Unlock key insights into the payments industry with Payments Intelligence

Designed exclusively for members of The Payments Association

Market trends reports

Stay ahead of industry-shifts with in-depth analysis and forecasting of emerging payment trends, technological advancements, and competitive market dynamics shaping the future of payments.

Industry and regulatory guidance

Navigating the complex world of payments regulation with clear, expert-driven analysis of compliance requirements, policy updates, and legislative changes impacting the industry.

Consumer behaviour and sentiments analysis

Gain valuable insights into customer payment preferences, habits, and expectations, helping you tailor strategies to evolving consumer needs.

Why Payments Intelligence matters

Payments Intelligence equips leaders across the financial and fintech ecosystem with the insight they need to navigate complexity, respond to change, and stay competitive. From regulatory foresight to consumer behaviour trends, it turns information into action—supporting confident, informed decision-making at every level.

Grounded in indusry voice

Every issue features real-world insight from peers across the industry, ensuring content is not only relevant, but rooted in the lived challenges of payments professionals.

Navigating regulatory change

Stay ahead of regulatory and compliance shifts with expert analysis and practical breakdowns—minimising risk and ensuring your teams are prepared.

Informed strategic planning

Gain foresight into market trends, innovation cycles, and risk factors—enabling better budget planning, product development, and organisational direction.

Our readers

C-suite leaders

Strategic insight to support decision-making, investment planning, and business transformation across the payments ecosystem.

Product & innovation teams

In-depth analysis and consumer trends to inform roadmap development, user experience, and competitive positioning.

Compliance & risk professionals

Regulatory updates and horizon scanning to help you stay ahead of legal changes, obligations, and operational risks.

Policy & strategy specialists

Forward-looking commentary and thought leadership that explores the evolving regulatory, geopolitical and market landscape.

Annual payments trends report

Each year, Payments Intelligence publishes a comprehensive overview of the trends, technologies, and regulatory shifts shaping the global payments ecosystem. The 2024 edition brings together expert analysis, member insight, and live market data in a fully interactive dashboard—designed to support informed, forward-looking decisions across product, compliance, and strategy teams.

Use the report and dashboard to:

  • Visualise transaction trends across key global markets
  • Track emerging technologies like AI, tokenisation, and mobile wallets
  • Identify shifts in consumer adoption and digital commerce
  • Understand regulatory developments and compliance impact
  • Support strategic planning with data-led insight

Quarterly regulatory & compliance briefing

Our regulatory roadmap report provides clear, structured guidance on upcoming legal and compliance developments that matter to payments professionals. Issued quarterly, it breaks down key proposals, timelines, and jurisdictional trends—helping you anticipate change and act early.

  • Identify potential legal risks and strategic implications
  • Understand what’s changing, why, and when.
  • Get jurisdiction-specific breakdowns (UK, EU, global)
  • Access actionable recommendations on compliance readiness
  • Use as an internal planning resource for teams and leadership

Designed for legal, risk, and compliance teams, the briefing cuts through policy complexity to deliver practical, forward-looking insight.

Membership

Merchant Community Membership

Are you a member of The Payments Association?

Member benefits include free tickets, discounts to more tickets, elevated brand visibility and more. Sign in to book tickets and find out more.

Welcome

Log in to access complimentary passes or discounts and access exclusive content as part of your membership. An auto-login link will be sent directly to your email.

Having trouble signing?

We use an auto-login link to ensure optimum security for your members hub. Simply enter your professional work e-mail address into the input area and you’ll receive a link to directly access your account.

First things first

Have you set up your Member account yet? If not, click here to do so.

Still not receiving your auto-login link?

Instead of using passwords, we e-mail you a link to log in to the site. This allows us to automatically verify you and apply member benefits based on your e-mail domain name.

Please click the button below which relates to the issue you’re having.

I didn't receive an e-mail

Tip: Check your spam

Sometimes our e-mails end up in spam. Make sure to check your spam folder for e-mails from The Payments Association

Tip: Check “other” tabs

Most modern e-mail clients now separate e-mails into different tabs. For example, Outlook has an “Other” tab, and Gmail has tabs for different types of e-mails, such as promotional.

Tip: Click the link within 60 minutes

For security reasons the link will expire after 60 minutes. Try submitting the login form again and wait a few seconds for the e-mail to arrive.

Tip: Only click once

The link will only work one time – once it’s been clicked, the link won’t log you in again. Instead, you’ll need to go back to the login screen and generate a new link.

Tip: Delete old login e-mails

Make sure you’re clicking the link on the most recent e-mail that’s been sent to you. We recommend deleting the e-mail once you’ve clicked the link.

Tip: Check your security policies

Some security systems will automatically click on links in e-mails to check for phishing, malware, viruses and other malicious threats. If these have been clicked, it won’t work when you try to click on the link.

Need to change your e-mail address?

For security reasons, e-mail address changes can only be complete by your Member Engagement Manager. Please contact the team directly for further help.

Still got a question?