The Total Economic Impact™ of Adyen

Give your customers a stronger business case for payments

Forrester modeled $8.8M in three-year business impact with Adyen. Use the independent findings to quantify the opportunity, demonstrate potential returns and strengthen the case for payment transformation.

The business impact, quantified:

Forrester gathered data from four enterprise customers and one partner experienced with Adyen to create a representative composite model: a global omnichannel retailer processing $2B in annual payments.

$8.8M

Total 3-year present value (PV)

$4.6M

In avoided chargeback fraud

48h

Saved on reconciliation each month

80%

Reduction in development effort per new market

Turn independent evidence into stronger client conversations

Show where payments can create value: Bring Forrester's findings into conversation about the impact of payment performance beyond transaction processing.

Build the financial case for transformation: Connect payment modernization to measurable business outcomes across revenue, margin and operational efficiency.

Position payments as a growth lever: Demonstrate how payment performance contributed to higher conversion, simpler operations, and global expansion for the composite organization. 

Bring economic impact into the roadmap: Use Forrester’s model and benchmarks to connect joint recommendations to measurable business outcomes.

“The biggest benefit is the revenue uplift. We have seen, in some cases, up to a 25% to 30% increase in authorization rates and conversion compared with what clients had. That’s a significant improvement because it translates directly into revenue.”

Amit Mallick, European Digital Payments Lead, Accenture

Put the findings to work

  • The complete $8.8M benefit breakdown: See how Forrester quantified four distinct sources of value for the composite organization.

  • Operational benchmarks: Explore the impact on developer velocity and reconciliation efficiency.

  • Risk and compliance: Understand the financial impact of a single platform and global data visibility.

  • Enterprise perspectives: Hear directly from customers using Adyen.

*This is a commissioned study conducted by Forrester Consulting on behalf of Adyen.

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Make the case for payment transformation

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