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. Aug 2019 | Issue 1159 Aug 2021 | Issue 1203 As such, the hierarchy of companies in this space is very revealing. Prices also rose in 2021. The numbers come from a February 2020 Nilson Report that ranked the largest issuers of Visa, Mastercard, American Express, and Discover cards based on their outstanding receivables or debt owed to them at the end of 2019. Figures cover 2000-2010 and include business tied to third-party issuers. 35 Years of Credit Card and Household Debt in the U.S. Europes Largest Issuers of Credit & Debit Cards. Top Issuers of Commercial Cards in the U.S. It is expected to reach $14.075 trillion in 2026. Apr 2013 | Issue 1015 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%. The global Credit . Feb 2012 | Issue 995 Purchase Transactions Worldwide 2016 vs. 2026 This includes credit, debit, and prepaid cards. Top Issuers of Debit Cards in the U.S. 2013 Oct 2019 | Issue 1162 Sep 2017 | Issue 1116 First Data, Bank of America, Vantiv, Elavon, Wells Fargo, Heartland, Global, WorldPay, TSYS, and Chase Paymentech. According to The Nilson Report, the average credit card activation rate (active accounts as a percentage of total accounts) for the top 50 Visa and Mastercard issuers was 57% in 2017. 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. Largest Credit Card Portfolios Worldwide Jan 2023 | Issue 1234 Payment Cards in CirculationProjected through 2027 in Billions 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. This was up 12.4% from the prior year. Jun 2021 | Issue 1200 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. Top 7 U.S. Smaller brands appear on private label cards and on cards issued for domestic use only. Purchase Volume Worldwide Market Shares of Purchase Transactions Worldwide 2013 Jul 2011 | Issue 975 Visa, MasterCard, American Express, and Diners Club. Jun 2018 | Issue 1134 Fiserv includes figures from its revenue sharing alliances with Citi, Santander and SunTrust. Feb 2013 | Issue 1011 Jan 2014 | Issue 1032 Jan 2018 | Issue 1123 Purchases of goods and services at merchants in calendar year 2014 are measured. Jul 2018 | Issue 1135 The 100 largest issuers of credit, debit, and prepaid cards are ranked on pages 10 and 11 based on spending at merchants. Purchase Transactions on Global Cards in 2016 Banks offering business account credit cards in Poland Q1 2017, by market share Number of Shinhan Card credit cardholders 2017-2021 Leading credit card issuers in the U.S. 2018, by purchase volume The seven largest acquirers ranked by total purchase transactions were led by J.P. Morgan Payments, Worldpay from FIS and Fiserv. Manufacturers of point-of-sale terminals shipped 68.8 million devices worldwide last year, up 25.2% from 2016. For example, in 2012, the U.S. accounted for 23.5% of payment card volume but 47.3% of payment card fraud, according to Nilson. Top Manufacturers of Payment Cards Worldwide Market share is shown for 2005 and 2015. Credit, debit and prepaid general purpose and private label payment cards in circulation worldwide are projected to reach 28.44 billion by December 31, 2027. Our thanks to Nilson Report publisher David Robertson and executive editor Chris Sunil Singh LinkedIn: Credit Card Issuance and Management from Tallied Purchase Transactions Worldwide Top Issuers of Commercial Cards in the U.S. Top U.S. Latin Americas Global General Purpose Cards Reach 1 Billion The Nilson Report Releases Annual Issue on Fraud Statistics SANTA BARBARA, Calif., Dec. 22, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Payment card fraud losses worldwide exceeded $32 billion in 2021, of which. Among the six world regions, AsiaPacific had the largest share of shipments (60.2%) followed by Latin America (18.5%) and Europe (9.3%). 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. This was an increase of 25.1% over 2020. Credit, debit and prepaid are shown separately. The global brand cards issued in Europe generated 103.03 billion transactions last year to purchase goods and services, up 6.9% over 2019. Feb 2014 | Issue 1035 The COVID-19 pandemic has negatively impacted the credit card payments market, owing to limited consumer spending caused by rise in pay cuts and job losses across . Jun 2019 | Issue 1155 Top Acquirers in the U.S. 2015 Top 150 Card Issuers Worldwide Aug 2013 | Issue 1023 An analysis published by industry research firm The Nilson Report forecasts prices for finished, first-use plastic cards will increase between 5% and 20% this year and next year. 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. Eight banks from China dominate the list of Asia-Pacifics largest payment card issuers. Figures represent consumer card versus commercial card spending for goods and services. Visa credit card purchase volume grew 10.1% last year to $1.956 trillion . Purchase transactions on global general purpose card brands (American Express, Diners/Discover, JCB, Mastercard, UnionPay and Visa) totaled 581.22 billion in 2021, up 24.5% year-over-year. That figure will grow to 22.90 billion by the end of 2020. Nov 2010 | Issue 960 Jun 2010 | Issue 950 Global Network Cards in 2020 According to The Federal Reserve Bank of New York, consumers' credit card debt increased by $46 billion in the . Rankings include small business credit and debit, fleet, purchasing, prepaid, and corporate products. Aug 2020 | Issue 1181 Jan 2018 | Issue 1124 Card debt, as a percentage of total consumer credit, was at its lowest level since 1991. Visa, UnionPay, MasterCard, JCB, Diners Club, and American Express payment card transactions at merchants in 2013 are shown for credit and debit products. Latin America Market Shares of Purchase Volume 2016 Dec 2010 | Issue 961 Europe Market Shares of Purchase Volume 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. About 118 million people in the U.S. have at least one Visa card, about three times as many as have an American Express, according to the Nilson Report, an industry newsletter. To provide a more reliable picture of the year-to-year changes in the profitability of the credit card operations of card issuers, this report limits its focus to credit card banks with at least $200 million in assets. Largest Merchant Acquiring Portfolios Worldwide Sep 2020 | Issue 1182 Purchase Volume for U.S. General Purpose Brands Cards issued in the U.S. generated $4.786 trillion in purchase volume in 2015. two-fifths of market share. Nilson analyzes and reports on the performance of hundreds of credit, debit and prepaid card issuers, transaction acquirers and technology vendors with an unbiased perspective. The SPER Market Research report seeks to give market dynamics, demand, and supply forecasts for the years up to 2032. . 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. A year-over-year comparison for the 6 largest issuers is shown here. Projected Purchase Volume in 2024 Mar 2018 | Issue 1128 Feb 2022 | Issue 1214 Nearly all outlets in India use a single POS terminal. Apr 2020 | Issue 1174 General purpose credit, debit, and prepaid cards branded with Visa, MasterCard, Amex, Discover, JCB, Diners, UnionPay, Interac, and other local systems are projected. Latin America General Purpose Cards Top Acquirers Worldwide Oct 2021 | Issue 1206 volume in 1987 consisted of $138 billion in Sep 2012 | Issue 1003 Credit card debt totaled $1.003 trillion at year-end 2020 and accounted for 6.0% of $16.638 trillion in household debt. As payments become increasingly . CHANGE (000) CHANGE Issuers of Visa & Mastercard Credit Cards, AsiaPacific Market Shares of Purchase Volume, Top Issuers of Commercial Cards in the U.S. 2018, Global Card Brands in 2018Ranked by Purchase Transactions, Top Acquirers in EuropePurchase Transactions, Top 10 Debit Card Issuers in the U.S. 2019, U.S. General Purpose Cards, Outstandings vs. Purchase Volume, Consumer Payment Systems in the U.S. 2017, Payment Cards in the U.S.Purchase Volume, Top Manufacturers of Payment Cards Worldwide, Middle East and Africa Market Shares of Purchase Volume 2017, Europe Market Shares of Purchase Volume 2017, AsiaPacific Market Shares of Purchase Volume 2017, Europes Top AcquirersRanked by Transactions in 2017, Latin America Market Shares of Purchase Volume 2017, Purchase Transactions on Global Cards in 2017, Top Issuers of U.S. Debit Cards Ranked by Purchase Volume 2017, Canada Market Shares of Purchase Volume 2017, Top U.S. Oct 2016 | Issue 1097 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. Visa, MasterCard, UnionPay, American Express, JCB, and Diners Club/Discover are the global card brands. Feb 2010 | Issue 942 1 in Nilson Report's US Commercial Credit Card Rankings For Seventh Consecutive Year In an extraordinary year for payment trends, Bank of America once more retained its ranking as the top issuer of Visa and Mastercard commercial credit card solutions in the U.S. Top 150 Credit Card Issuers Worldwide Sep 2018 | Issue 1139 Latin Americas Global General Purpose Cards, Canada Card Networks and IssuersNetwork Market Shares and Issuer Rankings in 2022, Top Issuers of General Purpose Credit Cards in the US, Global Network Card Brands in the US2022, Payment Cards in CirculationProjected through 2027 in Billions, Global Network Payment Card Transactions Projected Worldwide, Largest Credit Card Portfolios Worldwide 2021, Largest Merchant Acquiring Portfolios Worldwide, Results for US Card Networks at Midyear2022, Global Network CardsPurchase Transactions with Market Shares, Europes Top Issuers of Credit and Debit Cards, Merchant Acquirers in the Middle East and AfricaRanked by Purchase Transactions, Europes Global Network CardsMarket Shares in 2021, Top Issuers of Commercial Cards in the United States, Top U.S. Debit Card IssuersPurchase Volume in 2021, Latin Americas Global General Purpose Cards Reach 1 Billion, Canada Card Networks and IssuersPurchase Transactions, Top 7 U.S. Figures are for high-security-type payment cards those carrying the American Express, China UnionPay, Diners Club, Discover, JCB, MasterCard, and Visa brands. Top Debit Card Issuers in the U.S. 2019 Top Manufacturers of Payment Cards Worldwide Credit Cards in the U.S. Figures shown reflect Asia/Pacific, U.S., Europe, Latin America, Canada, and Middle East/Africa and include all general purpose brands. The six brands of global cards issued in the Asia-Pacific regionUnionPay, Visa, Mastercard, JCB, American Express and Diners Clubgenerated 263.0 billion transactions in 2021, an increase of 26.0% versus 2020. Receivables for card companies are debt for cardholders. Top 20 Acquirers Worldwide 2014 Upgrade and Avant, both fintechs, were new . Largest Credit Card Portfolios Worldwide 2021 Global card fraud in 2016 reached $22.80 billion. 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. Issuers represent the U.S., China, U.K., Brazil, and Japan. The study was fielded in April-May 2019. Top U.S. Debit Card Issuers Purchase volumespending for goods and servicestied to Visa, Mastercard, American Express, and Discover cards issued in the U.S. reached $3.678 trillion in 2018, up 9.7% over 2017. Visa purchase volume market share, at 70.56% for 2018, was down from 70.65% in 2017. . 9.1 billion credit card transactions in 1987 (The Nilson Report, Number 428, May 1988, p. 5). Its US credit purchase volume was $910 billion in the fiscal year 2019, up from $811 billion the previous year. Visa and MasterCard issuers of credit and debit commercial card products are ranked by purchase volume generated by their portfolios in 2012. The U.S. has not yet adopted the EMV or "chip card" standard popular . Jan 2020 | Issue 1167 Among the major brands appearing on cards issued worldwide, the largest are UnionPay, Visa, and Mastercard. 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. CPI Card, Gemalto, Giesecke & Devrient, Perfect, Oberthur, Morpho, Versatile, Valid, IntelCav, and AbaciCard. Top Issuers of General Purpose Credit Cards in the U.S. Includes market share by brand and product. All rights reserved. Copyright 2023 Nilson Report. 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. Apr 27, 2023 (SUPER MARKET RESEARCH via COMTEX) -- According to the latest report by IMARC Group, titled "Credit Card Payment Market: Global Industry Trends, Share, Size, Growth, Opportunity and . 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. Debit and prepaid cards generated more than 54% of all payment card transactions at merchants in 2011. 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 2020 | Issue 1178 The six companies listed here accounted for 41% or 141.8 billion of those transactions. Key Points. Dec 2013 | Issue 1031 Store cards are owned either by retailers directly or by third-party specialists. Shipment of Payment Cards Worldwide 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. Market shares for American Express, Discover, MasterCard, and Visa credit and debit products for consumers and businesses are shown for the last 5 years. Cards accounted for a growing share of personal consumption expenditures, which also include paper-based and electronic payment systems. May 2013 | Issue 1017 The rankings are based on purchase volume for their global brand and domestic-only general purpose cards. Canada Market Shares of Purchase Volume Payment Cards in the U.S.Purchase Volume Dec 2011 | Issue 985 U.S. General Purpose BrandsPurchase Volume in 2020 U.S. Visa & MasterCard Credit Card Issuers Figures reflect activity in Asia/Pacific, Canada, Europe, Latin America, Middle East/Africa, and in the United States. Mar 2022 | Issue 1215 Mar 2019 | Issue 1150 Consumer and commercial credit, debit and prepaid general purpose and private label cards combined generated $9.773 trillion in purchase volume for goods and services in 2021, up 22.5% from 2020. That figure amounted to 7.15 per every $100 in combined purchase and cash volume of $31.878 trillion. Visa, Mastercard, American Express and Discover consumer, business and commercial cards issued in the U.S. generated $8.461 trillion in purchase volume in 2021. Jun 2016 | Issue 1088 Jul 2014 | Issue 1044 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. Store Cards in the U.S. The six largest acquirers ranked by total purchase transactions are led by Chase and Fiserv. Payment Cards Projected Worldwide All rights reserved. Mar 2015 | Issue 1060 The Nilson Report releases results for global credit, debit and prepaid cards 2015. . U.S. General Purpose Cards Top 20 Issuers of Credit Cards Worldwide Top U.S. Debit Card IssuersPurchase Volume in 2021 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. Credit cards equaled 53% of purchases at merchants in 2011. AsiaPacific Market Shares of Purchase Volume 2017 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. Growth in purchase volume is shown here. AsiaPacific Market Shares of Purchase Volume Payment Cards in CirculationProjected through 2027 in Billions Sep 2015 | Issue 1071 The UK is a major credit card market, but even that market has essentially been flat for several years. May 2021 | Issue 1197 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. The Nilson Report also released its annual ranking of the 50 largest US issuers of credit card products carrying the Visa and Mastercard brands. POS Terminal Shipments Worldwide 2017 Top U.S. Commercial Card Issuers Purchase Transactions Projected Worldwide U.S. General Purpose Brands Merchant Acquirers in the Middle East and AfricaRanked by Purchase Transactions Total spending at merchants exceeded $187 billion and increased more than 24% over the prior year. The global credit card payments market revenue was valued at $138.43 billion in 2020, and is projected to reach $263.47 billion by 2028, growing at a CAGR of 8.5% from 2021 to 2028. U.S. General Purpose Cards, Outstandings vs. Purchase Volume The 23 largest credit card issuers in Canada are ranked on pages 10 and 11. By 2011, there were 13.45 billion payment cards worldwide. The 100 largest issuers are ranked by spending at merchants as well as by total spending including cash advances. Interac, Visa, MasterCard, and American Express card brands are compared for purchase transactions and volume of spending at merchants. This represented 48.9% of transactions generated by the top 150 worldwide. Europes Top Acquirers Credit card companies say fraud prevention justifies fee hikes Over the past 10 years, swipe fees have more than doubled to $137.8 billion in 2021, according to the Nilson Report . 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. 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The 45 largest merchant acquirers in Europe are ranked on pages 8 and 9. Chip cards accounted for 28.9% of the total. Spending at merchants for credit cards and debit cards is shown from 2000-2015. Oct 2011 | Issue 981 Over the last 10 years, more retailers have chosen third parties to issue their cards. The report also analyzes various . totaled 70.53 billion in 2020, up 20.9% from 2019. Oct 2017 | Issue 1118 Combined, their purchase volume totaled $5.918 trillion dollars. Dec 2021 | Issue 1210 Latin America Purchase Transactions Over 67% of those shipments went to the Asia-Pacific region. Jan 2022 | Issue 1212 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. Global brand cards are Visa, Mastercard, UnionPay, American Express, JCB, and Diners Club/Discover. Nov 2012 | Issue 1006 Mar 2013 | Issue 1013 Apr 2022 | Issue 1217 Aug 2017 | Issue 1115 May 2020 | Issue 1175 U.S. Commercial Bank Cards Available articles begin with the January, 2018 issue. KeyCorp analyst J. Beck now expects that the credit-card processor will earn $2.11 per share for the quarter, up from their pri Issue #1121 includes a ranking of the 150 largest payment 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. Apr 2020 | Issue 1173 The chart shown here shows the 6 largest issuers in the country based on purchase volume (spending at merchants) in 2017. Growth in purchase volume is shown here. Of that amount, $10.880 trillion or 77.7%, were for purchases of goods and services. Fraud is measured against total volume generated by payment cards which reached $34.119 trillion worldwide.