Adyen Recognized as a Leader in Merchant Payment Providers Evaluation

Adyen, the global financial technology platform of choice for leading businesses, today announced that it has been named a Leader in The Forrester Wave™: Merchant Payment Providers, Q1 2026 report. In this evaluation, Adyen received the highest score possible in 14 different criteria, including Innovation, Roadmap and Data, Analytics and Insights. 

According to the Forrester report, Adyen’s "Single platform, one integration" offering for global payments triggered a lasting industry shift and remains its core strength and differentiation. The report goes on to say that, "Adyen’s focused vision, detailed roadmaps, and steadfast build-over-buy ethos don’t slow its innovation: It’s still often first to market with new features." In fact, customers praised "Adyen’s disciplined strategy, high authorization rates, and architecture."

"Being recognized as a Leader by Forrester reinforces, for us, that our single-platform approach remains the gold standard for financial technology," said Roelant Prins, Chief Commercial Officer at Adyen. "We provide the technological foundation that allows our merchants to outpace the market. By relentlessly prioritizing performance and innovation, we ensure our customers are never just reacting to the future, they are defining it."

The report evaluated merchant payment providers across 24 criteria. Adyen received the highest score possible (5.0) in the following:

• Checkout and end-user user interface

• Card-based authorization and processing

• Bank account-to-account payments

• Real-time payments

• In-person payments

• Platforms, marketplaces, and ISVs

• Authentication optimization

• Fraud mitigation and management

• Data, analytics, and insights

• Software architecture

• Innovation

• Roadmap

• Partner Ecosystem

• Adoption

Adyen believes its 5/5 score in the Innovation criterion reflects the company’s commitment to shaping the future of commerce on a single, unified foundation. By bypassing the acquisitions and third-party dependencies of legacy players, Adyen’s single, in-house platform moves faster. This complete control allows for a seamless roadmap and rapid iteration that keeps global merchants ahead of the curve.

To learn more about Adyen’s recognition, you can access the report here.

About Adyen

Adyen (AMS: ADYEN) is the financial technology platform of choice for leading companies. By providing end-to-end payments capabilities, data-driven insights, and financial products in a single global solution, Adyen helps businesses achieve their ambitions faster. With offices around the world, Adyen works with the likes of Meta, Uber, H&M, eBay, and Microsoft. 

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