CMSPI is proud to launch its first annual State of the Industry Report (SOIR), produced in partnership with CMSPI’s Insights Advisory Council (IAC). Our Insights team has synthesized a wide range of publicly-available sources and conducted expert analysis to generate the SOIR. Wherever possible, global case studies are used to illustrate overarching trends. Throughout, a strong focus is placed on the U.S. given its instrumental role in the development of card-based payments infrastructure and the latter’s so-far unrivaled dominance in the global payments industry.

We’d like to thank everyone involved in producing this report – from our fantastic Insights team to our thoughtful and deeply knowledgeable IAC members. We hope you enjoy reading it as much as we enjoyed putting it together.

Developed alongside 11 of the world’s leading payments experts, CMSPI’s flagship report aims to empower merchants and advocates with the information they need to execute payments for their organizations in the market today.

Want to understand how tokenization works, which payment methods to offer in different geographies, or why payments regulation differs by market? CMSPI’s Insights team has created the SOIR to be the first of its kind, developed with merchant input, to fuel merchant decision-making.