Biggest international and domestic payment card schemes in Spain 2016-2021
did not grow as much as credit cards did in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.
Visa again became the most prominent brand in online and offline card payments in Spain in 2021, after Sistemapay took over that role in 2020. This according to research conducted over multiple years within Spain. The source does not explain the sudden change in 2020, although this was the first year Sistempay was included. The domestic start-up from Madrid unifies payments of many of Spain's largest banks, including BBVA and Santander. Cards issued by banks are popular in the Mediterranean country but