According to the report, the number of EMV payment cards in worldwide circulation increased by 1 billion over the previous 12 months to 7.1 billion. The data also demonstrates that 63.7% of all card-present transactions conducted across the world between January and December 2017 used EMV chip technology, increasing from 52.4% in 2016.
In addition, the report uncovers the following:
Regional EMV chip card adoption rate:
• Africa and the Middle East: 74.8% • Asia Pacific: 45.7% • Canada, Latin America and the Caribbean: 85.7% • Europe Zone 1: 84.4% • Europe Zone 2: 71.4% • US: 58.5%
Percentage of card-present transactions that are EMV:
• Africa and the Middle East: 90.9% • Asia Pacific: 54.4% • Canada, Latin America and the Caribbean: 88.5% • Europe Zone 1: 98.6% • Europe Zone 2: 90.4% • US: 41.2%
The Worldwide EMV Deployment Statistics is based on data obtained by American Express, Discover, JCB, Mastercard, UnionPay and Visa.
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