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
August 3, 2026
PAYABLI will provide its embedded payments infrastructure technology to ID Plans, which provides a suite of products to customers in the commercial real estate industry under the ID Tenant brand. ID Tenant enables tenants to make full or partial payments. Property owners will have full visibility in the same system they use to execute leases, store documents and manage tenant relationships.
August 3, 2026
KORA, a Nigeria-based payment infrastructure provider, has integrated with the IATA Financial Gateway (IFG). More than 370 airlines gain access to Kora’s pan-African payment capabilities. Through a single integration, airlines can accept payments and make payouts across multiple channels, including cards, bank transfers, mobile money and pay with bank.
August 3, 2026
ZAMTEL MONEY, the government-owned mobile financial services
platform used in the Republic of Zambia to send, receive and store money, has integrated with a network of POS terminals operated by government-owned Zanaco, the largest commercial bank in the country.
August 3, 2026
FIS is a financial technology company that operates systems that clear payments, move money and run core banking for thousands of institutions worldwide. The company is using the Claude Mythos 5 restricted-access large language AI model to scan and evaluate its own security systems as part of Anthropic’s Project Glasswing.
August 3, 2026
SPREEDLY, which processes more than $60 billion in gross merchandise
volume annually through an open payments platform, offers a secure
vault that merchants can use to store and control their own payment credentials without the need for a full orchestration platform. The vault can be used for network tokenization, account updating and stored credentials, which are used to improve authorization rates. Spreedly clients include Adidas, the
New York Times and Priceline.
August 3, 2026
ADYEN enables card, digital wallet (Apple Pay and Google Pay) and domestic Pix payments at Tap Air Portugal service desks in two airports in Brazil. By choosing Pix, customers can pay in Brazilian reais and avoid potential currency fluctuations between the time of purchase and payment of a credit card statement. Tap Air benefits from faster access to funds.
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
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.
