Banks’ established processes and legacy infrastructure cannot match the speed, user experience, and innovation of specialized payment companies. Success requires either significant modernization investment or strategic partnerships to remain competitive in the evolving merchant acquiring landscape. Therefore, banks and other acquirers are seeking partnerships with vendors of state-of-the-art merchant acquiring software platforms.

This report evaluates the overall competitive position of eight vendors, focusing on vendor stability, client strength, product features, and client services. This report profiles ACI Worldwide, BPC, Diebold Nixdorf, HPS, OpenWay Group, RS2, Silverflow, and Tietoevry.
Clients of Datos Insights’ Retail Banking & Payments service can download this report.
About the Author
Ron van Wezel
Ron van Wezel is a Strategic Advisor in Retail Banking & Payments for Datos Insights, providing research and advisory services to clients globally. His coverage includes payments, open banking, and digital transformation. Ron is a renowned expert in payments and digital banking. He brings to Datos Insights over 30 years of experience in product development and innovation, advising clients on a...
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Thad Peterson
Thad Peterson is a Strategic Advisor with Datos Insights, focusing on the evolution of the payment space, the customer payment experience, and merchant acquiring. Recognized as a global thought leader in payments, Thad has a proven track record of identifying and developing new opportunities and technologies in payments and financial services. He has relevant expertise in applying customer behavior to...