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The Nilson Report, in its 56th year of publication, is the most respected source of news and analysis of the global card and payment industry. Published bi-monthly.
The World’s Top Card Issuers and Merchant Acquirers research publication is now in its 17th edition, and includes over 1,430 financial institutions in more than 120 countries.
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October 19, 2026
MARQETA, a card issuing and payment processing platform, will expand the number of noncard networks it supports in the US to include the ACH, same-day ACH, push to card, the Clearinghouse’s RTP and the Federal Reserve’s FedNow Service. The expansion follows similar actions in Europe, where Marqeta added the Faster Payments Service (FPS) in the UK and SEPA in the European Union. It offers businesses additional options to pay suppliers, workers and contractors, facilitate employee reimbursements and make loyalty reward, rebate or insurance claims to consumers.
October 1, 2026
Credit card interchange fees: What they are and how they work
"According to the 2025 Nilson Report, in 2024, merchants paid $187.2 billion in swipe fees on over $11.9 trillion of payments for goods and services."