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.
Explore the new era of commercial card and B2B payments at CPI Global in 2026. Join issuers, fintechs, networks, and corporate end users to address important changes in AI, virtual cards, and payment economics.
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.
Industry News
September 2, 2026
ELAVON, the 10th largest merchant acquirer in Europe, has renewed its partnership with Sage, provider to small and midsize businesses of software that handles accounting, financial, HR and payroll. Sage customers in Ireland and the UK gain access to Elavon’s integrated acquiring and gateway services.
September 2, 2026
LITHIC and MONAVATE have formed a partnership to offer companies combined card account processing and global card program management. Monavate holds Visa, Mastercard and Discover issuing licenses, has its own BINs in the UK and EEA and provides global settlement capabilities. Lithic offers credit, debit and prepaid card processing support including direct network connections.
September 2, 2026
PPRO, a local payment platform provider to PSPs, will work with Blik, the top payment brand in Poland for e-commerce transactions, to develop capabilities for agentic commerce. Polski Standard Płatności is the operator of BLIK.
September 2, 2026
GCASH, the top mobile payment service in the Philippines, will expand in-store payment options for its 40 million active monthly users by allowing access to Visa and Mastercard cards. The Gcash mobile app is also used for bill payments, domestic money transfers and airtime purchases. GCash’s parent company, Mynt, is planning an IPO on the Philippine Stock Exchange by the end of 2026.
September 2, 2026
INTER PAG, the merchant acquiring business of Banco Inter that serves more than 100,000 small and midsize businesses in Brazil, will deploy ACI Worldwide’s cloud-based ACI Acquiring Platform, which also includes back office card management capabilities from RS2.
September 2, 2026
UNIONPAY INTERNATIONAL will expand merchant acceptance in nine countries in Africa through a partnership with South Africa-based Standard Bank. Nearly 900 online merchants based in Botswana, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Namibia, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe will offer UnionPay card acceptance in local currency, USD or both. More than 7 million UnionPay cards are issued in Africa.
Nilson in the News
August 26, 2026
The post-penny economy: How cash rounding and credit card surcharges are changing what you pay
"In 2024, credit card spending was up 5.1% from 2023 to about $6.46 trillion, according to the Nilson Report, a publication that focuses on the global card payment business. Credit card processing fees were up more, by 9.3% to $148.52 billion."
August 25, 2026
Amex’s low fraud rate turns on its closed system
"Amex this year once again charted the lowest fraud rate among major U.S. card networks, according to the industry research publication Nilson Report. While Amex does not publicly release its exact fraud rate, the card issuer touted its low fraud track record over the past 19 years in a July 21 press release, citing Nilson’s February issue."
August 14, 2026
Credit card strain rises: study
"A 2025 Nilson report projected that card fraud would total about $404 billion in losses globally over the next decade."
July 21, 2026
Asymmetric warfare in financial services: AI-powered fraud demands unified command
"Global payment fraud reached $33.4 billion in 2024 according to the Nilson Report, and the US absorbed a disproportionate 42% of those losses despite processing only 25% of global card transactions."
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."
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 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.
