Payments Firms Face Fragmented Data Disruption

AutoRek's 2026 Payments Survey, based on 250 interviews with senior finance managers across the UK and U.S., finds 80% of payments organizations experience moderate to significant operational disruption from fragmented data. The report shows 96% are adopting AI, 67% link instant payments to real-time control needs, and 69% cite manual processes as their biggest scalability constraint. These gaps hinder AI scaling, regulatory readiness, and shift urgency toward unified data and automated back-office operations.