November 24, 2021 1:47 AM Download a Free Sample Subscribe NEWSLETTER RESEARCH NILSON REPORT INDUSTRY NEWS SUBSCRIBE ABOUT US Home > Publications > Feature Article Nilson Report Issue 1175 | May 2020 FEATURED COMPANIES Companies featured in this issue include: Headlines from this Issue Top 45 Merchant Acquirers in Europe Payment Industry’s Response to Covid-19—Part 3 Global Payments Gets Truist Credit Card Processing First Quarter Card Results in the U.S. Aluminum Payment Cards Adflex B2B Digital Payment Processing Investments & Acquisitions—April 2020 More Articles in our Newsletter Archive Charts in this Issue Top Acquirers in Europe—Purchase Transactions 2019 vs. 2018 Investments & Acquisitions—April 2020 U.S. General Purpose Cards 1Q 2020 vs. 1Q 2019 Top Acquirers in Europe—Ranked by Transactions and Purchase Volume Largest Merchant Acquirers in Europe—Ranked by Mastercard/Visa Transactions Top 25 Acquirers of Web Transactions in Europe All Charts in our Charts & Graphs Archive Featured Statistics U.S. General Purpose Cards 1Q 2020 vs. 1Q 2019 Purchase volume (spending for goods and services) for Visa, Mastercard, American Express, and Discover cards issued in the U.S. for the first quarter of 2020 are shown here. 1. Visa Credit $492.09 billion purchase volume, +3.9% 2. Mastercard Credit $216.89 billion purchase volume, +6.6% 3. American Express Credit $188.75 billion purchase volume, –2.7% 4. Discover Credit $33.99 billion purchase volume, +3.3% Full access to the U.S. General Purpose Cards 1Q 2020 vs. 1Q 2019 results is available when you subscribe to The Nilson Report. SUBSCRIBE TODAY 22 Issues Each Year Digital Versions Industry Discounts < BACK TO NEWSLETTER ARCHIVE POSTED MAY 19, 2020 | PRINT Aluminum Payment Cards Anomatic has spent the last three years in research and development of its all-aluminum anodized AnoCard card. AnoCards, which are manufactured using 100% recyclable aluminum, are scratch-resistant. They can be made in any color with bright and semibright finishes. All edges are completely smooth. AnoCards are immediately available for identification, insurance, loyalty, and private label prepaid use cases. Accreditation from Visa and Mastercard is in progress and hoped for by year-end 2020. Full-function contact-only AnoCards have already been validated by third-party labs to meet all relevant ISO standards. The cards cannot support contactless payments because aluminum blocks radio waves. What is distinctive about aluminum cards is the vibrancy of the color printing, which is also immune to fading or discoloring over time. AnoCards, which weigh 9.5 grams, are heavier than PVC cards but lighter than other metal cards. Anomatic can deliver cards premilled with pockets that accommodate chips and magnetic stripes from its facilities in the U.S. All design, prototyping, tooling, anodizing, and fabrication occur in the same plant. The company operates over 90 stamping presses and 14 anodizing lines. It can produce over 2.50 billion units a year. Steve Rusch is VP Marketing and Business Development at Anomatic in New Albany, Ohio, srusch@anomatic.com, www.anomatic.com. © Copyright 2021 Nilson Report Share Newsletter The Current Issue Newsletter Archive Featured Chart Charts & Graphs Archive Research The World’s Top Card Issuers and Merchant Acquirers Order Now Nilson Report Nilson in the News Testimonials Featured Companies Feature your Company Subscriber Companies Industry News Industry Events Industry News Subscribe View Subscription Offers Order New Subscription Order Subscription Renewal Order Back Issues About Us About Us Contact Us Social Media LinkedIn Facebook Copyright © 2021 Nilson Report. All rights reserved. Copyright | Privacy Policy | Contact Us You have 2 free articles remaining. Subscribe today. View Subscription Offer New subscribers receive over 130 articles in the 22 issues published each year, plus the last five years of issues (that's over 1,200 articles) on a searchable flash drive.