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CMSPI Insights Advisory Council Launches 2nd Annual State of the Industry Report

CMSPI and its Insights Advisory Council release report scoring nine payment methods on key attributes shaping the future of payments.

CMSPI Insights Advisory Council Launches Inaugural State of the Industry Report

Today, CMSPI released a State of the Industry Report in collaboration with the client-led Insights Advisory Council (IAC) formed in 2023.

Breaking News: $259 Million in Card Fee Increases Reported Despite Interchange Settlement

Following decades of litigation, Visa and Mastercard announced in March a settlement that would cap card interchange fees until 2030. But the guarantees may not apply to the network fees that merchants pay to accept payments – and those are on the rise.

Breaking: RBA Finds Substantial Cost Savings from Gap in Merchant LCR Adoption

In the Reserve Bank of Australia’s first report on Least Cost Routing (LCR), the bank concludes there are still substantial cost savings left for merchants from routing.

Breaking News: What Merchants Need to Know about the RBA’s Latest Payments Update

On March 28th, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) released a speech by Ellis Connolly, Head of Payments Policy, from the AFR Banking Conference on the shift by Australian consumers towards card payments.

Breaking: RBA Announcement on Digital Wallet Routing Paves The Way For $800m in Annual Savings

In a market-leading move, the Reserve Bank of Australia has announced that it expects the payments industry to develop least-cost debit routing on mobile wallet transactions.

CMSPI Adds Industry Veteran to Boost Partnerships

New hire aims to catapult company's vision of making payments more productive

CMSPI Ranks On Sunday Times 100, Britain’s Fastest-Growing Private Companies

Global retail payments advisors recognizes its talent as most important growth asset.

CMSPI Hires Payments Industry Leader as Head of Strategic Partnerships

Atlanta, GA - November 2, 2021 - CMSPI, the global leader in retail payments advisory announced Liz Garner, former Principal for Strategic Payment Acceptance Initiatives at Amazon, has joined as Head of Strategic Partnerships.

Former CEO of Deloitte Consulting Joins CMSPI as Chairman of the Board

ATLANTA, GA – October 13, 2021 – CMSPI, the leading global payments advisory, today announced the appointment of industry leader John Kerr as chairman of its board of directors.

CMSPI Launches The Global Interchange Report

Interchange fees are a significant burden for merchants and consumers. As a result, global authorities have adopted regulation aimed at reducing the cost of interchange.