Payment cards worldwide or cards-in force (CIF) [credit + debit] grew by 6.4% year-on-year (YOY) in the second quarter (2Q/18) to 5412 million, compared to 5323 million for 1Q/18 and 5088 million, one-year ago. All the four major U.S. based payments networks posted gains in 2Q/18, according to CardData. Visa and MasterCard Rule the Planet…
Payment card transactions (PTX) for Visa and Mastercard credit and debit cards in the U.S. grew by 9.5% year-on-year (YOY) in the second quarter (2Q/18) to 24.1 billion. The growth was driven by Mastercard credit and debit cards. U.S. payment card purchase transactions for Visa and Mastercard (debit+credit) hit 24,067 in 2Q/18, compared to 22,221…
European Credit Cards Q2 for Visa and Mastercard posted strong year-on-year (YOY) gains for the second quarter (2Q/18). On a non-currency adjusted basis (NFX), gross dollar volume (GDV) rose 16.5% YOY, purchase dollar volume (PDV) increased 19.2% YOY, and cards-in-force (CIF) climbed 6.1% YOY. On a currency adjusted basis (FX), Visa GDV rose 7.3% YOY…
Purchase dollar volume (PDV) for Visa, Mastercard, American Express and Discover cards (credit + debit) globally rose 13.7% year-on-year (YOY) on a nominal dollars basis for the second quarter (2Q/18). However, on a currency adjusted basis (FX), global 2Q/18 PDV increased 12.1% YOY. The major four U.S.-based global networks posted $3511 billion in global PDV…
Visa and Mastercard purchase dollar volume (PDV), currency adjusted (FX), in the Latin American Caribbean (LAC) region skyrocketed in the second quarter (2Q/18) with year-on-year (YOY) growth in double digits. Mastercard has been slowly gaining on Visa in the LAC, eroding Visa’s marketshare in the LAC region, based on nominal PDV, to 61% at end-of-year…
Profits for the top four networks were all over the map year-on-year (YOY) in the second quarter (2Q/18). The network peer group net income (after tax) soared 20.8% YOY for 2Q/18, largely driven by Mastercard. Visa, Mastercard, American Express and Discover reported a combined 2Q/18 (after tax) profit of $6190 million, compared to $6397 million…
Visa and Mastercard international payment card (credit + debit) purchase dollar volume (PDV) for the second quarter (2Q/18) posted US$1873 billion, up 16.8% year-on-year (YOY), on a nominal basis. On a currency adjusted basis (FX) international PDV increased 14.1% YOY. Visa and Mastercard international credit card PDV for 2Q/18 posted US$1195 billion, compared to US$1159…
Purchase dollar volume (PDV) for the Major 4 networks (Visa, Mastercard, American Express and Discover) cards (credit + debit) in the U.S. climbed 10.3% year-on-year (YOY) in 2Q/18 topping $1536 billion. Visa barely led the way in the second quarter posting a 10.5% YOY gain for U.S. PDV. The Major 4 collectively posted $1536.6 billion…
Gross dollar volume (GDV) for Visa, Mastercard, American Express and Discover cards (credit + debit) globally increased 10.9% year-on-year (YOY) on a nominal dollars basis, for the second quarter (2Q/18). However, on a currency adjusted basis (FX) global GDV for 2Q/18 increased an estimated 10.3% YOY. The major four networks posted $4648 billion in global…
U.S. cards-in-force (CIF) for Visa and Mastercard payment cards (credit & debit) increased 6.6% year-on-year (YOY) in the second quarter (2Q/18). U.S. credit cards increased 5.9% YOY while CIF for debit cards rose 7.1% YOY, in 2Q/18. There are were 1334 million Visa and Mastercard payment cards in circulation in the U.S. at the end…
U.S. gross transactions (GTX) for Visa and Mastercard credit and debit cards grew by 7.9% year-on-year (YOY) in the second quarter (2Q/18), compared to 6.1% one-year ago. U.S. GTX for credit cards jumped 8.1% YOY while U.S. GTX for debit cards increased 7.8% YOY in 2Q/18. Visa’s U.S. GTX for credit cards rose 8.5% YOY…
Purchase dollar volume (PDV) in Canada for Visa and Mastercard posted strong performance in the second quarter (2Q/18) up 14.5% nominal or 10.0% currency adjusted (FX) year-on-year (YOY). Canadian cards-in-force (CIF) increased 9.5% YOY to 115 million. For 2Q/18, Visa posted a 240 basis points (bps) increase YOY in PDV, while Mastercard reported a 200…
