Largest Payment Card Issuers Worldwide


Who are the Largest Issuers of Payment Cards Worldwide?

The new edition has been expanded from 69 pages to 78 pages. The report names over 770 financial institutions in 105 countries grouped by region - Asia/Pacific, Canada, Europe, Latin America, United States, and Middle East/Africa.

View all the issuers listed by region:
Europe / United States / Canada / Asia/Pacific / Latin America / Middle East/Africa

What is new in the report this year?
• Purchase Transactions at Merchants by Card Type Worldwide
• Top 150 Merchant Acquirers Worldwide
• Top 100 Credit Card Portfolios Worldwide Ranked by Outstandings
• Asia/Pacific Merchant Acquirers
• Middle East/Africa Merchant Acquirers
• Pie Charts Showing Market Shares of Purchase Volume by Brand for each Region
• History of Top Credit Card Issuers in Canada Ranked by Total Volume in Canadian Dollars
• U.S. Issuers ranked in the same format as the other regions

TABLE OF CONTENTS

WORLDWIDE
Global Overview
Purchase Transactions at Merchants — 2009 vs. 2008
Global General Purpose Cards – 2009 vs. 2008
Total Volume, Purchase Volume, Cash Volume, Total Transactions,
Purchase Transactions, Cards
Global Debit & Prepaid Cards 2009
Global Credit Cards 2009
Purchase Transactions on Global Cards 2009
Change in Market Share in Basis Points – 2009 vs. 2008
Credit Card Brands, Debit Card Brands
Top 300 Issuers Worldwide 2009
Ranked by General Purpose Purchase Volume – All Cards
Top 150 Credit Card Issuers Worldwide 2009
Ranked by General Purpose Credit Card Purchase Volume
Top 150 Debit Card Issuers Worldwide 2009
Ranked by General Purpose Debit Card Purchase Volume
Top 150 Acquirers Worldwide 2009
Ranked by Visa/MasterCard Purchase Transactions
Largest Credit Card Portfolios Worldwide by Country 2009
Maestro Issuers 2009
Ranked by Purchase Volume

ASIA/PACIFIC
Asia/Pacific General Purpose Cards
Asia/Pacific Top Card Issuers
Purchase Volume Market Shares 2009
Asia/Pacific General Purpose Cards – 2009 vs. 2008
Visa, China UnionPay, MasterCard, JCB, American Express, Diners Club
Total Volume, Purchase Volume, Cash Volume, Total Transactions,
Purchase Transactions, Cards
Top 22 Debit Card Issuers in Asia/Pacific 2009
Top 46 Credit Card Issuers in Asia/Pacific 2009
Top 48 General Purpose/Visa/MasterCard Card Issuers 2009
Top 135 Issuers in 18 Countries, General Purpose & V/MC
Asia/Pacific Credit vs. Debit 2009
Top Merchant Acquirers in Asia/Pacific 2009

CANADA
Canada Cards
Purchase Volume Market Shares 2009
Purchase Transactions with Debit Share 1998-2009
Canada General Purpose Cards – 2009 vs. 2008
Visa, Interac, MasterCard, American Express
Total Volume, Purchase Volume, Cash Volume, Total Transactions,
Purchase Transactions, Cards
History of Top Credit Card Issuers
Total Volume in Canadian Dollars 2005-2009
Canada’s 23 Issuers 2009

EUROPE
Europe General Purpose Cards
Purchase Volume Market Shares 2009
Europe General Purpose Cards – 2009 vs. 2008
Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Diners Club
Total Volume, Purchase Volume, Cash Volume, Total Transactions,
Purchase Transactions, Cards
Top 40 Debit Card Issuers in Europe 2009
Top 40 Credit Card Issuers in Europe 2009
Europe Top Card Issuers
Top 40 Visa/MasterCard/General Purpose Card Issuers 2009
Top 229 Issuers in 40 Countries, General Purpose & V/MC
Europe Credit vs. Debit 2009
Top Merchant Acquirers in Europe 2009

LATIN AMERICA
Latin America General Purpose Cards
Purchase Volume Market Shares 2009
Latin America General Purpose Cards – 2009 vs. 2008
Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Diners Club
Total Volume, Purchase Volume, Cash Volume, Total Transactions,
Purchase Transactions, Cards
Latin America Top Card Issuers
Top 42 Debit Card Issuers in Latin America 2009
Top 42 Credit Card Issuers in Latin America 2009
Top 42 Visa/MasterCard/General Purpose Card Issuers 2009
Top 125 Issuers in 23 Countries, General Purpose & V/MC
Latin America Credit vs. Debit 2009
Top Merchant Acquirers in Latin America 2009

MIDDLE EAST/AFRICA
Middle East/Africa General Purpose Cards
Purchase Volume Market Shares 2009
Middle East/Africa General Purpose Cards – 2009 vs. 2008
Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Diners Club
Total Volume, Purchase Volume, Cash Volume, Total Transactions,
Purchase Transactions, Cards
Middle East/Africa Top Card Issuers
Top 22 Debit Card Issuers in Middle East/Africa 2009
Top 28 Credit Card Issuers in Middle East/Africa 2009
Top 36 Visa/MasterCard/General Purpose Card Issuers 2009
Top 69 Issuers in 22 Countries, General Purpose & V/MC
Middle East/Africa Credit vs. Debit 2009
Top Merchant Acquirers in Middle East/Africa 2009

UNITED STATES
U.S. General Purpose Cards
Purchase Volume Market Shares 2009
U.S. General Purpose Cards – 2009 vs. 2008
Visa Credit, MasterCard Credit, American Express Credit, Discover
Credit, Visa Debit & Prepaid, MasterCard Debit & Prepaid,
Total Volume, Purchase Volume, Cash Volume, Total Transactions,
Purchase Transactions, Cards
Top 191 General Purpose Card Issuers 2009
United States Credit vs. Debit 2009
Purchase Volume at Merchants 2009
Total, Credit, Signature Debit, PIN Debit, Prepaid
Top U.S. Acquirers
Top 10 U.S. Merchant Portfolios
Ranked by Purchase Volume on Visa and MasterCard Cards
and Ranked by Purchase Volume on General Purpose Cards
Top Merchant Acquirers in the U.S. 2009