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The Nilson Report is an award-winning, globally recognized and established authority on card payments.

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Nilson in the News

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Nilson in the news

February 21, 2024

Payments Dive

Mastercard to be dinged by Discover deal
'“It will be all hands on deck at Visa and Mastercard to retain those cards,” said David Robertson, who is publisher of the industry research outlet Nilson Report."'

Nilson in the news

February 20, 2024

Daily Mail

Capital One set to buy Discover for $35BILLION in historic deal that will unite two of the nation's biggest credit card issuers
"It was the fourth largest player in the U.S. credit card market by volume in 2022 while Discover was the sixth, according to Nilson."

Nilson in the news

February 21, 2024

U.S. News and World Report

8 Biggest U.S. Credit Card Companies This Year
Mastercard and Visa debit and prepaid card transactions reached 89.8 billion in 2023, an increase of 6.9% from 2022, according to the most recent figures available from The Nilson Report, a newsletter covering the global payment industry. Debit and prepaid cards had a nearly 60% market share of all card transactions in 2023.

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