Number of VISA and MasterCard in issue in the United Kingdom 2015, by card type

Published by Statista Research Department, Jan 11, 2023
This statistic presents the volume of VISA and MasterCard in issue in the United Kingdom in 2015, by card type, according to data provided by Payments Cards & Mobile. In 2015, while VISA outnumbered MasterCard in debit cards, amounting to over 95 million cards in issue; MasterCard outnumbered VISA in Credit/charge cards, with over 38 million cards in issue.

Volume of VISA and MasterCard in issue in the United Kingdom in 2015, by card type (in millions)

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Release date

November 2018

Region

United Kingdom

Survey time period

2015

Supplementary notes

Figures rounded.
Debit cards refers to Debit Mastercard and Visa Debit/Electron cards, respectively.

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