Visa credit cards can be used at 44 million merchant locations in more than 200 countries and territories.
MasterCard cards are accepted at more than 30 million merchant acceptance locations, and that number is growing every day. Myth: MasterCard does not disclose its interchange rates and rules to merchants.How many countries have MasterCard? 210 countries - By connecting individuals, businesses and organizations in more than 210 countries and territories today, we're unlocking opportunity for more people in more places for generations to come. ---------------------------------------------
UnionPay Acceptance Network Expands to 180 Countries and Regions2021-03-18UnionPay International (UPI) announced today that with significant progress in Latin America, UnionPay acceptance network has now extended to 180 countries and regions, over half of which accept UnionPay mobile payments. As many as 55 million merchants worldwide take UnionPay cards. According to a report released by RBR, a well-known British consulting firm, UnionPay is among the most widely accepted card brands in the world. ---------------------------------------------
Now the OTHER wanna be BNPL providers
How many merchants does Afterpay?48,000 merchantsIt has 48,000 merchants in Australia, which was up 50 per cent; and 13,900 in the US, 159 per cent higher over the year to the end of September.28 Oct 2020 ---------------------------------------------
Zip cements its position as one of the fastest growing BNPL players in the US, and as a trueglobal BNPL leader, with over 5.7m customers, annualised TTV of c.$7.5bn+1 and annualisedrevenue of c$480m1. ---------------------------------------------
SEZZLEKey Metricsfor 1Q21 ended 03/31/2021$375.1MUnderlying Merchant SalesYOY +214.1%2.6MActive ConsumersYOY +126.6%*transacted with Sezzle in the past 12 months34KActive MerchantsYOY +167.5%*transacted with Sezzle in the past 12 months ---------------------------------------------
AFFIRMThird Quarter of Fiscal Year 2021 Operating Highlights:Gross merchandise volume ("GMV") for the third quarter of fiscal 2021 was $2.3 billion, an increase of 83%, or 100% excluding Peloton, compared to the third quarter of fiscal 2020Active merchants more than doubled to nearly 12,000 from March 31, 2020 to March 31, 2021
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