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In The Americas, Mastercard’s Growth Outpaces All Others

January 31, 2017
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NEW REPORT: Why The Americas Dig Cash
Cash // January 23, 2017

Cash in the Americas, it seems, is here to stay. According to new PYMNTS.com research, cash usage in the Americas is on track to hit $3.5 trillion by 2020. In the hot-off-the-presses Global Cash Index™ Americas Analysis, PYMNTS tracked the factors powering cash usage in...

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NEW REPORT: Why The Americas Dig Cash

January 23, 2017
Cash in the Americas, it seems, is here to stay. According to new PYMNTS.com research, cash usage in the Americas is on track to hit $3.5 trillion by 2020. In the hot-off-the-presses Global Cash Index™ Americas Analysis, PYMNTS tracked the factors powering cash usage in Brazil, Mexico and the U.S.

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In The Americas, Mastercard’s Growth Outpaces All Others

January 31, 2017
The number of Mastercard cards increased 6 percent in the Americas in 2015, which compares to a 4 percent increase for Visa, but Visa still holds the spot as the largest card scheme in the region, reported RBR. According to RBR’s Global Payment Cards Data and Forecasts to 2021 study, Visa had 43 percent of […]