Services

Reduce costs Accelerate growth

Reduce costs

Our specialist payments consultants use a
combination of unique tools to deliver
unmatched immediate, and ongoing savings.

Accelerate growth

Our specialist payments consultants use a
combination of unique tools to deliver
unmatched, immediate, and ongoing strategies
that boost sales, reduce fraud and enhance the
purchasing experience.
Industries

Industries In Focus: Gas & C-Store Food, Drug, Mass and Club (FDMC) QSR & Dining Fashion & Accessories Digital & Subscription Travel, Booking & Ticketing

Industries

No matter the industry, we help our enterprise
merchant clients drive significant cost
reductions, boost sales, and enhance
strategies.

In Focus:

Gas & C-Store

Fuel and convenience stores must find
ways to optimize their costs while
improving the customer experience
to stay competitive – CMSPI can help.

Food, Drug, Mass and Club (FDMC)

CMSPI uses a blend of data-insights,
expertise, and proprietary tools to identify
inefficiencies in retailers supply chain,
driving down the cost of payments
acceptance.

QSR & Dining

CMSPI has helped leading QSRs achieve
financial and operational goals while
delivering a faster, more convenient
experience for their customers
– see how we can help you.

Fashion & Accessories

With our tools, data, and industry expertise,
fashion and accessory merchants can
proactively monitor and address their
payments challenges.

Digital & Subscription

CMSPI empowers merchants to analyze and
optimize every single transaction to find
savings and gain more from each digital
payment received.

Travel, Booking & Ticketing

CMSPI can help travel and booking
merchants analyze and compare their
payment providers’ performance, fees, and
terms to identify opportunities for
optimization.
Events
Insights

Blogs Infographics News Publications Videos

Blogs

Explore our blogs where we deep dive into all things payments.

Infographics

CMSPI can tell a complicated story with a simple infographic. See all our infographics here.

News

Check here for breaking news, and other news stories affecting the payments industry.

Publications

From the State of the Industry to The Path of Online Payments – all of our publications are available to read and download.

Videos

Ranging from interviews to explainers, our videos tell the whole story.
Careers
About Us

About CMSPI Our Company Client Stories The CMSPI Platform The CMSPI Data Lake Our People & Leadership Industry Relations Insights Advisory Council Strategic Partnerships

About CMSPI

As the world’s leading payments consultancy,
we partner with hundreds of Global 500
merchants – saving them millions every year.

Our Company

We act as an extension to our Global 500
merchant teams’ to help them maximize
payments performance – learn more.

Client Stories

CMSPI works with you and your partners to
harness the power of data to maximize your
payments performance – boosting sales,
reducing costs, and enhancing strategies.

The CMSPI Platform

Our specialists utilize a powerful proprietary
platform to help you make data deliver savings,
growth, and insights.

The CMSPI Data Lake

Making your data deliver, amidst an ever
changing market, is key to maximizing
your payments performance.

Our People & Leadership

We’re passionate about making a positive
impact on the global payments landscape.
Our people and culture are the foundation
of everything we do.

Industry Relations

We work with our Global 500 merchant
clients, and their payments partners,
to maximize performance and drive meaningful
mutual benefit.

Insights Advisory Council

A team of global thought leaders who are
aligned with the purpose of shaping a more
optimal payment experience for both merchants
and consumers.

Strategic Partnerships

Our team fosters collaboration and innovation
across the entire payments landscape to create
game-changing benefits for our clients.
Contact us

Contact us

Sam Appleby

VP, Business Development, Manchester, UK

Expertise

Growth strategy and strategic business development
Brand awareness and demand generation

Highlights

Over 20 years’ experience in the payments industry
Leads up sales for strategic global accounts

Connect Get in touch

About Sam

Bringing more than two decades of expertise in the payments industry, Sam serves as the head of the global business development team. In this capacity, his role entails the identification, cultivation, and acquisition of new strategic partnerships on a worldwide scale.

Sam’s approach emphasizes close collaboration with merchants to gain a deep understanding of their unique needs and challenges. By doing so, he ensures that CMSPI is perfectly positioned to offer tailored solutions that can genuinely enhance their businesses.

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