Payments expertise to the power of excellence

CEO Payments Benchmark 2026

Where does your bank really rank?

A short survey, under ten minutes, for banking CEOs. Your answers stay confidential and are only ever reported in aggregate.

As a thank you, you receive four private reports

  • Context reportYour answers set against an anonymised view from banking CEOs.
  • Readiness reportHow ready your bank is for the market forces and threats now emerging.
  • Horizons reportSpecialist opportunities opening up for banks over the next three to five years.
  • Board alignment reportInvite your board to take the survey and see, anonymously, where their view agrees with yours and where it doesn’t.

Reports are shared once enough peers have taken part. Board answers are only ever shown combined, from three or more members.

Run by AIXL, a payments expertise business founded by card-processing operators. There are no right answers. We're interested in what you actually see from the CEO's chair.