card brands and include two pages dedicated to ranking the 36 largest merchant acquirers in the Middle East and Africa region. Our feature articles are based on interviews with executives located in the US, the Netherlands, Belgium and India. We are proud to have readers in more than 75 countries. We are open to hearing from you. If there is a story in your region of interest to the payment card industry, please write to us at info@nilsonreport.com.

David Robertson, Publisher
June 30, 2025

ARTICLES IN THIS ISSUE

CHARTS IN THIS ISSUE

Global Brand Card Networks by Market Share — 2024

Global Network Cards in Circulation — 2024

Global Network Cards Worldwide — 2024

Global Credit Cards — 2024

Global Debit & Prepaid Cards — 2024

Credit Card Purchase Transactions 2014 vs. 2024

Debit Card Purchase Transactions 2014 vs. 2024

Credit vs. Debit Purchase Transactions 2014 vs. 2024

Top Acquirers of Domestic Debit and Credit Card Transactions

Merchant Acquirers in the Middle East and Africa

Publicly Traded Companies in Payments Ranked by Market Capitalization

FEATURED STATISTICS

The 36 largest merchant acquirers in the Middle East and Africa region based on Visa and Mastercard transactions processed in 2024 are ranked on page 13 of Issue 1288. The four largest acquirers are shown here.

Absa Bank…. ……………….. 1.67 billion transactions
Saudi Awwal Bank………… 1.10 billion
Network International………1.02 billion
Nedbank………………………….1.00 billion

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