Payments Sector Scorecard – Strategic Intelligence

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This report assesses the key themes that are transforming the payments market right now, utilizing GlobalData’s thematic scoring methodology to identify which companies will do well in the market in the future—and the companies that will falter as a result of their lack of investment in and focus on these key payments themes. In this report, we score the world’s leading payments companies against the 10 themes that are impacting their industry the most. Our resulting thematic engine helps us identify the strongest and weakest players in the payments sector.

Disruptive technological and macroeconomic themes are having a huge impact on the payments industry, forcing incumbent firms to invest and innovate to meet consumer demands and retain market share. New capabilities facilitated by artificial intelligence, blockchain, cloud systems, and cybersecurity tools are transforming the offerings of payment companies while providing cost savings and efficiency gains. In addition, macro factors such as inflation and regulation are challenging payment providers to adapt to new market environments.

Scope

The most impactful themes over the next two years will be mobile payments, ecosystems, and ecommerce. Companies investing in facilitating mobile payments and embedded payments in ecommerce will be able to tap into developing markets where these technologies are on the rise.

Payment providers focusing on operational efficiency have been able to mitigate the negative effects of inflationary pressures, experiencing only modest price rises amid the high inflation experienced over 2022–24.

Regulation will have a significant effect on companies’ future performance, especially those investing in nascent capabilities such as blockchain and buy now pay later. Non-conforming companies will face fines, bans, and increased scrutiny, such as Paytm in India being banned from accepting mobile payments.

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Understand the impact of disruptive themes to defend against actions of competitors and new market actors.

Identify winners and losers based on technological, macroeconomic, industry, and ESG themes that are transforming the market.

Understand how to strategically position your business to take advantage of changing market conditions.

ACI Worldwide
Adyen
Alphabet
Amazon
American Express
Ant Group
Apple
Barclays
Block
Danske
Discover
FIS
Fiserv
Global Payments
GoCardless
JCB
JPMorgan Chase
Klarna
Mastercard
Monese
MoneyGram
Nets
Pax Technology
PayPal
Paytm
Revolut
Samsung Electronics
SecurePay
Stripe
SumUp
Tencent
UnionPay
Verifone
Visa
Western Union
Wise
Worldline
WorldRemit

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

1. Executive Summary

2. Introduction

3. Themes

4. Sector Scorecard: Payments

5. Appendix

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