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Jan-Olof Brunila
, Director of Interbank Payments Strategy
, Swedbank AB

The Nilson Report provides us with valuable industry trends through keynote articles and news on recent tech discoveries. It also provides us with global developments through statistical deep-dives, all without swamping us with advertising.

Dylan Prins
, Communications Manager
, Worldline

The Nilson Report is the pulse of the payments industry. A must read.

Jacques Soussana
, General Secretary
, Nexo Standards

The Nilson Report is one of the most reliable sources of payments industry research available. Its data-driven approach offers an engaging overview of how financial institutions are operating, as well as the latest innovations and key trends across the entire payments ecosystem. Nexo standards relies on this knowledge to facilitate innovation and collaboration.

Shadi Haddad
, Founder and CEO
, Till Payments

The Nilson Report has proven to be a valuable tool for helping Till Payments assess product/market fit as we look to expand our footprint. We count on the validity of news and analysis when we are making our investment decisions.

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, Head of Unified Commerce
, ADYEN

Nilson Report has a unique and independent set-up. I’ve seen this firsthand when they interviewed me. They take their time to get the facts straight and they wrote an article that was completely objective, an article the reader can trust.

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Riaz Ladha
- Payments Strategy
- Electronic Transactions Association ETA
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- CEO
- Factor4
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- Head of Payments Practice
- Infosys Limited

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Melody Cuff, on behalf of President
- EVP, Chief Acquisitions Officer
- Oliphant Financial
The Nilson report has proven over the years to be the most reliable source of industry insights and analysis.
Alex Osei-Danso
- Group Manager, Cards
- Ecobank, The Pan African Bank
The Nilson Report has been a great help to us. Over the years it has provided tons of valuable data and analysis which helped a lot on decision making. As a POS manufacturer, we always need the latest trends involving acquirers, PSPs and merchants. The Nilson Report covers almost all of our needs in this regard. Their reviews are always impartial and reliable because they never accept payment for writing a positive article. I have to say it totally worth the money.
Monica Zhou
- Manager, Marketing Department
- Vanstone Electronic (Beijing) Co., Ltd.
The Nilson Report provides effective analytics of key market activities that help us navigate the timing and execution of marketing investments, not just in North America but globally.
Vivian Shen
- Global Head of Marketing
- Amadis
The Nilson Report is a must have for keeping up with the card industry. It provides a single source for learning industry developments including new products, mergers, and competitive industry positioning.
Diane Kush
- Director, Sr. Product Manager, Commercial Cards
- MUFG Union Bank, N.A.
Over the years the Nilson Report has been a very valuable resource.The insights and reliable data accessible it provides have been critical in guiding our journey.
Anette Trulsson Corda
- SVP, Marketing and Communications
- IDEX Biometrics ASA
The Nilson Report allows us to analyse data relevancy and gather insights on a global scale, instead of the traditional focus on local trends.
Henry Nanne
- COO
- Inteligencia Comercial Tilo dba Tilopay
As a reader of the Nilson Report, I find it provides a global outlook and inspiration. It is our only source of information on competitors worlwide, especially when it comes to the European and Russian acquiring and card market.
Dmitry Rumyanskiy
- Executive Director, FP&A Manager
- Sberbank
The Nilson Report has long been considered the best source of authoritative data and comment for all things payments.
David Poole
- Special Advisor
- MyPinPad
Reading the Nilson Report makes us more knowledgeable about the payment ecosystem worldwide.
Freeman Wang
- Sales Director, International Sales Center
- Topwise Communication Co., Ltd.

I have been reading the Nilson Report for several decades now, and consider it indispensable for anyone in the payments industry. I also admire its utterly unique approach to journalism: clear, concise, accurate information and insights that are free of advertising and tendentious sourcing. We could use more of this!

Hans Morris
- Managing Partner
- NYCA Partners
The most comprehensive and unbiased reporting on the payment Industry. The Nilson Report is essential for anyone in payments who needs to keep tabs on the pulse of this ecosystem.
Devarajan Puthupparambil on behalf of President Krishna Viswanadham
- VP, Products & Operations
- NewNet Secure Payment Transactions
Thanks to Nilson, we are able to gain good intuition on the global credit card industry
Minjung Kim
- Senior Research
- The Credit Finance Research Institute
The Nilson Report is our go-to source for reliable information and insight.
Rowan Brewer
- Chief Executive Officer
- Paymentology
The Nilson report is an invaluable source of well-researched and documented information covering the online payments sector. This is my 25th year in the payments industry, and the Nilson Report has been there all along.
Mr. Jens Bader
- CEO
- Funanga DBA CashtoCode
The Nilson Report is a great resource for stay ingup-to-date on the latest developments in the global payments space. This publication cuts through the fluff and presents only the critical, need-to-know updates and data.
Danny Martucci
- President & General Manager, Corpay One
- Fleetcor
The Nilson Report is not only the standard for measuring growth and market share for card manufacturers, issuers and payment schemes, it also provides insights and articles that are extremely valuable for people in this industry.
Arturo Salgado Rojas
- Plant Manager
- Thomas Greg & Sons de Mexico
I have been a subscriber of the Nilson report for over 10 years and find it to be a high-quality publication providing insights on banking environments, processors and new technologies worldwide. All this delivered in a concise way with stunning visuals. The annual listing of the top 50 of banks in various regions is by far its most anticipated and most discussed feature.
Markos Goulielmos
- Senior Officer, Credit & Debit Cards
- Piraeus Bank
The Nilson Report is the trusted bible of for all professionals in the payment industry. By not taking any paid advertising, it is able to offer unbiased reporting on relevant topics that is not available from any other publication. The value of subscribing is undoubted, in my opinion. If you are in the payment industry, you need to take out a subscription.
Ben Jordan
- Chairman
- Card Network Solutions Europe AB
The Nilson Report consistently publishes information and insights that can't be found elsewhere, with objective and authentic reporting. A unique and valuable resource for our industry.
Derek Webster
- Founder & CEO
- CardFlight
I get a lot of my insights from Nilson Reports. This is where new trends are identified, as where I can get on top of relevant information
Ruben Nielsen
- Vice President of Sales & Business Development
- Finaro
The Nilson Report is a genuine and reputable source of news, insight, and analysis on the global payments industry. I’ve been a reader for many years.
Daniel Kornitzer
- Chief Business Development Officer
- Paysafe Services (Canada)
We work with issuers and payment firms worldwide, and the Nilson Report provides us with timely news, market intelligence and data we otherwise would have to try to obtain from multiple sources. Please keep it coming!
Duncan MacNichol
- President, Americas
- Profit Insight

Each new issue of the Nilson Report is eagerly awaited since it always contains genuinely useful data. Whether it's stats on payments and processing or industry news, it's authoritative, timely and comprehensive.

Peter Alcock
- Head of Product Marketing
- NMI
The Nilson Report is my go-to source for information and data within the payments industry.
Dana Childers
- Head of Product Management
- Edenred
For years I’ve relied on the Nilson Report to keep me up to speed on the payments industry. Their data-driven approach provides a level of insight that is not always common in the industry, removing any subjectivity around payments trends.
Keith Vander Leest
- Director of Payments
- Cross River Bank
The Nilson Report is a go-to resource for the payments industry. It's the best way to stay connected to players and developments!
Talbott Roche
- President
- Blackhawk Network
The Nilson Report is always my reference when it comes to payment cards. They are track all the information that’s relevant for the industry, and their data and rankings constitute an extremely valuable resource for analyzing every player in the secure-transactions industry.
Thiery Spanjaard
- Smart Insights Chief Editor
- Intelling
The Nilson Report is an extremely valuable resource that provides us with relevant data and insights in the payment industry.
Abdeslam Alaoui Smaili
- Managing Director
- HPS - Hightech Payment Solutions
Over the years, I have come to depend on the Nilson Report as a great source of information for timely news, insights, and information on dynamics within the payment industry. It offers insights on the latest trends, and covers the full spectrum of payment methods with statistics on volume, spending, and growth.
Randa Bdeir
- Deputy General Manager | Head of E-Payment Solutions & Cards Technology
- Credit Libanais S.A.L.
The Nilson Report is an excellent resource for payments-ndustry news, information and statistics. I’ve been a subscriber for years and find the information invaluable.
Lisa Kenney
- Chief Operating Officer, SVP
- Merrick Bank
The Nilson Report is where industry veterans go for the most important news concerning payments trends.
Omar Qari
- Head of Corporate Strategy & Business Development
- Emburse
The Nilson Report is the payment industry's go-to resource, always publishing insightful analysis and meaningful content,.
Fern Glowinsky
- CEO
- Merrco Payments, Inc.

As a European trade association, we value coverage of both the global and US markets. Their detailed financial statistics are based on decades of valuable market knowledge.

Nicolas Adolph
- Chairman
- European Assoc. of Paymnet Service Providers for Merchants / EPSM E.V.
With well-organized data and diagrams, the Nilson Report is efficiently helpful when it comes to uderstanding the global payment industry and the latest trends. It is also a trusted reference for planning new projects. The payment industry changes, but the value of insights from this publication remains unchanged.
Yihan Lu
- Specialist
- National Credit Card Center, R.O.C.

Throughout my 25+ years in the ever-evolving merchant payments industry, the Nilson Report has been a constant companion — an essential source of information, and a means for connecting to the “who’s who” in the space. If there is one “must read’ to stay informed about payments, it is the Nilson Report!

Thomas DeLuca
- Global POS Lending Tribe Lead
- ING
We find the Nilson Report to be super helpful in providing us with data on merchant acquiring and processing.
Ben Varga (from list 1001, query submission)
- Associate, US Payments & FinTech
- Autonomous Research, div of Sanford C. Bernstein & Co.
We value the Nilson Report for its commitment to accuracy, integrity, and impartiality. Nilson is a key resource for research and supplement data analysis, helping us examine critical events within the ever-changing payments landscape.
Lauren Dutton
- Manager Growth Strategy
- Deep Labs
A credible and insightful industry news source, providing expertise analysis from its writer.
Sabine Leferink
- General Manager Worldwide Network
- Dun & Bradstreet

The Nilson Report is a trusted and reliable source of global payments data for our business.

Nathan Salisbury
- Managing Director Payment IQ, Head of Indirect Sales
- Worldline
The Nilson Report is a reliable source for news and statistics on the payments industry, providing great insight into the status quo and future trends. Their invaluable information has powered our decisions.
Cynthia (Yaxue) Wang
- Senior Marketing Director
- Beijing Wiseasy Technology Co., Ltd.
The Nilson Report is timely, current, comprehensive yet packaged in a very readable and useful way. It is one of the best sources of news and data.
James D. Robinson III
- General Partner
- RRE Ventures, LLC
We greatly value the accuracy and reach of The Nilson Report. As a payment-solutions provider, we rely heavily on the information and industry news it provides. Moreover, there is no greater or more respected industry acknowledgement of a company's achievements in the card and mobile payment space.
AJ Cross
- Head of Administration
- Merchant Lynx Services
The Nison Report is an essential resouce in the payment industry – providing relevant data and independant insight without sponsorship of any kind.
Martina King
- CEO
- Featurespace

At Visa Consulting & Analytics, we share a passion for results. We deliver value closely aligned to our client’s success. The Nilson Report delivers global insights, benchmarks and more that enrich our consultants delivery of best practices, thought leadership and innovation.

Alfredo Marchese
- Managing Consultant for Iberia and Italy
- Visa

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.

Chris Aguas
- Founder and CEO
- Core-Chain Tehnologies
For our company, the Nilson Report is more than an accurate source of statistics. It’s for benchmarking our performance, and an inspiration to be more competitive.
Ramzi Mohammed
- Clearing and Settlement Officer
- Centre Monetique Interbancaire

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