Industry Events
Trustech is the annual meeting place of the card and trust technology industries. The event remains a popular mix between tradeshow and conference with over 200 international exhibitors, and around 100 international speakers covering the latest technologies and trends in the fields of Payments & Identification.
The world's most influential banking and payments conference, organized by SWIFT. Sibos attracts senior executives from global banks, payment networks, correspondent banking organizations, central banks, and payment infrastructure providers. Strong focus on cross-border payments, AI, digital assets, transaction banking, and global payment rails.
MRC San Diego returns 14–16 September 2026, bringing together payments, fraud prevention, and risk management professionals for an exclusive members-only conference focused on collaboration, education, and industry advancement.
Europe's premier summit for payments and transaction banking professionals. It is more than a two-day event; it's the place where industry leaders, innovators, and regulators come together to proactively shape the future of finance.
MPE 2026 will bring together 1,600+ individuals representing companies that are redefining the merchant payments ecosystem, on March 17-19, in the InterContinental Hotel Berlin, Germany.
Trustech is the annual meeting place of the card and trust technology industries. The event remains a popular mix between tradeshow and conference with over 200 international exhibitors, and around 100 international speakers covering the latest technologies and trends in the fields of Payments & Identification.
Industry News
July 2, 2026
REVOLUT will offer 40 million European (including UK) customers the opportunity to check out at online merchants without manually entering card details, one-time codes or passwords if they enroll with Visa Click to Pay.
July 2, 2026
ACI WORLDWIDE has become a technical service provider to the European Payments Initiative (EPI). It will integrate EPI’s Wero wallet with the ACI Payments Orchestration Platform. Wero is a pan-European digital wallet service that runs on the European Union’s Sepa instant payment rails. Wero offers instant account-to-account payments to customers in Belgium, France and Germany. Rabobank in the Netherlands is converting its domestic iDeal online payment business to Wero.
July 2, 2026
PRIMAX will provide credit card processing and related value-added services to Bankers’ Bank of Kansas (BBOK), which provides correspondent banking services to more than 200 community banks.
July 2, 2026
VISA has expanded to 9 the number of blockchains participating in its global stablecoin settlement pilot program, which is testing how issuers and acquirers can standardize settlement with the network. There are 130 stablecoin-linked Visa card programs in 50 countries. The new blockchains are Arc, Base, Canton, Polygon and Tempo. They join Avalanche, Ethereum, Solana and Stellar. Currently, stablecoin settlement at Visa is at an annualized run rate of $7.50 billion.
July 2, 2026
THREDD, an issuer processing platform provider supporting card accounts in more than 50 countries using a single API, has implemented Visa Cloud Connect (VCC) in the Asia-Pacific region. VCC provides organizations access to the VisaNet payment network through cloud-based infrastructure. Thredd’s access to VisaNet is through its Singapore regional hub.
July 1, 2026
EMVCO, the technical body that creates and manages EMV specifications and programs, has released a draft framework to support the interoperable use of verifiable digital credentials for card-based payment authentication. Interested parties can click here before July 23, 2026 to provide feedback for the EMV Digital Payment Specification Scheme Framework.
Nilson in the News
June 20, 2026
A victim of 1,700 scam credit card charges had to fight for their removal
"Payment card fraud losses worldwide amounted to a staggering $33.41 billion in 2024, according to the latest numbers from the Nilson Report. Nilson points out that a disproportionate amount of this fraud happens in the U.S., which accounted for nearly 42 percent of global fraud losses."
June 16, 2026
12 key insights on payment methods and credit card fees
"Nilson Report data shows U.S. merchants paid $172.05 billion in processing fees in 2023, tied to $11.240 trillion in purchase volume on U.S.-issued credit, debit, prepaid, and private-label cards."
June 15, 2026
Massachusetts looks for 'happy medium' on swipe fee reforms
"Businesses across the country paid a record $198.25 billion in swipe fees in 2025, according to the trade publication Nilson Report..."
June 1, 2026
How high-end credit card perks are hurting shoppers who pay in cash
"The total credit and debit card fees paid by merchants to card processors, led by Visa and Mastercard, have increased 70% since 2019 to $198 billion in 2025, according to data from the Nilson Report."
May 21, 2026
7 things you need to know before credit card numbers disappear forever
"According to the Nilson Report, global card fraud losses are projected to hit roughly $404 billion over the next decade. The U.S. alone accounts for about a quarter of worldwide card spending but absorbs roughly 42% of global fraud losses."
May 21, 2026
Here are 6 of the safest ways to pay online and in-person
"A January 2026 Nilson Report study found payment card fraud losses totaled $33.41 billion worldwide in 2024 and are projected to rise to $41.06 billion by 2030.
Nilson in the News
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Industry News
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Industry Events
The Nilson Report curates the payment industry’s leading conferences, expos, summits, webinars, and executive forums, helping card issuers, merchant acquirers, payment networks, fintechs, processors, and technology providers stay connected to the trends, innovations, and leaders shaping the global payments ecosystem.
