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The Nilson Report Editorial Calendar (2026) highlights a full year of proprietary payments industry research, rankings, and statistical analysis covering credit card issuing, debit card issuing, merchant acquiring, card network performance, merchant processing fees, card fraud, commercial cards, prepaid cards, payment cards in circulation, POS terminals/technology, and investments and acquisitions.
Scheduled coverage includes many of the industry’s most widely referenced issuer and acquirer rankings, card network results, transaction statistics, market analyses, and executive-level intelligence, including the world’s largest credit card issuers, debit card issuers, merchant acquirers, and payment card portfolios.
For more than 55 years, the Nilson Report has provided independent payments industry data relied upon by financial institutions, payment networks, processors, fintech companies, investors, and industry leaders worldwide.
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I have been using the Nilson Report since I was first involved in cards in 1975. For 47 years, through credit card issuing, debit card launches, prepaid cards, merchant acquiring, and now crypto, Nilson has been my “go to” publication for industry facts for issuing, acquiring, and all elements in between. More important, Nilson just provides the facts – no spin, no politics, just the facts.
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I've been following the Nilson Report for over two decades - and from the beginning it has provided accurate, intelligent reporting on the payment industry topics that actually matter. The consistency and format make it THE go-to payments news source, especially for the C-suite.