Recognized for end-to-end services and sustainable payments
NTT DATA has been named a Leader in Everest Group’s Payments IT services PEAK Matrix® Assessment 2025.* The assessment highlights our strengths in IT services across the full payments lifecycle, as well as our experience in designing payment infrastructures.
Read the assessment for insights into how the payments technology market is changing as organizations modernize legacy platforms, and how ISO 20022, digital currencies, tokenized assets and compliance are affecting technology priorities.
FAQ
1. What is driving modernization in payments?
AI-enabled delivery, modernization scale, compliance alignment, and coinnovation ecosystems.
2. What is the market size?
Estimated $18B to $18.5B for 2025, growing by 3.5% to 4% in 12 to 18 months.
3. What types of providers were assessed?
32 global leaders, major contenders and aspirants in payments IT services.
4. What areas show strongest investment?
AI automation, cloud-native hubs, fraud intelligence, compliance tools
5. What capabilities are buyers prioritizing?
AI-enabled delivery, modernization scale, compliance alignment, and co-innovation ecosystems.
Key findings
- ISO 20022 and real-time initiatives are accelerating payment modernization worldwide.
- AI and agentic automation reshape testing, validation, fraud detection and compliance.
- Providers increasingly shift from FTE-based models to value-linked engagements.
- Digital assets, tokenization, and central bank digital currency (CBDC) readiness influence technology strategies.
- Modernization scale: Large providers dominate multiregion programs covering ISO 20022, real-time payments, and card modernization.
- AI-driven delivery: Providers embed genAI across validation, analytics and compliance to accelerate delivery.
- Ecosystem collaboration: Co-innovation with hyperscalers, fintechs and payment networks is now a key differentiator.
- Outcome-based models: Enterprises seek modular, accountable, value-linked commercial structures.
Estimated 2025 market size.
Expected growth over 12–18 months.
Evaluated across global payments IT services.
Discover how leading providers enable modernization through cloudnative payments, AI engineering, and complianceready architectures
Explore Everest Group’s evaluation of global providers advancing payments modernization across realtime rails, ISO 20022, digital assets and intelligent automation. Learn how market leaders drive value, resilience and innovation across the payments ecosystem.
NTT DATA has demonstrated a strong presence in the payments IT services space by supporting clients across the payments lifecycle, from consulting and modernization to digital engineering and compliance. Its long-standing experience in designing and operating national and real-time payment infrastructures, particularly across APAC and Europe, has translated into tangible value for enterprises. This is supported by proprietary payments assets across ISO 20022 and real-time payments, as well as continued investments in dedicated centers of excellence and innovation centers that enable large-scale modernization. These capabilities contribute to NTT DATA’s recognition as a Leader in Everest Group’s Payments IT Services PEAK Matrix® Assessment 2025.”
Additional insights for business leaders
Modernization urgency
Enterprises must accelerate legacy upgrades to meet regulatory and competitive demands.
Data monetization
ISO 20022 structured data enables new analyticsdriven business models.
Crossborder opportunity
Interoperability initiatives create new revenue potential across markets.
Fraud resilience
Integrated, realtime FRAML platforms are essential for customer trust.
Outcomebased partnerships
Buyers increasingly favor sharedrisk models tied to modernization results.
Additional insights for AI practitioners
AI-enhanced software-development lifecycle
Agentic AI accelerates testing, validation, routing and reconciliation.
Cloud-native hubs
Migration to cloud is essential for realtime, multirail orchestration.
API-led integration
API ecosystems enable faster onboarding, interoperability and scale.
ISO 20022 tooling
Accelerators and validation engines reduce migration complexity.
Digital asset readiness
Tokenization and CBDC pilots redefine payment architectures.
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