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Industry Event

October 10-11, 2024

18th NextGen Payments & Regtech

The 18th NextGen Payments & RegTech Forum aims to discover how organizations are seeking to optimize operations, with a growing focus on expanding opportunities by adopting the latest technologies that are reshaping the Payments and Regtech industry.

Industry Event

October 2–4, 2024

Fin+AI 2024

Fin+AI 2024 isn't your average conference. It's a nexus event for visionary financial executives seeking a paradigm shift. Here, you'll join a trailblazing community to unlock the exponential potential where Fintech and Artificial Intelligence collide.

Industry Event

August 8-9, 2024

Africa Payments & RegTech Forum

In Africa, Payments and Regtech stand as catalysts for economic transformation. Innovations in digital transactions coupled with robust regulatory technology are reshaping the financial landscape.

Industry Event

April 22-24, 2024

Merchant Risk Council Barcelona

A dynamic 3-day event that promises cutting-edge educational content, including keynotes, workshops, breakout sessions, and exclusive merchant roundtables, offering a comprehensive exploration of the latest payments and fraud prevention developments in Europe.

Industry Event

April 17–19, 2024

Transact 2024 by ETA

Transact is the one show focused solely on the business of payments technology. Powered by Electronic Transactions Association (ETA), the world’s largest payments industry trade group, Transact is the place where financial institutions, networks, payments companies, FinTech and technology innovators gather to make the deals that shape the industry.

Industry Event

March 12-14, 2024

Merchant Payment Ecosystems 2024

MPE 2024 will bring together 1,400+ individuals representing companies that are redefining the merchant payments ecosystem, on March 12-14, in the InterContinental Hotel Berlin, Germany.

Industry News

Industry News

April 25, 2024

Bread Financial Q1 Earnings

Bread Financial Holdings has reported first-quarter net income of $134 million with profits of $2.70 per share. Earnings, adjusted to account for discontinued operations, came to $2.73 per share.

Industry News

April 3, 2024

PayPal Adds New Features for Online Small Businesses

PayPal now lets now lets small and midsize businesses (SMBs) accept payments from Apple Pay and get interchange plus plus pricing with gross settlement. SMBs can also let customers save payment methods with the PayPal vault for future checkouts and keep cards up to date with a real-time account updater.

Industry News

April 2, 2024

Prove Identity Partners with BetMGM to Improve Security for Sports Betting

Prove Identity will provide BetMGM, a sports betting and gaming entertainment company, with its Prove Pre-Fill identity service to simplify account creation and curtail bonus abuse by detecting when a bonus code is being used multiple times.

Industry News

April 9, 2024

Nuvei secures MPI License in Singapore to Accelerate APAC Expansion

Nuvei Singapore, a subsidiary of the Canadian fintech, has been granted a Major Payment Institution (MPI) license by the Monetary Authority of Singapore. The license enables Nuvei to operate domestic money transfers, cross-border money transfers and merchant acquisition services in the country.

Industry News

April 9, 2024

Mesh Payments Simplifies Guest Travel for Candidates and Contractors

Mesh Payments, a global provider of travel and expense management, has launched a guest travel service that simplifies booking and reimbursements for candidates, contractors and other guests. It allows those travelers to book their own itineraries rather than seek expense reimbursements, taking into account the compliance standards of global, multi-entity corporations.

Industry News

April 3, 2024

Lightspeed Commerce Announces Cost Reductions, Share Repurchase Program

Lightspeed Commerce, a unified POS and payments platform, has announced reorganization and cost reduction initiatives designed to improve its financial performance while also allowing for greater investments in product development and customer experiences. Approximately 280 roles representing about 10% of Lightspeed's headcount are affected. The company expects the majority of the restructuring charges will be incurred in the first quarter of fiscal 2025, and that the execution of the restructuring plan will be substantially completed by the end of the first quarter of fiscal 2025.

Nilson in the News

Nilson in the news

February 26, 2024

The Motley Fool

What Does the Capital One-Discover Deal Mean for Visa and Mastercard Investors?
"Capital One provides its customers with various financial and banking services and is the ninth-largest bank in the U.S. The company's bread-and-butter business is issuing branded cards through Visa and Mastercard. It's the fourth-largest card issuer in the U.S., according to The Nilson Report."

Nilson in the news

February 26, 2024

Marketplace

The fees war between retailers and credit card companies is heating up
"According to (the) Nilson Report, the weighted average percentage of fees paid by merchants for the use of credit cards has fluctuated between 2.09% and 2.24% since 2013. The rate for Visa and Mastercard credit cards was 2.24% in 2022."

Nilson in the news

February 21, 2024

Payments Dive

Mastercard to be dinged by Discover deal
'“It will be all hands on deck at Visa and Mastercard to retain those cards,” said David Robertson, who is publisher of the industry research outlet Nilson Report."'

Nilson in the news

February 21, 2024

U.S. News and World Report

8 Biggest U.S. Credit Card Companies This Year
Mastercard and Visa debit and prepaid card transactions reached 89.8 billion in 2023, an increase of 6.9% from 2022, according to the most recent figures available from The Nilson Report, a newsletter covering the global payment industry. Debit and prepaid cards had a nearly 60% market share of all card transactions in 2023.

Nilson in the news

February 20, 2024

Daily Mail

Capital One set to buy Discover for $35BILLION in historic deal that will unite two of the nation's biggest credit card issuers
"It was the fourth largest player in the U.S. credit card market by volume in 2022 while Discover was the sixth, according to Nilson."

Nilson in the news

February 20, 2024

NBC News

Capital One-Discover merger could put a bigger squeeze on credit card users, experts warn
"The four biggest card brands — Visa, Mastercard, American Express and Discover — saw more than $10 trillion in purchases in 2023, up 6.4% from the year before, according to the Nilson Report."

Nilson in the News
Relevant and respected, the Nilson Report is quoted by more business news publications than any other in the payments industry. Here’s a sampling of the articles where our proprietary data has been featured.

Industry News
The latest information about the companies, products and services that are shaping the payments industry, selected by our team of specialists.

Industry Events
The Nilson Report’s editorial team partners with conference and educational programming organizers from around the globe to provide the payment industry’s most comprehensive listing of premier events – conferences, expos, symposiums, seminars, webinars, and workshops. Attendees and participants can take advantage of special offers related to the Nilson Report trial subscription, and new subscription sign up discounts.

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